investigations
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 23 February – 1 March 2025
Summary: Withdrawal of the lawyers from the session to renew the detention of journalist Ahmed Sirag before the State Security Prosecution after the Secretary of the Prosecution assaulted the member of the General Syndicate Council, Mr. Mamdouh Abdel Aal. Court renews the detention of activist Sherif El-Rouby among hundreds of citizens, despite his absence from […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 16 – 22 February, 2025
Summary: Renewing the detention of labour leader Shady Mohamed who is on hunger strike without his attendance at the session by a decision from the Terrorism Chamber, while Borg Al-Arab Prison denies his presence. Investigations continues with dozens of citizens on the background of the 25 January demonstrations – which did not happen and are […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 9 – 15 February, 2025
Summary: State Security Prosecution renews the detention of journalist Ahmed Sirag for the second time on charges of joining a terrorist group. Renewing the detention of Engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi without presenting him to the court or hearing his defense. Release of 11 citizens in Zagazig, Sharqia. Continuation of the trial of hundreds of […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 5 – 11 January, 2025
Summary: Hundreds of detainees turn their backs to the cameras during the renewal of their detention in protest against their continued detention without evidence. Prisoner of conscience Abdel Khaleq Farouk announces his hunger strike, in protest against his continued detention, the poor conditions in the prison, and the disregard of the prosecution for his complaints. […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 29 December, 2024 – 4 January, 2025
Introduction: As businessmen were busy with their agency for New Year’s celebrations, no renewal sessions were held within the Supreme Security Control Authority before the counter-terrorism procedures in the Criminal Court. Summary: Transfer of Mohamed Adel from his prison to Gamassa Maximum Security Prison to the 10th Rehabilitation Prison-IV amid his hunger strike. Cairo Criminal […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 22 – 28 December, 2024
Summary: Acquittal of journalist Hassan Al-Qabbani in the Rabia Operations Room case. Rotation of former presidential candidate and head of the Strong Egypt Party Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh on a new case. Rotation of 38 citizens, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. Renewal of the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 15 – 21 December 2024
Summary: Final ruling by the Court of Cassation to uphold the one-year imprisonment of former MP Ahmed Tantawi, his ban from running in the elections for 5 years, and the imprisonment of his presidential campaign manager Mohamed Abu El-Diyar for one year in the presidential power of attorney documents case. State Security investigations releases 54 […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 8 – 14 December 2024
Summary: The Military Criminal Court in Ismailia issues a hard labour sentence in the case known in the media as the Right of Return case. Arrest of 10 citizens in Sharqia and referring them to the Public Prosecution for investigation. Rotation of 9 citizens from Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 24 – 30 November, 2024
Summary: Lifting the names of 716 citizens from lists of terrorist entities. Security forces arrest journalist Sayed Sadeq and refer him to the Supreme State Security Prosecution State Security investigations continue into 30 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotation of 9 citizens from Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. November 2024 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: The Egyptian government mobilized its supporters to celebrate the anniversary of the October War, and during the celebration, the President of the Republic described these days as resembling the 1967 Six-Day War. Meanwhile, opposition parties continued to write and organize seminars to condemn the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian and […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 17 – 23 November, 2024
Summary: Postponing the appeal of activist Mohamed Adel to count his pretrial detention period as part of the sentence. State Security investigations continue into 27 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news, including human rights lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim. Rotation of 7 citizens from Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 3 – 9 November, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 23 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Death of citizen/ Ehab Masoud Goha, who was in pretrial detention pending case No. 1358 of 2019, Supreme State Security, inside his detention center in intensive care at the Amiri Hospital in Alexandria. Rotation of 30 citizens from Sharqia, […]