Trials
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 19 – 25 January, 2025
Summary: Summoning the Founder and Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) Hossam Bahgat, investigating him and releasing him on L.E. 20,000 bail. Continuation of renewal of detention for hundreds of citizens on terrorism cases. TikToker Mohamed Allam, known as Rivaldo, appears before the State Security Prosecution investigating him in Case No. […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 12 – 19 January, 2025
Summary: Arrest and investigation of Dr. Nada Mogheeth by the Supreme State Security Prosecution and her release on bail. Economist Abdel Khaleq Farouk suffers a heart attack in his prison cell in 10th of Ramadan Prison and his transfer to the prison hospital. Supreme State Security Prosecution continues to renew trials for hundreds of citizens […]
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 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 1 – 7 December, 2024
Summary: Arrest of 10 citizens from their homes in Sharqia and referring them to the Public Prosecution for investigation. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held in Badr Prison holds the trial of hundreds of citizens. State Security investigations continue into 38 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotation of 19 citizens from […]
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 10 – 16 November, 2024
Summary: The investigating judge lifts the freeze of assets on Ezzat Soliman, Hossam Bahgat, Gamal Eid, and Mustafa Al-Hassan, in Case No. 173 of 2011. State Security investigations continue into 22 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotation of 42 citizens from Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, […]
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, […]
Civil Society in Egypt … October 2024 Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Egyptian Political Parties Introduction: The month of October witnessed heated events on the regional level, starting with Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon and the targeting of Hezbollah’s Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, followed by the assassination of Yehya Al-Sinwar, the head of Hamas’ political bureau. On the domestic level, the government issued several decisions, including an […]