Detention
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 31 August – 6 September 2025
Summary: Supreme State Security Prosecution acquits 35 citizens in 18 cases with bail of place of residence. A citizen died inside his Wadi Al Natroun Prison cell after suffering a heart attack. Rotation of 5 citizens in Sharqia. Supreme State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, including Sinai activist Saeed Atiq, after he published a […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 28 – 30 August, 2025
Summary: Acquittal of an activist with the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights after his arrest and referral to the State Security Prosecution. Rotation of 7 citizens in Sharqia. Exceptional visitation in Egyptian prisons on the occasion of AlMawled AlNabawy. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens including Sherif Al Rouby pending Supreme State Security cases. […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 17 – 23 August, 2025
Summary: Acquittal of lawyer Mahinour El-Masry on L.E. 50,000 bail, after investigation by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. Rotation of poet Galal El-Beheiri to a new case after investigation by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases. The family of activist and prisoner of conscience […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 3 – 9 August, 2025
Summary: Acquittal of Mada Masr editor-in-chief Lina Atallah on a EGP 30,000 bail after investigation for a report on Badr-III Prison. State Security Prosecution referred a number of cases to the Cairo Court of Appeals to determine the jurisdiction to hear them. Cairo Airport Security arrested citizen Emad El-Sayed Hassan Ibrahim upon his return from […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 27 July – 2 August, 2025
Summary: A sentence of five years in prison with hard labor against Engineer Ahmed Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh, son of former presidential candidate Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh. Supreme State Security Prosecution has a new case against activist Ahmed Douma, accusing him of publishing false news and statements, and then releasing him on L.E. 50,000 […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. July 2025 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: Despite the existence of dozens of officially registered parties, the political arena is almost entirely dominated by pro-government parties or those close to them. Many opposition parties are merely symbolic fronts, used to give a veneer of legitimacy to the political scene, while independent and genuine opposition figures are excluded. […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 29 June – 5 July, 2025
Summary: Referral of Engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi to criminal trial, and setting a hearing for 26 July 2025, before the Terrorism Chamber. Public Prosecution denied reports about forcing one of its members to resign. Citizen Gamal Ahmed Sawi Ibrahim died after his health had deteriorated due to liver cirrhosis in prison in Menia. Acquittal […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. June 2025 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: While opposition forces and parties remain divided over participation in the elections for the House of Representatives and the Senate, scheduled for the last quarter of this year, parties close to the regime—such as “Mostaqbal Watan” (Homeland’s Future) and “Homat Al Watan” (Homeland Protectors)—have become active in election preparations by […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 15 – 21 June, 2025
Summary: Continuing the investigations into the case of economic expert Abdel Khaleq Farouk after his eight-month detention. Public Prosecution conducts an inspection of the 10th of Ramadan Prison for Men and the Qattah Prison for Men. Acquittal of 13 citizens by order of Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber in Sharqia. Renewing the detention of hundreds […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 25 – 31 May, 2025
Summary: Supreme State Security Prosecution investigated journalist Rasha Qandil and charged her with publishing false news and statements domestically and abroad, and then released her on a bail of EGP 50,000 in State Security Case No. 4196 of 2025. Administrative Court postponed the appeal of the decision to privatize public hospitals. Renewing the detention […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. May 2025 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: The political scene in Egypt this month witnessed notable opposition movements, despite the continued restrictions on political freedoms. The parliament approved several important laws this month, including the Criminal Procedure Law, the Labor Law, and ongoing preparations for amendments to the Old Rent Law, alongside the persistent economic crisis and […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 4 – 10 May, 2025
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court cut off contact with Sherif El-Rouby while he was discussing his health condition during his detention renewal session. Citizen Bilal Raafat Mohamed Ali died inside Menia Al-Qamh Hospital after his detention in Menia Al-Qamh Police Station in Sharqia. Supreme State Security Prosecution released 65 defendants in 18 cases on bail. Publishing […]