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Civil Society Observatory in Egypt July 2026 “Parties, Trade Unions, and Human Rights Movements”
Section One: Political Parties Introduction During July 2026, three major issues dominated political party activities. Foremost among them were the anticipated local council elections and preparations for the electoral process. Another prominent issue was the draft law on the restructuring of the Future of Egypt for Sustainable Development Agency, which sparked significant debate between supporters […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. December 2025 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: A sharp decline in popular participation—almost amounting to a boycott—has marked the parliamentary elections, which are still ongoing, amid the same level of public disengagement. Homeland Future Party (Mostaqbal Watan): Despite administrative court rulings invalidating election results in dozens of constituencies, the Future of the Nation Party remains the largest […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 9 – 15 November, 2025
Summary: State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, including lawyer and former candidate for the head of the Bar Association, Osama El-Shishtawy. Renewal of detention of activist Sherif El-Rouby while exceeding the maximum period for pretrial detention, along with hundreds of other citizens detained in connection with Supreme State Security cases. Terrorism chambers issue sentences […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 2 – 8 November, 2025
Summary: The mother of political prisoner and Vice President of the Strong Egypt Party, Mohamed El-Qassas, passed away without allowing him to visit her, despite submitting a request to the Prisons Authority. Postponing the trial of economist Abdel-Khaleq Farouk before the Misdemeanor Appeals Court of El-Shorouk and Badr pending a ruling on the recusal request. […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 19 – 25 October, 2025
Summary: Acquittal of Lawyer Montasser Al-Zayat on bail after investigation by the Financial and Commercial Affairs Prosecution. Exclusion of Engineer Haitham Al-Hariri from the list of candidates for the House of Representatives, and the Supreme Administrative Court upholds the ruling. Acquittal of 13 citizens pending trial in 2 cases on bail of their places of […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 12 – 18 October, 2025
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison postpones the appeal from Ahmed Aboul Fotouh against the 5-year maximum security prison sentence. Renewal of detention for Media personality Safaa Al-Korbegi pending investigations by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. Citizen Saleh Ayed Rabie died inside his prison cell after his health deterioration in Menia […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 5 – 11 October, 2025
Summary: Acquittal of 38 citizens pending on bail by order of the Supreme State Security Prosecution A new case of enforced disappearance in Sharqia. Citizen Ahmed Hamed Bashandi died inside Badr Prison Hospital after his transfer from Abu Zaabal Prison following a deterioration in his health. Renewing the detention of detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 21 – 27 September, 2025
Summary: Presidential decree pardoning activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. Arrest and investigation of journalist Ismail Al-Iskandarani in Case No. 6469 of 2025. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases. Security forces in Tanta arrest a citizen from his home and forcibly disappear him. Investigation and charging 9 citizens in Sharqia with […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 7 – 13 September, 2025
Summary: Arrest of the official spokesperson for the people of Tousson in Alexandria Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison continues the trials of hundreds of citizens Investigating dozens of citizens in Sharqia who appeared after various durations of enforced disappearance. Acquittal of 39 citizens pending trial in 17 cases by order of […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. August 2025 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: The Shura Council elections have ended, elections that most Egyptians hardly noticed. Their outcome came exactly as the executive authority, the regime, and the security services had planned, with the seats pre-allocated among parties close to the authorities. Preparations have now begun for the parliamentary elections, which most opposition parties […]
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 […]