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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 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 10 – 16 August, 2025
Summary: Supreme State Security Prosecution released Sameh Abu Arayes, one of the founders of the Sons of Mubarak Movement, on bail after he had published a post on X platform criticizing Saudi Arabia. Public Prosecution in Sharqia investigated 3 citizens after they reappeared from different periods of enforced disappearance and then remanded them in custody […]
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 20 – 26 July, 2025
Summary Removing Alaa Abdel Fattah’s name from the list of terrorist entities. Granting exceptional prison visits from Wednesday 23 July until Thursday 28 August, celebrating July 23rd In a letter from inside Badr-III Prison, Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed El-Beltagi announces the continuation of his hunger strike in protest against ill-treatment in Badr-III Prison. Cairo Criminal […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 13 – 19 July, 2025
Summary: Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison continues hold mass trials of hundreds of citizens, with many fainting due to overcrowding in the cells. State Security Prosecution continues investigating dozens of citizens under Terrorism Law. A citizen died inside a […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 6 – 12 July, 2025
Summary: Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases Public Prosecution refers 6 new cases to determine a jurisdiction. Acquittal of 3 citizens of charges of joining a terrorist group. Two detainees attempt suicide and end their lives inside their cell at Badr Prison-III. Postponing the first session in the trial […]
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 […]