Summary:

1. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison, postpone the trials of 1750 citizens across 34 cases.
2. In a flawed trial lacking fairness; decisions of a fine on Lina Atallah of L.E. 3 million, as well as shutting down the *Mada Masr* website.
3. Renewal of detention of the journalists from the news platform Matsadash, pending charges of joining and financing a terrorist group.

Details

1. Prosecution Investigations:

• Supreme State Security Prosecution:

During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody.

2. Renewal of Detention:

Tuesday, 27 October

1. Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of numerous journalists from the Matsadash platform for 15 days, on charges of joining a terrorist group, committing an act of terrorism financing, disseminating false news and statements, and misusing the internet, in Case No. 8083 of 2026, Supreme State Security. They are Mohamed Ashraf Abu Amira, Abdullah Qadri, Islam Barakat, Omar Hilal, Mohamed Mahmoud, and Mohamed Adel.
2. Acquittal:

Wednesday, 28 October

1. Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber, in Sharqia ordered the acquittal of citizen El-Sayed Mohamed Saeed El-Sayed El-Sudani, on bail of his place of residence, on charges of joining a terrorist group and disseminating false news and statements.

4. Trials:

Sunday, 25 October

1. Gharbia Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers-I, at Wadi El Natrun Prison headed by Judge Sameh Abdel Hakam, with Judges Yasser Okasha Al-Metnawi, Mohamed Marei, Mohamed Abdel Raouf Qoptan, and Wael Makram as members, postponed the trial of 2 defendants in the case known in the media as the “Telegram Cell” case, to the session on the 2^nd day of the November sessions at the court.
2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members, the trial of 1 defendant, in Case No. 66118 of 2024, Haram, on charges of establishing and assuming leadership of a terrorist group, to the session on December 14, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 61 defendants in Case No. 6052 of 2026, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Nasr City ISIS Cell” case, to the session on December 28, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 125 defendants in Case No. 21583 of 2024, New Cairo-I, known in the media as the “New Cairo 1st District Cell” case, to the session on December 29, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 49 defendants in Case No. 14405 of 2024, New Cairo-V, known in the media as the “Sabotage Committees Cell” case, to the session on December 15, 2026.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 1 defendant in Case No. 760 of 2025, Nozha, on charges of joining a terrorist group, disrupting a flight bound for Dammam, and falsely reporting the presence of a bomb on board, to the session on November 7, 2026.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 96 defendants in Case No. 3928 of 2026, Al-Mouski, known in the media as the “Al-Mouski Cell” case, to the session on December 16, 2026.
8. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 2 defendants in Case No. 9200 of 2026, Nasr City-I, on charges of founding and leading a terrorist group, to the session on November 7, 2026.

Monday, 26 October

1. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 5 defendants in Case No. 20905 of 2024, Nozha, known in the media as the “Nozha Cell” case to the session on December 28, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 47 defendants in Case No. 13452 of 2024, Kerdassa, known in the media as the “Kerdassa Specialized Action Committees” case to the session on December 27, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 24 defendants in Case No. 15701 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement Administrative Structure” case to the session on January 10, 2027.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 114 defendants in Case No. 8043 of 2025, Nasr City-II, known in the media as the “Nasr City Cell” case to the session on November 24, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 9 defendants in Case No. 5091 of 2024, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Nasr City ISIS Cell” case to the session on November 23, 2026.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 39 defendants in Case No. 10572 of 2024, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “5^th Settlement Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure” case to the session on January 11, 2027.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 89 defendants in Case No. 553 of 2025, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Nasr City ISIS” case to the session on November 22, 2026.
8. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 57 defendants in Case No. 3734 of 2022, El-Shorouk, known in the media as the “Specialized Committees” case in… to the session on December 16, 2026:
9. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 73 defendants in Case No. 1172 of 2024, Tagamoa, known in the media as the “Tagamoa Specialized Committees Cell” case to the session on December 13, 2026.
10. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 8 defendants in Case No. 476 of 2025, Tagamoa, known in the media as the “Loans Cell” case to the session on November 11, 2026.
11. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 25 defendants in Case No. 6702 of 2026, Tagamoa, known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure” case, to the session on January 9, 2027.

Tuesday, 27 October

1. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 71 defendants in Case No. 2666 of 2026, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Nasr City Cell” case, to the session on December 26, 2026.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 312 defendants in Case No. 14256 of 2024, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Nusra Cell” case—to the session on November 9, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 58 defendants in Case No. 1235 of 2024, Omrania, known in the media as the “Omrania Cell” case, to the session on December 30, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 42 defendants in Case No. 13492 of 2024, Tagamoa, known in the media as the “Tagamoa Cell” case, to the session on December 15, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 5 defendants in Case No. 4881 of 2024, Zayed-II, known in the media as the “Zayed ISIS Cell” case, to the session on November 10, 2026.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 22 defendants in Case No. 475 of 2025, 5^th Settlement, known in the media as the “Tagamoa Cell” case, to the session on December 26, 2026.
7. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 119 defendants in Case No. 12676 of 2025, October-I, known in the media as the “October Cell” case, to the session on January 12, 2027.
8. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 34 defendants in Case No. 15657 of 2024, Dokki, known in the media as the “Dokki ISIS Cell” case, to the session on December 27, 2026.
9. Same Chamber postponed the trials of 1 defendant in Case No. 2545 of ??, Talbia, on charges of founding and leading a terrorist group to the session on November 8, 2026.

Wednesday, 28 October

1. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 222 defendants in Case No. 16294 of 2024, Nasr City-I, known in the media as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure” case, to the session on January 10, 2027.
2. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 12 defendants in Case No. 27224 of 2025, Ain Shams, known in the media as the “Ain Shams ISIS Cell” case, to the session on December 14, 2026.
3. Same Chamber postponed the trial of Engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi, in Case No. 8197 of 2025, Nasr City-I, on charges of disseminating false news and statements, to the session on December 15, 2026.
4. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 1 defendant in Case No. 19555 of 2025, Al-Warraq, known in the media as the “Al-Warraq ISIS” case, to the session on November 24, 2026.
5. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 14 defendants in Case No. 6945 of 2026, Mokattam, known in the media as the “Mokattam ISIS” case, to the session on December 14, 2026.
6. Same Chamber postponed the trial of 29 defendants in Case No. 1871 of 2026, Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra, known in the media as the “Al-Zawiya Al-Hamra Cell” case, to the session on December 26, 2026.

5. Judicial Rulings

Tuesday, 27 October

1. New Cairo Misdemeanor Court, Chamber-IX, headed by Judge Mohamed Mubarak, ordered Lina Atallah, editor-in-chief of the news outlet *Mada Masr*, to pay a fine of L.E. 3 million as well as the closure of *Mada Masr* and the confiscation of its equipment, in Case No. 11743 of 2026, 5^th Settlement, registered under Case No. 9072 of 2026, Supreme State Security, on charges of establishing and operating a website without a license.

The court’s decision followed the move by the presiding judge to appoint a lawyer for the defendant, despite her objection and the presence of her own legal defense team.

2. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, presided over by Judge Wagdi Abdel Moneim, with Judges Abdel Galil Muftah and Diaa Amer as members sentenced 1 defendant to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment in Case No. 10970 of 2025, Boulaq Abu al-Ela, known in the media as the “Boulaq Abu al-Ela ISIS case.”

6. Prison News:

Wednesday, 28 October

1. Juwar Foundation reported on its Facebook page that security forces at Badr-III Prison had flooded the prison cells with water.

7. Parties of Justice:

1. Judiciary:

Tuesday, 27 October

During the trial session for Lina Atallah, editor-in-chief of the news website “Mada Masr,” before New Cairo Misdemeanor Court, Chamber-XI, headed by Judge Mohamed Mubarak adjourned the proceedings after the defense team insisted that the court addressed their requests, which is primarily the full access to the case file.

When the session resumed, the Judge ordered the courtroom cleared of all attendees, leaving only Lina Atallah and her defense present.

The room was then filled with plainclothes security personnel and an officer from the National Security Agency.

The judge informed the defense that their requests had been rejected and ordered them to present their closing arguments, which the defense team maintained their refusal to present until granting their requests, among which the most important was to access the case file. The Judge then brought in another lawyer and announced that the court had appointed him to represent the defendant and deliver the defense arguments, in spite of strong objections from Lina Atallah and her legal team against the presence of this court-appointed lawyer, to whom the presiding Judge dictated certain statements and legal arguments to the court clerk and proceeded to deliver the verdict.

Immediately following the pronouncement of the judgment, security forces present in the courtroom took the editor-in-chief into custody and arrested her.