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Judiciary and Transitional Justice Bulletin in Egypt ( August 16 to 29, 2026)

September 2, 2026

Bulletin Summary: Citizen Abdullah Ramadan has been forcibly disappeared again following 11 years of trials, release orders, and recycled charges (“rotation”). Authorities are prosecuting siblings of overseas dissidents, arresting them, charging them with terrorism-related offenses, and placing them in pretrial detention. A citizen’s pretrial detention was renewed despite a technical outage of the video display […]

Observatory of Justice in Egypt 23 – 29 August, 2026

August 31, 2026

Summary: Enforced disappearance of Abdullah Ramadan again after orders of his acquittal on 9 August. State Security Prosecution and the Consultative Chamber of the Criminal Court renews the detention of hundreds of citizens. Postponing the trials of hundreds of citizens on terrorism cases. Cairo Criminal Court hands down life sentences in three terrorism cases. Transfer […]

Observatory of Justice in Egypt 16 – 22 August, 2026

August 24, 2026

Summary: State Security Prosecution investigates and detains the brothers of political opponents abroad on terrorism charges pending investigations. State Security Prosecution has renewed the detention of human rights lawyer Mohamed Abu El-Diyar and director Omar Salah. Security forces in Sharqia Governorate arrested Dr. Mahmoud Hosni Atman and Professor Mahmoud El-Gamal and forcibly disappeared them. An […]

Judiciary and Transitional Justice Bulletin in Egypt ( July 30 to August 15, 2026)

August 16, 2026

Bulletin Summary: Arrest and enforced disappearance of 4 citizens from Sharqia Governorate. Release of citizen Abdullah Rabie Ibrahim Ramadan after 11 years of pretrial detention and recycling. Film director Omar Marei complains of restricted medical care during his detention renewal session, and the State Security Prosecution renews his remand. Recycling “Tadweer” of 43 citizens in […]

Observatory of Justice in Egypt 9-15 August, 2026

August 16, 2026

Summary: Arrest and enforced disappearance of 4 citizens from Sharqia. Acquittal of citizen Abdullah Rabie Ibrahim after 11 years of pretrial detention and repeated transfers. Postponing the hearing for a defendant with disabilities. Director Omar Marei complained of restricted medical care during his detention renewal hearing, and the State Security Prosecution renewed his detention. Repeated […]

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