Summary:

1. The defense team and family of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah file a report regarding his hunger strike in Wadi El Natroun prison.
2. State Security Prosecution renews the detention of journalists Ahmed Bayoumi and Sayed Saber.
3. Rotation of 20 citizens in Sharqia, in a return to the phenomenon.
4. Supreme State Security Prosecution releases 56 detainees on bail pending investigations.
5. The Ministry of interior grants an exceptional visit to prisons on Saturday, 22 March, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

Details

I.                Prosecution Investigations:

• Supreme State Security Prosecution:

During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, including the blogger known as Suzy Al-Urdunia, after appearing from periods of enforced disappearance for varying periods – and accusing them of joining a terrorist group, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody.

• Public Prosecution:

Wednesday, 5 March

• Zagazig-II Prosecution in Sharqia investigated both Nader Ibrahim Ahmed, Dr. Sameh Mohamed Ibrahim after arresting them from their homes and accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements, and then placed them in pretrial detention.

II.             Rotation Pending New Cases:

Thursday, 6 March

1. Zagazig Total Prosecution in Sharqia rotated 20 citizens, after investigating them and accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements. They are Hesham Ali Al-Said Qabil, Salah Mounir Maher Ahmed, Nabil Mohamed Abdel Raouf Mohamed Ghaith, Abdullah Abdel Rashid Abdullah Badr, Hassan Mohamed Ahmed Abu Amuna, Al-Said Ali Youssef Bayoumi, Mohamed Rizq Mohamed Attia, Abdel Rahman Mohamed Mohamad Mustafa Al-Shahat, Yasser Raafat Neemat Allah, Abdo Ibrahim Abdo Al-Bagouri, Hesham Mohamed Abdel Aziz Al-Qarnawi, Attia Ibrahim Mahmoud Hamouda, Atef Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Aziz, Abdel Nasser Mahmoud Hassan Youssef, Saad Abdel Aal Abu Hashem Hassan, Kamal Ahmed Abdel Majeed, Metwally Ali Ahmed Al-Said, Nabil Al-Sayed Ahmed Abdel Aal Rayan, Mohamed Ali Al-Demerdash Mohamed, and Abdullah Attia

III.           Detention Renewal:

Sunday, 5 March

• The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Sayed Saber for 15 days pending case No. 6499 of 2024 Supreme State Security, on charges of joining a terrorist group and publishing false news and statements.
• The Supreme State Security prosecution renewed the detention of journalist Ahmed Bayoumi for 15 days pending case No. 5054 of 2024 Supreme State Security on the same charges.

IV.          Acquittal:

Monday, 3 March

• Zagazig Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber, in Sharqia, decided to acquit 3 citizens with cautionary measures. They are Mutawalli Al-Said Al-Baz, Ismail Hussein Ali Hussein, and Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Al-Said.

Thursday, 6 March

• The Supreme State Security Prosecution in Cairo decided to acquit 56 defendants in 17 cases on bail.
• Zagazig Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber, in Sharqia, decided to acquit 4 citizens with precautionary measures on charges of joining a terrorist group. They are Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel Karim, Atef Mohamed Seif, Ahmed Samir Mohamed, and Hamza Mohamed Abdel Moneim

V.             Trials:

Monday, 4 March

• ———–, held in —— postponed the retrial of 9 defendants, in Case No. 8629 of 2011, Sayeda Zeinab Police Station Felonies, known in the media as the Cabinet Events Case, to the session of 4 May 2025.

Saturday, 8 March

• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 1 defendant, in the case known as the case of the Marriott Cell to the sentencing session of 25 March 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 13 defendants, in Case No. 16663 of 2023, Kerdassa Felonies, known in the media as the Kerdassa 2^nd Cell, to the session of 29 April 2025.
• Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III, held in Badr Prison postponed the retrial of 19 defendants, in the case known as the case of Marg 3^rd Cell to the session of 10 May 2025.

VI.          Statements and Information:

Monday, 3 March

• The Ministry of Interior denied in a statement the circulated news on a social media page including a video clip showing a police officer being harmed by his leadership, claiming that he was subjected to arbitrary work.

VII.        Decisions and legislation:

Thursday, 4 March

• The Ministry of interior grants an exceptional visit to prisons on Saturday, 22 March, on the occasion of International Women’s Day.

VIII.     Prison News:

Wednesday, 3 March

• The defense team for activist Alaa Abdel Fattah submitted a report to the Attorney General bearing No. 17158 of 2025, the Attorney General’s petitions, to prove the fact that the activist had been on a hunger strike inside his cell in Liman Wadi El Natroun Prison since1 March, 2025, in protest against his continued detention in violation of the law.

Legal Comment

The family of activist Alaa Abdel Fattah announced that he had been on a hunger strike since 1 March 2025, in correlation with the continuation of his mother, Dr. Laila Soueif, being on hunger strike for more than 150 days. This reflects a worsening legal and human rights crisis, as his continued detention despite the expiry of his sentence raises questions about respect for the rule of law and guarantees of justice.

It also points out to the fact that resorting to a hunger strike reveals a state of legal deadlock, as the body becomes the last tool of protest, reflecting a growing despair of the possibility of achieving justice through traditional legal means.

From a social perspective, this scene highlights the extent of the suffering experienced by families under these conditions, since the struggle for rights turns into an existential battle that may cost health or life itself, imposing the need to search for just solutions that respect rights and preserve human dignity.

The Public Prosecution decided to acquit 56 citizens, in a positive step that reflects the possibility of reviewing the conditions of detainees, however remains part of a process that should continue and expand to include more cases, especially with the urgent need to end prolonged pretrial detention without fair trials.

The most important thing is to stop relying on investigation reports as a main justification for detaining citizens, because they often lack real evidence and are used as a tool to restrict freedoms.

What is required is to strengthen legal guarantees, adhere to standards of justice,

and ensure that no one is deprived of their freedom except on the basis of clear evidence and sound legal procedures.