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Observatory of Justice in Egypt 16 – 22 November, 2025
Summary: The third trial of lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim, after remanding her in custody in Case No. 800 of 2019, State Security Prosecution will be 16 December Ministry of Interior denied in a statement what activist Ahmed Douma had published regarding armed individuals following him at the Cairo Opera House. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, […]
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 26 October – 1 November, 2025
Summary: Postponing the trial of Eng. Yahya Hussein Abdel-Hadi to allow for recusal proceedings. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, renews the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases. Arrest and enforced disappearance of a citizen and his son from their home in Sharqia. Interrogation of citizens following periods of enforced disappearance in […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. October 2025 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: This month, security agencies were preoccupied with designing the “Unified National List” and distributing parliamentary seats among pro-government parties and their allies, amid accusations of using political money to dominate the party scene. The National Election Authority also excluded several opposition candidates for unlawful reasons, prompting some parties, most notably […]
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 From September 28 to October 4, 2025
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison continues the trials of — of citizens Acquittal of Activist Ahmed Douma on bail after investigation in Case No. 7071 of 2025, Supreme State Security. Investigation of dozens of citizens in Sharqia on charges of terrorism. Granting an exceptional visitation for prisoners on the occasion […]
Civil Society in Egypt.. September 2025 Political Parties, Syndicates and Human Rights
Section One: Political Parties Introduction: Political parties, especially those close to the authorities, became active in their activities and charitable work in preparation for the parliamentary elections. During this time, a crisis erupted in the Homeland Protectors Party when one of its female members went live on social media accusing the party of receiving money […]
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 14 – 20 September 2025
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison renews the detention of hundreds of citizens in terrorism cases. Supreme State Security Prosecution orders the acquittal of dozens of citizens in Sharqia. Postponing the trial of Engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi and hundreds of other citizens before the terrorism courts held at Badr Prison. […]