Section One: Political Parties

Introduction

The month of September 2026 witnessed a sharp divergence between pro-government parties, such as the Nation’s Future Party and the Homeland Protectors Party, which focused on service-oriented initiatives and support for official policies, and opposition parties, such as the Constitution Party, the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, and the Revolutionary Socialists Movement, which strongly criticized economic policies and expressed solidarity with labor and popular protests. This reflects a clear divide between a service-oriented political approach supportive of the authorities and an opposition-oriented approach focused on oversight and protest.

1. Nation’s Future Party

As usual, the Party’s activities during the month focused on charitable and service-oriented initiatives aimed at gaining citizens’ support, particularly in connection with the beginning of the academic year and the celebration of the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (Mawlid al-Nabawi).

The Party organized ceremonies to honor top-performing students in general secondary education, Al-Azhar secondary education, and technical diplomas in Qalyubia Governorate.

It also distributed meals and Mawlid sweets in Kafr El-Zayat, organized an exhibition in Qena Governorate selling school supplies at discounted prices, and provided assistance to girls from the most vulnerable families, including preparing 80 girls with marriage necessities.

In Alexandria, the Party launched a comprehensive service initiative providing free public bus transportation with no fees.

2. Homeland Defenders Party

Throughout September, the Party’s activities varied between engagement with the State’s foreign and political affairs, expanding and activating its geographically based organizational offices, and providing medical and educational services to citizens.

• September 2: The Party inaugurated the headquarters of its Secretariat in the Saf district and city. This coincided with the opening of the “Ahlan Madares” (Welcome, Schools) exhibition in front of the experimental school in Saf, south of Giza Governorate.
• September 3: The Party opened a food commodities exhibition as part of the “Ahalina” (Our Families) initiative in Al-Salam First District, with the participation of Dr. Ibrahim Saber, Governor of Cairo. The initiative was part of the governorate’s efforts to provide citizens with essential goods at affordable prices.
• September 5: The Party’s Port Said office organized a free medical convoy in Al-Arab District, continuing the Party’s activities of organizing medical convoys across various governorates.
• September 7: The Party’s Assiut office launched the “Together for Education” initiative to contribute to supporting and covering school expenses for students who cannot afford them at the primary and preparatory levels across the governorate.
• September 9: The Party organized a public event in Atfih, Giza Governorate, to distribute more than 20,000 school bags to students as part of the “Welcome, Schools” initiative.

3. National Front Party

The National Front Party focused on restructuring its internal system and leadership, alongside organizing exhibitions and health and community initiatives aimed at alleviating the burdens faced by the most vulnerable groups.

• September 4: The Party’s First 6th of October District office opened the “Back to School” exhibition in 6th of October City, providing Egyptian families with school supplies and materials at discounted prices.

It also organized an exhibition selling school supplies at discounted prices in Alexandria, with the aim of reducing the cost-of-living burden on the most vulnerable groups and female-headed households.

• September 16: The Party’s Wadi El-Natrun office, in coordination with the administration of Wadi El-Natrun Specialized Hospital, organized the “Medical Charity Day” initiative, offering free medical examinations at outpatient clinics.

4. Justice Party

During September, the Justice (El-Adl) Party’s activities ranged from parliamentary scrutiny of economic policies to engagement with regional issues and social debates concerning family affairs.

• September 16: The Party’s Central Women’s Secretariat organized an expanded discussion session entitled “From Disagreement to Crime: What Is Happening Inside the Egyptian Family?” under the patronage of MP Abdel-Moneim Emam, Chairman of the Party, with the participation of a number of party leaders and experts at the Party’s headquarters in the Fifth Settlement.

5. Conservatives Party

The Party focused on opening political discussions on general party affairs in Egypt, in addition to following up on service-related and local problems raised by citizens in the governorates.

• September 8: The party organized a roundtable at its headquarters in Cairo entitled “Towards a National Strategy for Developing Political Life in Egypt,” with the participation of representatives from 15 political parties and 50 participants from party and parliamentary leaderships and public figures.

6. Egyptian Social Democratic Party

During September, the Party’s activities varied between implicit support for the authorities and criticism of them. The Party, moreover, engaged with international positions and local political alliances, alongside community initiatives and religious and local occasions.

• September 1: The Party’s Assiut office organized a celebration marking the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday (Mawlid al-Nabawi).
• September 11: The Party issued a statement clarifying its stance on the restructuring of the executive office of the Civil Democratic Movement. It emphasized its longstanding relationship with the movement and wished it success following the Party’s withdrawal from it.

7. Constitution Party

During the month, the Constitution (Al-Dostour) Party engaged with several economic, political, and organizational issues, emphasizing the protection of national assets and its commitment to strengthening its internal organizational structure.

• September 2: The Party issued a statement calling for the Suez Canal not to be subject to any measures affecting its status and rejecting its inclusion among state assets that could be disposed of. The Party also stressed that the Canal constitutes an integral part of national sovereignty.
• September 5: The Party organized a political seminar at its headquarters in Al-Salam City, Cairo, entitled “15 Years Without Local Councils,” attended by a number of party members and local residents.
• September 13: The Party issued a statement objecting to the new composition of the executive office of the Civil Democratic Movement, citing a lack of political balance, and called for the movement’s statement to be withdrawn.
• September 18: The Party announced the results of an electronic vote by its Higher Committee through the ElectionBuddy application. The vote resulted in the formation of a Central Arbitration Committee consisting of six members and an Elections Commission consisting of four regular members and five alternates.

8. Bread and Freedom Party (under establishment)

The Party’s activities during the month centered on supporting workers’ issues, social rights activities, and calls to combat violence against women.

• September 20: The Party announced its solidarity with the workers of Wabriyat Samannoud Company, calling for the implementation of their strike-related demands concerning the application of the minimum wage.
• September 21: The Party condemned the killing of student Aya Radwan, expressing strong anger over the rise in violence and killings committed under the pretext of so-called “honor crimes.”

9. Dignity Party

During the current period, the Dignity (Al-Karama) Party focused on organizing its internal affairs, preparing for upcoming party-related developments, and modifying its working frameworks.

10. Socialist Popular Alliance Party

In its statements and political positions, the Party focused on issues related to public financial management, the defense of public ownership and residential land, and solidarity with Arab political parties.

• September 2: The Party announced its stance rejecting any proposals concerning economic affairs and the Suez Canal under the title “Protecting the Suez Canal Is a National Duty: Who Owns the People’s Wealth?” It stressed that treating public assets as liquidatable financial values constitutes a systemic risk.
• September 6: The Party issued a statement expressing solidarity with the residents of Warraq Island who remain committed to staying on their land and supporting their proposed urban planning solutions.
• September 22: The Party announced its full solidarity with Morocco’s Democratic Way Party in the face of security restrictions resulting from its call to boycott the legislative elections.

11. Revolutionary Socialists Movement

Throughout September, the Movement continued its activities related to residents’ urban and housing rights and expressed solidarity with labor struggles in factories and companies.

• September 13: The Movement announced its solidarity with residents of the Tora El-Balad District, who oppose plans for demolition and forced eviction in favor of investment projects.
• September 23: The Movement announced its solidarity with the male and female workers of Delta Spinning and Weaving Company in Tanta, rejecting a decision to transfer 850 workers in preparation for demolishing the industrial complex and offering the land for investment.

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Section Two: Professional Syndicates and Labor Unions

First: Professional Syndicates

1. Lawyers’ Syndicate:

• On September 6, the Syndicate Council issued a statement condemning the ongoing exchanges and verbal disputes on social media between some lawyers and judges. The Council decided to refer the incident for investigation.

• On September 7, the Head of the Lawyers’ Syndicate inaugurated the development and renovation works at the South Giza Lawyers’ Syndicate headquarters. The works included the comprehensive renovation and development of the Syndicate’s administrative premises.

• On September 20, Lawyers’ Syndicate Head Abdel-Halim Allam stated that the Syndicate Council seeks to serve the members of the General Assembly without electoral considerations. The statement came during the Head’s participation in a ceremony organized by the Eastern Province branch of the Syndicate to honor high-achieving children of lawyers. The Head also participated in similar events in several governorates, including Damietta, Port Said, and Alexandria.

2. Syndicate of Journalists

• On September 2, the Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee announced its solidarity with journalists and correspondents in Menoufia over their exclusion from covering the Hajj lottery. The Committee fully endorsed their statement regarding their prevention from covering the governorate’s Hajj lottery for the second consecutive year, describing the conduct as a violation of journalists’ right to work and citizens’ right to information.

• On September 7, the Syndicate Council issued a statement regarding journalists at Al-Fagr newspaper, rejecting what it described as “maneuvers” to announce the newspaper’s liquidation in an attempt to evade employees’ rights. The Syndicate announced that it would take union and legal action to halt the liquidation procedures, communicate with the relevant official authorities and the Financial Regulatory Authority to safeguard employees’ rights, and file an urgent lawsuit to suspend the liquidation procedures.

• On September 8, the Syndicate’s Freedoms Committee announced its solidarity with Tunisian journalists and called for the release of journalist Mohamed El Yousfi. The statement came amid an escalation in repression against journalists in Tunisia.

• On September 16, the Women’s Committee of the Syndicate condemned the publication of personal data and information belonging to an Egyptian woman, which contributed to turning her into a victim of her brother, who killed her. The statement followed the killing of an Egyptian woman by her brother after the Ministry of Interior’s social media page published her photograph and personal information.

• On September 17, the Training and Research Center of the Syndicate announced the organization of a free training day for a limited number of journalists specializing in migration and asylum issues, with registration on a first-come, first-served basis. The training covered the legal framework governing migration and asylum in Egypt, as well as media coverage approaches to asylum-related issues.

• On September 22, the Syndicate filed two complaints with the Public Prosecutor and the Minister of Interior against an entity calling itself the “General Syndicate of Media Workers.” Gamal Abdel Rahim, Secretary-General of the Syndicate, stated that the Syndicate had identified the existence of what is known as the “General Syndicate of Media Workers,” which uses the name of the journalism profession as a cover for its activities and for carrying out certain functions that fall within the mandate of the official Journalists’ Syndicate.

3. Engineers’ Syndicate:

• On September 10, Syndicate Head Mohamed Abdel-Ghany met with the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation to discuss strengthening cooperation, supporting engineers, and developing the services provided to them. The meeting addressed mechanisms for supporting engineers working at the Ministry and enhancing their technical capacities.

• On September 15, the Chemical and Nuclear Engineering Division of the General Syndicate organized a seminar entitled “Energy Transition,” delivered by consulting engineer Osama Kamal, former Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources. The seminar addressed mechanisms for securing the country’s energy needs, diversifying energy sources, and reducing reliance on a single resource.

• On September 23, the Port Said Governor received the Head of the Engineers’ Syndicate to discuss strengthening cooperation and supporting the governorate’s development plans, as well as leveraging engineering expertise to support development plans across various sectors in Port Said.

4. Doctors’ Syndicate:

• On September 8, the Syndicate issued a statement clarifying the categories covered by decisions requiring the renewal of professional practice licenses every five years. The statement confirmed that Minister of Health and Population Decision No. 280 of 2026, concerning the rules and conditions for renewing professional practice licenses every five years, applies only to newly graduated doctors who obtained their professional practice licenses and Syndicate membership starting in 2021.

• On September 13, Doctors’ Syndicate Head Dr. Osama Abdel Hay stated that the Syndicate rejects the admission of students with a General Secondary Education Certificate score of 50% to medical schools. In statements to several media outlets, the Syndicate Head revealed that only four out of 18 private medical schools had established hospitals. He called for the licenses of non-compliant medical schools to be revoked. He also noted that two international universities currently admit medical students with scores of 50% and called for the minimum admission threshold applicable to private and private non-profit medical schools to be applied to these universities as well.

5. Nursing Syndicate:

• On September 24, the Syndicate issued a statement regarding the assault of a nurse at a hospital in Menoufia. The Syndicate confirmed that it was following up on the case and that the Public Prosecution had ordered the surveillance camera footage to be reviewed and witnesses to be questioned. The Syndicate had previously filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor concerning the incident.

Second: Trade Unions

1. Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services

• On September 7, the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services House issued a statement regarding the referral of trade union leader Yousry Maarouf for investigation. He, who works at Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company, is facing arbitrary measures and administrative escalation because of his trade union activities and defense of workers’ rights. The Center called for an end to the restrictions imposed on the union leader and the withdrawal of the disciplinary penalty imposed on him. Remarkably, workers at the company had staged a strike in August in protest against a shift system that increased working hours.

• On September 20, the Center submitted a complaint to the Prime Minister regarding the continuing wage crisis affecting workers at Wabriyat Samanoud. It called for urgent intervention to hear the workers’ complaints and resolve them. The statement pointed to the management’s disregard for the workers and its refusal to communicate with them.

• On September 23, it also organized a session in Minya Governorate as part of the “A Livelihood Worth a Life” campaign, in cooperation with the Small Farmers’ Syndicate in Samalout. The session sought to hear testimonies from male and female workers about exposure to workplace accidents, understand what happens behind the occurrence of an accident and after it has taken place, and examine how a worker’s injury can transform from a brief moment in the news into an ongoing tragedy experienced by families day after day.

2. Solidarity of Labor Unions Federation

• On September 17, the Federation issued a statement expressing solidarity with trade union leader Yousry Maarouf of Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company and condemning the escalation of disciplinary measures against him. The punitive measures were taken against him because of his trade union activities and his defense of the company’s workers’ rights, particularly his opposition to shift schedules that increase working hours to 12 hours. This issue had led workers to stage a strike several weeks earlier.

3. Land Transport Workers’ Syndicate:

• On September 16, Syndicate Head Ashraf El-Doukar stated that the transport sector represents a vital artery for the movement of trade, goods, and services across the Arab world. He stressed the need to place workers’ rights and social justice at the forefront of policies aimed at developing the sector and addressing the rapid economic and technological transformations. The statements were made during his participation in the conference of the Arab Union of Transport Workers.

4. Wabriyat Samanoud Workers:

• On September 17, workers at Wabriyat Samanoud, a textile and spinning company in Gharbia Governorate, resumed their strike to demand payment of overdue wages. From the first day of the strike, the company manager left the premises and refused to meet with the workers. The company management had paid only EGP 900 to each worker, which represented less than one-quarter of the EGP 3,500 wage.

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Section Three: The Human Rights Movement

First: Key Activities, Publications, and Initiatives of Human Rights Organizations

1. National Council for Human Rights (NCHR)

• Promoting human rights concepts and education:

On September 3, the NCHR discussed with experts ways to integrate human rights concepts into school curricula. On September 19, it discussed children’s rights under the Personal Status Law with UNICEF.

• International meetings and participation:

On September 4, the NCHR met with a delegation from the Austrian Parliament to discuss human rights challenges. On September 17, it participated in the 63^rd session of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva. On September 24, it attended the opening of the 12^th General Assembly of the Arab Organization for Human Rights.

• Field and legislative monitoring:

On September 19, the Council welcomed the joint decision issued by the media regulatory authority and the telecommunications regulator on protecting children digitally. On September 21, it held a session to assess the legislative impact of the Law on Conditions for Employment No. 73 of 2021. On September 22, it visited the Badr Correctional and Rehabilitation Center to monitor conditions there.

• Training and accessibility:

On September 23, the Council organized a “Human Rights Fundamentals” training course for 21 participants in Dakahlia. On the same day, marking the International Day of Sign Languages, it called for making sign language available across different sectors.

2. Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR)

• Demands and legal challenges:

On August 28, the EIPR called on the Public Prosecutor to disclose the whereabouts of “Abdullah Ramadan,” who was being detained without legal grounds, and on September 7, raised questions regarding the date of his visit to Badr 3 Prison. On September 8, it submitted a memorandum appealing by cassation a ruling upholding the imprisonment of poet “Ahmed Douma.” On September 21, it called for recognizing UNHCR documents as proof of residency.

• Policies and research:

The Initiative issued research papers on September 3, addressing the management of the “Mostakbal Misr” (Future of Egypt) project, governance of Gulf acquisitions (on September 6), tree cutting in urban and rural areas (on September 14), and policies imposed on Baháʼí citizens (on September 15), as well as an article on the crisis surrounding the recruitment of 160,000 teachers on a per-class basis (on September 24).

• Regional and international participation:

On September 3, its director delivered a statement before the European Parliament’s Human Rights Committee. On September 6, it published a statement marking the anniversary of US sanctions against Palestinian human rights organizations. On September 13, it participated with a memorandum discussed by the UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to water in Geneva. On September 10, it launched an assessment report on five years of the National Human Rights Strategy.

3. Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF)

• Enforced disappearance and freedoms:

On August 26, the ECRF launched a form for reporting cases of enforced disappearance. On August 29–30, it launched the “Stolen Time” campaign, featuring a profile on filmmaker “Omar Salah” and a petition calling for disclosure of the fate of 410 missing persons. On September 17, it published an article by Dr. Aida Seif El-Dawla on the psychological impact of enforced disappearance.

• Labor and climate issues:

The Commission documented violations and arbitrary dismissals at several companies, including “Crowne Plaza” (August 30), “Jumia” (September 2), “Al-Masryeen for Bread Distribution” (September 6), “Vodafone” (September 13), “Alexandria Container and Cargo Handling Company” (September 18), and “Delta Spinning” (September 22). It also expressed solidarity with sit-ins by workers at “Boulvara” and “Samannoud Spinning and Weaving” and addressed the denial of bonuses to drinking-water workers (September 15–24). In addition, it followed up on tree-cutting in Alexandria and published material on the benefits of afforestation and the risks of climate change to the Delta (September 8–9).

4. Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services (CTUWS)

• The Center discussed activities under the “A Livelihood Worth a Life” campaign aimed at reducing accidents involving worker transportation (on August 26, August 31, and September 24). It also organized a workshop in Mahalla and a training course in Port Said on the minimum wage and the new Labor Law No. 14 of 2025 (August 29 and September 20).

• Official actions:

On September 16, it called for a memorandum demanding an increase in the minimum wage for private-sector and irregular workers. On September 22, it submitted a complaint to the Cabinet concerning the crisis involving Samannoud workers. On September 23, it called for an urgent meeting of the National Council for Wages (NCW).

5. New Woman Foundation (NWF)

• Children’s rights and education:

On September 1, the NWF launched the “Before Their Time” campaign against child labor and to document children’s testimonies. On September 22, it published a report linking economic policies to the rise in child labor. On September 24, it criticized what it described as arbitrary admission requirements for university housing in Aswan.

• Personal status and wages:

On September 2, it issued a statement concerning the imposition of unwritten moral standards on female students. On September 8, it published a paper on personal status legislation affecting Baháʼís. On September 18, it issued a report highlighting disparities in minimum wages between the public and private sectors.

6. Masaar –Technology and Law Community
   
   

• Legal and research publications:

Masaar published papers on the “individualized pricing of labor” through algorithms, a legal guide on dealing with electronic extortion and privacy issues, an analysis of the 2026 Decent Work Convention in the platform economy, and a legal defense memorandum concerning criminal liability for using mobile phone lines registered in other people’s names.

7. Center for Egyptian Women Legal Assistance

• Combating violence:

On September 16, the Center condemned those who justified the killing of student “Aya Radwan” in El-Saff under the pretext of “honor crimes.”

8. Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights

• Legal support and analysis:

On September 3, the Center published an analysis of the gap between wages and pensions. On September 6, it provided legal defense for 11 journalists who were allegedly arbitrarily dismissed from the “Egypt Ke” website.

9. Joint Human Rights Activities

• Statements and solidarity:

On September 7, human rights organizations condemned the escalation against labor leader “Yousry Maarouf.” On September 21, they announced solidarity with the strike by workers at “Wabriyat Samannoud.”

• Regional and international initiatives:

On September 11, human rights organizations launched a “Shadow Human Rights Strategy (2027–2032)” aimed at reforming criminal justice. On September 17, they issued a joint statement concerning the killing of the “Giza girl” by her brother. On September 18, they condemned the detention of writer “Peter Tawfik.”

Second: Violations and Judicial Decisions

1. Renewal of Pretrial Detention

• State Security Prosecution decisions:

The detention of lawyer “Mohamed Abu El-Diyar,” nursing unionist Dr. “Mohamed Zahran,” and defendants in the “Shia” case was renewed for successive periods (August 31, September 7 and 20).

• Criminal Court decisions:

The pretrial detention of 19 building-material traders in Qalyubia and Abdullah Amer Abdo was renewed for 45 days in separate cases (September 14–15).

2. Judicial Rulings

• Compensation:

On September 21, the North Giza Court ordered “Sky Production” to compensate a journalist who had allegedly been arbitrarily dismissed. On September 8, the Damanhour Labor Appeals Court upheld an order requiring “Al-Hanawy Tobacco” to compensate a dismissed female worker.

3. Postponement of Trials and Appeals

• Criminal and terrorism courts:

Trials involving defendants in “Support for Palestine” cases, as well as lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim, Sameh Zakaria (ambulance), Sayed Mashagab, and other cases before Badr and Cairo courts were postponed to complete pleadings and review exhibits (August 26–September 24).

• Administrative judiciary:

Hearings were postponed, and cases were remanded in lawsuits concerning enabling a woman to obtain samples from her husband for IVF, challenging increased mental health treatment costs, and a lawsuit by residents of Wadi El-Qamar against a cement company. Meanwhile, a lawsuit seeking online access to official copies of court judgments was reserved for judgment (August 31–September 9).

4- Releases and Positive Decisions

• Release:

On August 26, the State Security Prosecution released labor unionist “Ahmed Abdel Fattah” after more than two years in pretrial detention. On September 24, it also released 10 defendants of different nationalities in the “Shia” case.

• Precautionary measures:

On September 13, the Giza Criminal Court replaced the pretrial detention of citizen “Magdy Ashour Ahmed” with a precautionary measure.