Detention
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 29 July to 4 August, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 30 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotation of 1 citizen in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, for the third time, since his arrest in June 2020. Kidnapping Engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi from Salah Salem Street, and then presenting him […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 10 – 13 June, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 16 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotation of 33 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release. State Security Prosecution decides to release 5 citizens. Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber continues non-stop to […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 22 – 28 April, 2024
Summary: The arrest of 18 male and female activists during a vigil in solidarity with the women of both Palestine and Sudan in front of the United Nations (UN) office for Women in Cairo, and their release after paying bail. Rotation of 28 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 8 – 21 April, 2024
Notice: This issue includes events and justice issues during the two weeks from 8 – 21 April, given the Eid al-Fitr holiday that has fallen during the 2nd week of April. Summary: State Security investigations continue into 23 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. State Security Prosecution releases the imprisoned because of […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 1 – 7 April, 2024
Summary: State Security Prosecution investigated 28 citizens, including those arrested from the solidarity stand with Palestine. Rotation of 20 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. The arrest of 15 citizens (both males and females) who protested against the Israeli aggression on Gaza in front of the Journalists Syndicate. Renewing […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 24- 31 March, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 32 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. The National Security Service in Sharqia continues to obstruct the implementation of decision by Zagazig Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber to release and rotate a number of citizens pending new cases. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-III orders maximum prison sentences […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from March 18 to March 24, 2024
Summary: Case 173 “Civil Society Case” closes after 13 years. The prosecution releases Al Jazeera journalists Rabeh Al-Sheikh and Bahaa El-Din Ibrahim. Renewing the imprisonment of Mahalla spinning workers demanding the implementation of the minimum wage on charges of joining a terrorist group State Security investigations continue into 48 citizens on charges of terrorism and […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from March 11 to March 17, 2024
Summary: Supreme State Security Prosecution releases Mada Masr journalist Rana Mamdouh on financial guarantee. The rotation of 6 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disrupting the procedures for their release. Supreme State Security Prosecution releases 20 citizens from pretrial detention with the guarantee of their place of […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from March 4 to March 10, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. The rotation of 5 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release. Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber continues non-stop to renew the pretrial detention of dozens of citizens […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from February 26 to March 3, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 18 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. The rotation of 4 citizens, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release. The continuation of holding criminal trials before exceptional court chambers and inside prisons, away from the courts […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from February 19 to February 25, 2024
Summary: The release of journalist Lina Atallah with an L.E. 5,000 financial guarantee by Cairo Prosecution. The release of publisher Hisham Qassem after 6 months imprisonment for allegedly insulting and defaming Kamal Abu Eita. Death sentence for two citizens and life imprisonment for two others in the Al-Marg terrorist cell case. The continuation of holding […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from February 12 to February 18, 2024
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court rules punishing citizens with prison terms ranging from 3 to 7 years accusing them of joining a terrorist group. The rotation of 2 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release and enforcedly disappearing them for several days. The […]