Detention
Justice Observatory in Egypt from January 29 to February 4, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 28 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotating 3 citizens in Sharqia, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release. Renewal of detention of hundreds of citizens in new cases by the Supreme State Security on […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from January 22 to January 28, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 40 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Arrest and enforced disappearance of two citizens from Sharqia. The release of dozens of citizens for exceeding the maximum limit of pretrial detention. Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber continues non-stop to renew the pretrial detention of dozens of […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from January 15 to January 21, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 30 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotating 8 citizens, to new cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution, after the disruption of procedures for their release, for exceeding the maximum limit of pretrial detention and re-imprisoning them again. The sentencing of Engineer Yahya Hussein […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from January 1 to January 7, 2024
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 18 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. The continuation of rotating citizens in Sharqia, 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 circuits and inside prisons, away […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from December 18 to December 24, 2023
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 21 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Renewing the detention of dozens of citizens pending cases of the Supreme State Security Prosecution. Security forces in Zagazig, Sharqia, arrest a citizen from his home and forcibly disappear him. Zagazig Misdemeanor Court of Appeal, Terrorism Chamber, rules […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from December 4 to December 10, 2023
Summary: The prosecution postpones the investigation into Lina Atalla, editor-in-chief of Mada Masr website, in a report from the Supreme Council for Media Regulation. State Security investigations continue into 32 citizens, including Mohammed Salah Aggag, lawyer and former Suez representative of Egyptian Lawyers Syndicate and member of the Freedoms Committee of the Egyptian Lawyers […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from November 27 to December 3, 2023
Summary: State Security investigations continue into 28 citizens on charges of terrorism and spreading false news. Extending the date of the sentencing session of the trial known in the media as the Manassa Incidents Case. Cairo Criminal Court Terrorism Chamber renewed the detention of dozens of citizens in pretrial detention, on charges of terrorism […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from November 13 to November 19, 2023
Summary: Supreme State Security Prosecution investigates citizens, on joining a terrorist group and spreading false news charges. Continuation of unfair trials before terrorism chambers issuing decisions to renew the detention of citizens without evidence. Release rulings for 9 citizens on charges of spreading false news in Sharqia. Ministry of Interior organizes a training course […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from November 6 to November 12, 2023
Summary: Holding the first hearing of Ahmed Tantawi and the director and members of his electoral campaign, on charges of printing and circulating one of the electoral process papers. Nasr City State Security Misdemeanor Court – II decided for the 3rd time to extend the sentencing hearing against Eng. Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi. The death […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from October 16 to October 22, 2023
Summary: The arrest of dozens of citizens demonstrating in support of the Palestinian cause and their presentation to the Supreme State Security Prosecution.. Rotating and recycling of 7 citizens from Sharqia in new cases pending their release, after disrupting their release procedures. Cairo Criminal Court renewed the imprisonment of dozens of people in Supreme State […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from 9 October to 15 October 2023
Summary: The General Intelligence Service investigating 33 citizens, accusing them of terrorism and spreading false news. Rotating and recycling of 4 citizens from Sharqia in new cases pending their release. Cairo Criminal Court renewed the imprisonment of dozens of people in Supreme State Security cases, except for 8 citizens who have exceeded the legal limit […]
Justice Observatory in Egypt from 2 October to 8 October 2023
Summary: The Supreme State Security Prosecution investigating 27 citizens, including 7 citizens arrested in connection with the protests that took place in Matrouh in objection to President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi’s candidacy for a third term. Cairo Economic Court – Misdemeanor Appeal supports the prison sentence issued against publisher Hisham Qassem. Rotating and recycling of a […]