investigations
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 4 – 10 October, 2026
Summary: Details During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody. Sunday, Monday, 4, 5 October Monday, 5 October Sunday, 4 October Monday, 5 October In trials that lacked the most important standard and guarantees of […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 27 September – 3 October, 2026
Summary: Details Tuesday, 29 September During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody. Wednesday, 30 September Sunday, 27 September Monday, 28 September In trials that lacked the most important standard and guarantees of a fair […]
Civil Society Watch in Egypt September 2026
“Parties, Trade Unions, and Human Rights Movements”
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 […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 20 – 26 September, 2026
Summary: Details During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody. Tuesday, 22 September Sunday, 20 September Monday, 21 September Wednesday, 23 September Monday, 21 September Tuesday, 22 September In trials that lacked the most important […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 13 – 19 September, 2026
Summary: Details During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody. Thursday, 17 September Sunday, 13 September Monday, 13 September In trials that lacked the most important standard and guarantees of a fair and just trial, […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 6 – 12 September, 2026
Summary: Details During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody. Saturday, 12 September He was charged with joining a terrorist group and committing a crime involving the financing of terrorism, and was subsequently detained in […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt from 30 August – 5 September, 2026
Summary: Details During the bulletin’s coverage period; State Security Prosecution investigates dozens of citizens, who reappeared following varying periods of enforced disappearance, under the Anti-Terrorism Law and remanded in custody. Thursday, 3 September Monday, 31 August Thursday, 3 September Sunday, 30 August Monday, 31 August Sunday, 30 August In trials that lacked the most important […]
Civil Society Watch in Egypt August 2026
“Parties, Trade Unions, and Human Rights Movements”
Section One: Political Parties Introduction Throughout August 2026, there was a clear divergence in political parties’ stances on ongoing issues and events. Pro-government parties, for example, focused primarily on service-oriented and grassroots activities, with little attention to incidents and developments affecting citizens and their daily lives, particularly accidents that claimed the lives of dozens of […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 23 – 29 August, 2026
Summary: Enforced disappearance of Abdullah Ramadan again after orders of his acquittal on 9 August. State Security Prosecution and the Consultative Chamber of the Criminal Court renews the detention of hundreds of citizens. Postponing the trials of hundreds of citizens on terrorism cases. Cairo Criminal Court hands down life sentences in three terrorism cases. Transfer […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 16 – 22 August, 2026
Summary: State Security Prosecution investigates and detains the brothers of political opponents abroad on terrorism charges pending investigations. State Security Prosecution has renewed the detention of human rights lawyer Mohamed Abu El-Diyar and director Omar Salah. Security forces in Sharqia Governorate arrested Dr. Mahmoud Hosni Atman and Professor Mahmoud El-Gamal and forcibly disappeared them. An […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 9-15 August, 2026
Summary: Arrest and enforced disappearance of 4 citizens from Sharqia. Acquittal of citizen Abdullah Rabie Ibrahim after 11 years of pretrial detention and repeated transfers. Postponing the hearing for a defendant with disabilities. Director Omar Marei complained of restricted medical care during his detention renewal hearing, and the State Security Prosecution renewed his detention. Repeated […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 2 – 8 August, 2026
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison, sentenced 13 citizens to life imprisonment and aggravated imprisonment in four cases. State Security Prosecution and the Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers renewed the detention of hundreds of citizens. Constitutional Court rejects an appeal challenging the constitutionality of Articles 384 and 395/1-2 of the Criminal […]