Judicial rulings
Judiciary and Transitional Justice Bulletin in Egypt ( August 16 to 29, 2026)
Bulletin Summary: Citizen Abdullah Ramadan has been forcibly disappeared again following 11 years of trials, release orders, and recycled charges (“rotation”). Authorities are prosecuting siblings of overseas dissidents, arresting them, charging them with terrorism-related offenses, and placing them in pretrial detention. A citizen’s pretrial detention was renewed despite a technical outage of the video display […]
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 […]
Judiciary and Transitional Justice Bulletin in Egypt ( July 30 to August 15, 2026)
Bulletin Summary: Arrest and enforced disappearance of 4 citizens from Sharqia Governorate. Release of citizen Abdullah Rabie Ibrahim Ramadan after 11 years of pretrial detention and recycling. Film director Omar Marei complains of restricted medical care during his detention renewal session, and the State Security Prosecution renews his remand. Recycling “Tadweer” of 43 citizens in […]
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 […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 26 July– 1 August, 2026
Summary: Constitutional Court rejects an appeal challenging the constitutionality of Articles 384 and 395/1-2 of the Criminal Procedure Code. Supreme State Security Prosecution orders the renewal of detention of activist Nael Hassan. Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison, continues trials for 1,369 citizens in 38 cases throughout the week. Rotation of 5 […]
Judiciary and Transitional Justice Bulletin in Egypt (July 15 to 29, 2026)
Bulletin Summary: Journalist Haider Qandil appeared before the Supreme State Security Prosecution after 23 days of enforced disappearance. He was questioned about his religious beliefs and ordered into pretrial detention. Former parliamentary candidate and teachers’ union activist Dr. Mohamed Zahran was arrested after calling for a meeting with teachers to discuss ways to implement court […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 15 July – 25 July, 2026
Summary: Journalist Haider Qandil appeared after 23 days of enforced disappearance at the State Security Prosecution, where he was interrogated about his religious beliefs and subsequently remanded in custody. The arrest of former parliamentary candidate Dr. Mohamed Zahran on charges of joining a terrorist group, then detaining him pending trial for calling for a meeting […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt June 30– 12 July, 2026
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chamber-II, held at Badr Prison, heard prosecution witnesses in a case despite the absence of 6 defendants. Assault on director Omar Salah in his prison cell by another inmate, and the prison administration transferred the assailant. State Security Prosecution ordered the renewal of detention of both a child, other defendants […]
Judiciary and Transitional Justice Bulletin in Egypt (June 30 to July 14, 2026)
Newsletter Summary: The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court hears prosecution witnesses in a case despite the absence of 6 defendants. Assault on film director Omar Salah inside his cell by another inmate; the prison administration transfers the assailant. Detention of a child renewed before the State Security Prosecution, and detention of other […]
Judiciary and Transitional Justice Bulletin Period: 16-30 June 2026
First: Trials and the Judiciary 1- Trials During the second half of June 2026, approximately 56 court hearings were held involving more than 2,000 defendants, most of them in State Security felony cases before the terrorism circuits at Badr Prison (“Badr Court Complex” inside Badr Prison), in addition to the appeal against the conviction of […]