Law
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 28 December – 3 January, 2025
Summary: Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that certain articles of the Penal Code (Articles 1/A and C, and the 2nd paragraph of Article 12 of the Counter Terrorism Law) are constitutional. Public Prosecution conducted inspections of Damanhour-II, Borg El Arab, and 15th of December prisons. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 2 – 8 November, 2025
Summary: The mother of political prisoner and Vice President of the Strong Egypt Party, Mohamed El-Qassas, passed away without allowing him to visit her, despite submitting a request to the Prisons Authority. Postponing the trial of economist Abdel-Khaleq Farouk before the Misdemeanor Appeals Court of El-Shorouk and Badr pending a ruling on the recusal request. […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 5 – 11 October, 2025
Summary: Acquittal of 38 citizens pending on bail by order of the Supreme State Security Prosecution A new case of enforced disappearance in Sharqia. Citizen Ahmed Hamed Bashandi died inside Badr Prison Hospital after his transfer from Abu Zaabal Prison following a deterioration in his health. Renewing the detention of detention of cartoonist Ashraf Omar […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 21 – 27 September, 2025
Summary: Presidential decree pardoning activist Alaa Abdel Fattah. Arrest and investigation of journalist Ismail Al-Iskandarani in Case No. 6469 of 2025. Renewing the detention of hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security cases. Security forces in Tanta arrest a citizen from his home and forcibly disappear him. Investigation and charging 9 citizens in Sharqia with […]
Observatory of Justice in Egypt 14 – 20 September 2025
Summary: Cairo Criminal Court, Terrorism Chambers, held at Badr Prison renews the detention of hundreds of citizens in terrorism cases. Supreme State Security Prosecution orders the acquittal of dozens of citizens in Sharqia. Postponing the trial of Engineer Yahya Hussein Abdel Hadi and hundreds of other citizens before the terrorism courts held at Badr Prison. […]