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15-Day Pretrial Detention for Lawyer Mohamed Abu El-Diar and Director Omar Salah; Lawyer Wafaa El-Masry and Dr. Hanan El-Tantawi Released on EGP 50,000 Bail

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Egyptian Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei Appears Before Prosecutors After Six Days of Enforced Disappearance, Detained for 15 Days

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Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for the Immediate Release of Ahmed Douma

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Seven cases in less than two years: New summons Ahmed Douma by StateSecurity Prosecution

German Parliamentary Question on Transnational Repression Points to Violations by the Egyptian Government

German Parliamentary Question on Transnational Repression Points to Violations by the Egyptian Government

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15-Day Pretrial Detention for Lawyer Mohamed Abu El-Diar and Director Omar Salah; Lawyer Wafaa El-Masry and Dr. Hanan El-Tantawi Released on EGP 50,000 Bail

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Egypt: Lawyers and Activists Arrested in Sweeping Security Crackdown on freedom of expression

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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Immediate Access to Medical Care

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Following Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Egypt Expands Blocking to Personal Social Media Accounts

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Egyptian Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei Appears Before Prosecutors After Six Days of Enforced Disappearance, Detained for 15 Days

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15-Day Pretrial Detention for Lawyer Mohamed Abu El-Diar and Director Omar Salah; Lawyer Wafaa El-Masry and Dr. Hanan El-Tantawi Released on EGP 50,000 Bail

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Egypt: Lawyers and Activists Arrested in Sweeping Security Crackdown on freedom of expression

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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Immediate Access to Medical Care

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Following Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Egypt Expands Blocking to Personal Social Media Accounts

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Egyptian Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei Appears Before Prosecutors After Six Days of Enforced Disappearance, Detained for 15 Days

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Egypt: LDSF Condemns the Arrest and Enforced Disappearance of Film Director and Screenwriter Omar Salah Marei, Holds Egyptian Authorities Fully Responsible for His Safety, and Demands His Immediate Release

May 12, 2026 0
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Joint Statement: Journalist Yasser Abu Al‑Ela and Others on Trial Expose the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt

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Fleeing War Does Not Mean Survival : A Report Documenting Transnational Repression Against Sudanese Journalists in Egypt

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Germany Must Not Be an Enabler of Transnational Repression: LDSF Calls for Comprehensive Measures to Combat it in a UN Submission

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Egypt: CFJ and LDSF  Submit a Joint Report to UN Mechanisms on Enforced Disappearance in the Context of Transnational Repression

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Egypt: Systematic Exclusion of Opposition Candidates from Parliamentary Elections

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Policy Paper: Tackling Transnational Repression in Germany

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Egypt: Lawyers and Activists Arrested in Sweeping Security Crackdown on freedom of expression

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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Immediate Access to Medical Care

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Following Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Egypt Expands Blocking to Personal Social Media Accounts

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Egypt: LDSF Condemns the Arrest and Enforced Disappearance of Film Director and Screenwriter Omar Salah Marei, Holds Egyptian Authorities Fully Responsible for His Safety, and Demands His Immediate Release

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German Parliamentary Question on Transnational Repression Points to Violations by the Egyptian Government
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German Parliamentary Question on Transnational Repression Points to Violations by the Egyptian Government

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Egypt: Exile Is Not a Safe Haven — Escalating Transnational Repression Targeting Human Rights Defenders

March 31, 2026 0
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15-Day Pretrial Detention for Lawyer Mohamed Abu El-Diar and Director Omar Salah; Lawyer Wafaa El-Masry and Dr. Hanan El-Tantawi Released on EGP 50,000 Bail

May 25, 2026 0
The Supreme State Security Prosecution has ordered the pretrial detention of lawyer Mohamed Abu...
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Egypt: Lawyers and Activists Arrested in Sweeping Security Crackdown on freedom of expression

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Law and Democracy Support Foundation condemns the sweeping security campaign carried out in Egypt...
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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Immediate Access to Medical Care

May 23, 2026 0
We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter...
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Following Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Egypt Expands Blocking to Personal Social Media Accounts

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Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) expresses its strong condemnation of the decision issued...
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Egyptian Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei Appears Before Prosecutors After Six Days of Enforced Disappearance, Detained for 15 Days

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Egyptian film director and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei appeared on the evening of May...
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Egypt: LDSF Condemns the Arrest and Enforced Disappearance of Film Director and Screenwriter Omar Salah Marei, Holds Egyptian Authorities Fully Responsible for His Safety, and Demands His Immediate Release

May 12, 2026 0
Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) strongly condemns the actions of the Egyptian security...
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Joint Statement: Journalist Yasser Abu Al‑Ela and Others on Trial Expose the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt

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The trial of Yasser Abu Al‑Ela, who has been held in pretrial detention for...
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Egypt: On World Press Freedom Day, Law and Democracy Support Foundation Calls for Press Freedom, the Release of Journalists, and an End to Transnational Repression

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On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, the Law and Democracy Support Foundation...
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Fleeing War Does Not Mean Survival : A Report Documenting Transnational Repression Against Sudanese Journalists in Egypt

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Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) today launches its new report, “Fleeing War Does...
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Saudi Arabia Surpasses 2,000 Executions Under King Salman

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As of early April, the number of executions carried out by Saudi Arabia since...
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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Immediate Access to Medical Care

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We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter...
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Joint Statement: Journalist Yasser Abu Al‑Ela and Others on Trial Expose the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt

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Egypt: On World Press Freedom Day, Law and Democracy Support Foundation Calls for Press Freedom, the Release of Journalists, and an End to Transnational Repression

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Following Saudi Arabia and the UAE, Egypt Expands Blocking to Personal Social Media Accounts

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Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) expresses its strong condemnation of the decision issued...
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Egypt: On World Press Freedom Day, Law and Democracy Support Foundation Calls for Press Freedom, the Release of Journalists, and an End to Transnational Repression

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Fleeing War Does Not Mean Survival : A Report Documenting Transnational Repression Against Sudanese Journalists in Egypt

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