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Sayed Moshagheb and Co-Defendants Acquitted in “Celebration Case” Over His Release from Prison

“State Security” Summons Lina Attalah for Questioning in the Sixth Case Against Mada Masr in Recent Years

Statement: Cyberattack on the Website of the Coalition Against Transnational Repression in Germany

Following Trial Postponement to 11 October: Transfer of Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem to 10th of Ramadan Prison Raises Concerns of Retaliation

Egyptian Activist Mariam Abdelbasette and Her Children Safely Leave the Sultanate of Oman Following Months of Persecution and Fears of Deportation

LDSF Releases New Position Paper: “Beyond Counterterrorism”

October 17, 2026

Egypt: Supreme State Security Prosecution Renews Detention of “Matsda2sh” Journalists for 15 Days

October 27, 2026

LDSF renews its call for their immediate release and for an independent investigation into...

Egypt: In a New Setback for Press Freedom, Shocking Ruling Fines Lina Attalah EGP 3 Million and Shuts Down Mada Masr Following a Single Hearing in Which All Defense Requests Were Rejected

October 27, 2026

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) condemns the ruling issued today by the Ninth...

Three Years of Persecution: Rights Groups Call for the Release of All Detainees in the “Support for Palestine Cases” and the Acquittal of All Defendants Referred to Trial

October 27, 2026

The undersigned organizations call for the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of...

Urgent Global Call Following the Referral of Mada Masr Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah to Trial

October 23, 2026

We, the undersigned civil society organizations and independent media outlets from around the world,...

Egypt: Human Rights Organizations Call for an Independent Investigation into Unlawful Airstrikes Targeting Gold Miners Near the Sudanese Border

October 21, 2026

The undersigned human rights organizations condemn Egypt’s presumed airstrikes against scores of Sudanese artisanal...

Detention of Lawyer Mohamed Abu El-Diar Renewed for 45 Days at First Renewal Hearing Before the Council Chamber

October 20, 2026

The Cairo Criminal Court, sitting in the Council Chamber at the Badr Courts Complex,...

Rights Organizations Call for Conditional Release of Ahmed Douma After Completing Half of His Sentence, as a Practical Mechanism to Secure His Freedom, Taken from Him for Expressing His Opinion

October 20, 2026

The undersigned rights institutions call for the conditional release of writer and poet Ahmed...

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Sayed Moshagheb and Co-Defendants Acquitted in “Celebration Case” Over His Release from Prison

October 20, 2026

The Cairo Criminal Court, sitting at the Badr Courts Complex, today, Tuesday, October 20,...

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Human Rights Organisations: Review of Egypt’s Record Before the African Committee on Children’s Rights Highlights the Need to End Government Denial and Move Towards Accountability and Genuine Reform

October 20, 2026

The human rights organisations signatory to this statement closely followed the review of the...

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Investigative Journalism is Not a Crime, Refugee Rights Organizations in the Region Stand in Solidarity with the “Matsda2sh” Platform Team

October 20, 2026

The undersigned organizations and media platforms, which work to support and protect forcibly displaced...