Criminal Justice

The prosecution of content creators in Egypt under the pretext of ‘family values’ reveals the Public Prosecution’s complicity in advocating for Hisba cases instead of countering them.

August 3, 2025

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) strongly condemns the Egyptian authorities’ continued and escalating...

Rights Groups Call on Egyptian Authorities to Immediately Release Dr. Salah Soltan and All Wrongfully Detained Prisoners Sentenced in Case No. 1766 of 2022

Rights Groups Call on Egyptian Authorities to Immediately Release Dr. Salah Soltan and All Wrongfully Detained Prisoners Sentenced in Case No. 1766 of 2022

July 10, 2025

We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply alarmed by the news that Egyptian academic and...

Algeria Law and Democracy Support Foundation condemns Court of Appeal’s upholding of 5-year prison sentence against writer Boualem Sansal (Website)

Algeria: Law and Democracy Support Foundation Condemns the Court of Appeal’s Decision Upholding the Five-Year Prison Sentence Against Writer Boualem Sansal

July 5, 2025

The Law and Democracy Support Foundation strongly condemns the decision of the Algerian Court...

Egypt: Translator and Researcher Marwa Arafa Referred to Criminal Trial After Over 5 Years in Pre-Trial Detention

July 5, 2025

Law and Democracy Support Foundation today expressed its grave concern over the decision by...

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Egypt: President Sisi bears direct responsibility for the fate of Laila Soueif and political prisoners

June 24, 2025

The undersigned organizations hold President Abdelfattah al-Sisi personally responsible for the life of Laila...

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Egypt: Tantawi’s interrogation in connection with new cases reflects the authorities’ continued persecution of dissidents

May 20, 2025

As opposition politician Ahmed al-Tantawi’s detention is set to expire on 27 May, the...

Egypt: Thousands Referred to Terrorism Courts Amid Absence of Fair Trial Safeguards and Deepening Crisis of Judicial Independence

May 12, 2025

Early May marked the beginning of the trials of defendants referred to the terrorism...

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Egypt: Parliament Passes New Code of Criminal Procedures, Institutionalizes Nation’s Human Rights Crisis

April 30, 2025

On Tuesday 29 April, the Egyptian Parliament adopted a new code of criminal procedures,...

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Rights organizations condemn violations in Badr 3 as multiple prisoners attempt suicide amid surge of restrictions, harassment, and medical neglect

April 30, 2025

The undersigned organizations are alarmed by the escalating human rights violations inside the Badr...

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Egypt: Law and Democracy Support Calls for the Immediate Release of Translator Marwa Arafa and Her Reunion with Her Daughter.

April 27, 2025

Law and Democracy Support Foundation condemns the continued detention and prosecution of translator Marwa...