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Egypt: Torture of Journalists Indicative of State Policy rather than Isolated Incident

October 8, 2026

Human rights organizations call for immediate investigation into security agencies’ abuses of Matsadaksh journalists...

Global Call for the Release of Entire Newsroom at Egyptian Investigative Journalism Platform Matsadaash

September 30, 2026

We, the undersigned civil society organizations and independent media outlets, join together to condemn...

LDSF Condemns the Arrest of Matsada2sh Journalists and Calls for the Immediate Disclosure of Their Fate and Whereabouts

September 29, 2026

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) condemns the targeting and arrest of journalists Mohamed...

Egypt: Targeting UK-based opposition figure Mona El-Shazly and five members of her family over her peaceful expression is a stark example of collective punishment

August 23, 2026

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) condemns the Egyptian authorities’ ongoing targeting of family...

Oman Must Prove Interpol Listing or Release Mariam Abdelbasette; Egypt Must End Persecution

June 1, 2026

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) stated today that Omani authorities continue to refuse...

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

The Supreme State Security Prosecution has ordered the pretrial detention of lawyer Mohamed Abu...

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

May 17, 2026

Egyptian film director and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei appeared on the evening of May...

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

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) strongly condemns the actions of the Egyptian security...

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

February 9, 2026

Berlin / Geneva — 9 February 2026 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) and the...

After serving his full sentence, Egypt must halt the cycle of abuse against blogger Mohamed Oxygen and free him now.

January 19, 2026

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) expresses its grave concern over the continued systematic persecution...

Enforced disappearance

Egypt: Torture of Journalists Indicative of State Policy rather than Isolated Incident

Global Call for the Release of Entire Newsroom at Egyptian Investigative Journalism Platform Matsadaash

LDSF Condemns the Arrest of Matsada2sh Journalists and Calls for the Immediate Disclosure of Their Fate and Whereabouts

Egypt: Targeting UK-based opposition figure Mona El-Shazly and five members of her family over her peaceful expression is a stark example of collective punishment

Oman Must Prove Interpol Listing or Release Mariam Abdelbasette; Egypt Must End Persecution

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

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

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

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

After serving his full sentence, Egypt must halt the cycle of abuse against blogger Mohamed Oxygen and free him now.

Joint Statements

Egypt: Torture of Journalists Indicative of State Policy rather than Isolated Incident

Joint Statement :Security Escalation Against Detainees at Tenth of Ramadan Prison following Postponement of the law of Criminal Procedures

Global Call for the Release of Entire Newsroom at Egyptian Investigative Journalism Platform Matsadaash

Joint Statement: Ahead of His Trial Hearing, Rights Groups Call for the Immediate Release of Photojournalist Hamdi El-Zaeem After Ten Years of Deprivation of Liberty

Transnational Repression

Law and Democracy Support Foundation Welcomes Landmark Joint UN Statement on Transnational Repression

UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Warns of Transnational Repression: Misuse of INTERPOL and Targeting of Dissidents’ Families May Amount to Arbitrary Detention

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

Six UN Experts Address Egypt and Oman Over the Case of Egyptian Activist Mariam Abdelbasette, Warn of Transnational Repression and the Risk of Refoulement

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