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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...

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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...

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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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Rights organizations call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa

June 24, 2025

We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign...

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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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As Trump visits Saudi Arabia, groups call for the kingdom to end repression of journalists 

May 12, 2025

May 12, 2025 As global attention turns to U.S. President Donald Trump’s first international...

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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...

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Egypt: In a Letter to the President, Writers, Journalists, and Human Rights Leaders Call for the Release of Alaa Abd El-Fattah and the Protection of Laila Soueif

March 4, 2025

His Excellency Abdel Fattah el-SisiPresident of the Arab Republic of EgyptOffice of the PresidentAl...

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Egypt: After His Health Deteriorates, “Law and Democracy Support” Calls for the Release of Labor Activist Shady Mohamed

February 25, 2025

The authorities must take full responsibility for his safety and well-being and end the...

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Egypt: LDSF calls for disclosure of the fate of Egyptian-Libyan human rights activist Nasser Al-Hawari.

February 18, 2025

Berlin, February 18, 2025 Law and Democracy Support Foundation condemns the disappearance of Egyptian-Libyan human...

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