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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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Law and Democracy Support Foundation: Governments and the United Nations must recognize transnational repression as a threat to human rights.

July 3, 2024

At the 56th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva, 45 countries issued a joint statement condemning...

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Egypt: After ongoing Persecutions Against Political Activist Mahmoud Mohamed, the Egyptian President Must Immediately Pardon Him

June 30, 2024

Law and Democracy Support Foundation (LDSF) condemns the ruling by the Supreme State Security...

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Egypt: UN experts call on government to stop targeting and retaliating against human rights lawyers

June 11, 2024

The undersigned organizations support the letter by five UN Special Rapporteurs, published on 19 May...

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Egypt: 2,000 days of arbitrary detention for human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim

April 29, 2024

29 April 2024 The undersigned human rights organizations and the FreeHoda Campaign condemn the...

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State Security Decides to Release Detainees from Solidarity Demonstrations for Gaza and Sudan on Bail

April 24, 2024

Cairo – Today, Wednesday, the Supreme State Security Prosecution in Cairo decided to release...

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Bahrain | LDSF Condemns Blocking of Activist Maryam Al-Khawaja and Prominent Human Rights Delegation from Traveling

September 20, 2023

Berlin, September 20, 2023. The Law and Democracy Support Foundation today condemned the blocking...

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