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

January 19, 2026 0

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

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Egypt Escalates Its War on Digital Freedom of Expression: Mass Sentences Against TikTok Content Creators

December 1, 2025 0

Law and Democracy Support Foundation condemns the severe crackdown imposed by Egyptian authorities on...

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Egypt: Rights Groups Condemn the Arbitrary Referral of Exiled Academic Taqadum Al-Khatib to Trial and Call for an End to Transnational Repression

October 27, 2025 0

The undersigned organizations express their condemnation of the continued persecution and harassment of Egyptian...

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Human rights organizations condemn the arrest of researcher Ismail Alexandrani and his detention on charges of “spreading false news” after being confronted with Facebook posts reflecting his opinions

September 25, 2025 3

Signatories call for an end to the use of pretrial detention as a punishment...

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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 0

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 0

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

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

May 20, 2025 0

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

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

May 12, 2025 0

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 0

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

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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 0

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

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