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Egypt’s Misuse of INTERPOL as a Tool of Transnational Repression: Detention of Egyptian Opposition Activist in Oman Raises Fears of Forced Return

May 26, 2026 2

Law and Democracy Support Foundation expresses its grave concern regarding the detention of Egyptian...

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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 0

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

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Egypt: When Defending Prisoners of Conscience Becomes a Crime!

May 25, 2026 0

Joint Statement Monday, May 25, 2026 The Regional Coalition for Women Human Rights Defenders...

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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for the Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Immediate Access to Medical Care

May 23, 2026 1

We, the undersigned organisations, strongly condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter...

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

May 17, 2026 1

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

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Joint Statement: Journalist Yasser Abu Al‑Ela and Others on Trial Expose the False Narrative of Human Rights Progress in Egypt

May 9, 2026 1

The trial of Yasser Abu Al‑Ela, who has been held in pretrial detention for...

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Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for the Immediate Release of Ahmed Douma

April 8, 2026 0

We, the undersigned civil society organizations from around the world, call on Egyptian authorities...

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Seven cases in less than two years: New summons Ahmed Douma by StateSecurity Prosecution

April 5, 2026 0

The undersigned organizations express their full solidarity with poet and former political prisoner Ahmed...

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Human rights organizations condemn the expansion in summoning human rights and political figures for investigation before the Supreme State Security Prosecution: Security measures and vague charges aimed at silencing independent voices

February 14, 2026 0

Joint Statement The signatories consider the summoning of Dr. Aida Seif al-Dawla, a co-founder...

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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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