Date of source: Saturday, November 21, 2020
International condemnation for the vicious, oppressive campaign against the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) continues to roll in after the arrest of three of its leaders. Foreign governments, the United Nations, and dozens of local and international organizations demanded the...
Date of source: Thursday, November 19, 2020
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) was established in 2002. Its goal was to strengthen and defend basic rights and freedoms in Egypt. However, since its founding 18 years ago, it has become clear that its real goal was to attack the Egyptian state and constantly try to bring down...
Date of source: Thursday, November 19, 2020
Despite the fact that Egyptian President ʿAbd al-Fattāḥ al-Sīsī and French President Emmanuel Macron agree on a lot of issues regarding the Middle East and Mediterranean Basin, human rights in Egypt was a reason for the public dispute between the two sides.
Date of source: Sunday, November 8, 2020
Those in the Egyptian opposition seem optimistic about Joe Biden’s electoral victory over Donald Trump, who has been accused of turning a blind eye to “dictators” in the region. This poses questions about how serious Biden is about adopting a new policy that includes putting a limit on the regime...
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The following text contains sensitive information and highlights various concerns from an Egyptian ambassador regarding foreign influence on political and environmental decisions and movements in Egypt.
Date of source: Sunday, November 1, 2020
Journalists and human rights lawyers announced that photojournalist Muḥammad al-Rāʿī was freed Sunday after disappearing three days ago.
Date of source: Friday, November 27, 2020
Eight human rights organizations repeated their demands for the immediate release of Coptic activist Rāmī Kāmil and the dropping of the trumped-up charges against him after an entire year since his arrest. They also called for the end of mistreating Egyptian human rights defenders and especially...
Date of source: Thursday, October 8, 2020
The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) called for a solution to the problem of renewing pre-trial detention for long periods of time without a referral from a criminal court.
Date of source: Tuesday, November 24, 2020
A year has passed since the arrest of Christian activist Rāmī Kāmil, who was detained on November 23, 2019 and is in remand detention under case number 1475 of 2019 with Supreme State Security.
Date of source: Sunday, July 26, 2020
The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) published a report on freedom of teaching and research in Egyptian universities. The report presents that researchers at Egyptian universities face a variety of restrictions that limit their academic freedoms. The association that is made...