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Egyptian authorities holding 90 people in pre-trial detention since Gaza war began, says rights group

Prison sentences aim at deterring peaceful dissent.

An Egyptian court on February 6, 2024, sentenced the prominent politician Ahmed Tantawy, along with his campaign advisor and 21 of his detained supporters, to a year in prison for alleged offenses associated with his presidential challenge to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

The persistent targeting of Mada Masr and its staff is indicative of the Egyptian authorities' systematic prosecution and detainment of journalists.

Today, a coalition of international and Egyptian NGOs has submitted a detailed legal analysis to the UN Committee against Torture concluding that the Egyptian authorities’ use of torture is so widespread and systematic as to amount to a crime against humanity under customary international law.

07/01/2022 Egypt (International Christian Concern) – On Thursday last week, the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) warned that a […]

Egypt’s government has reached a new low around torture.

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Lawyers say authorities are due to release a number of political activists and journalists as part of presidential pardon initiative

The Egyptian Ministry of Justice decided to convert oral speech into the written record during court sessions and allow the generalisation of remote pre-trial renewal technology in all courts, as of J...