Egypt: Court punishes activists for challenging al-Sisi
Prison sentences aim at deterring peaceful dissent.
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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.
Amend Abusive Citizenship Laws Ghada Naguib, left, and her husband Hisham Abdallah. © Private (Beirut) – The Egyptian government should reverse its arbitrary and abusive decision, made in December 2020, to revoke the citizenship of political activist Ghada Naguib, Human Rights Watch said today. The Parliament should amend abusive citizenship laws so that they comply with Egypt’s international human rights obligations. On December 24, 2020, Egypt’s Official Gazette published the government’s decision, signed by Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly, to st...