Government repression in Egypt
Human rights lawyer in Egypt slapped with terrorism charges
Osama Bayoumi was arbitrarily detained after authorities raided his home in capital Cairo last week on Saturday. He has been working as a defense attorney for several political prisoners in Egypt
Egypt’s parliament passes law to dismiss government employees with alleged links to terrorist groups
Along with being fired, the employees in question will also be subject to asset freeze and a 60-day travel ban. The parliament also extended the country’s state of emergency, in place since 2017, for another three months starting July 24