Mother of imprisoned Egyptian-British activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah at risk of death amid nine-month-long hunger strike
Egypt still refuses to release Alaa, despite increasing pressure by solidarity campaigns, international rights groups and the UK government.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi elected for a third term
Al-Sisi got almost 90% of all votes despite his government’s failure to address economic crisis in the country and allegations of widespread suppression of dissent
Senate probe seeks to charge Jair Bolsonaro as COVID deaths cross 600k and other stories
Today we look at an upcoming senate report on the Brazilian government’s COVID-19 response, the trial of Egyptian officers in the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, and more
Rights groups sign letter denouncing human rights abuses in Egypt
The letter signed by 63 organizations expresses concern over arbitrary arrests, detention and judicial persecution of human rights activists in Egypt
Palestinians injured and arrested amid violence in East Jerusalem and other stories
Today we look at the violence against Palestinians in Occupied East Jerusalem, an armed attack on Indigenous people in Colombia, and more
Protests continue against police killing of Daunte Wright in the US and other stories
Today we look at the crackdown on protests for Daunte Wright, plans to withdraw all US troops from Afghanistan, Egyptian journalist Khaled Dawoud’s release from prison, volcano eruptions in St.Vincent and the Grenadines, and an increase in uranium enrichment announced by Iran
UN and others urge Egyptian government to stop persecution of activists in the country
Thousands of activists, journalists, lawyers and opposition figures have been thrown in prison in the country as part of a massive, ongoing crackdown on human rights and dissent since the regime of president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power in 2014
Egyptian authorities release EIPR activists after massive international campaign
The activists from the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights – Gasser Abdel-Razek, Karim Ennarah and Mohammed Basheer – are still facing serious charges, such as joining a terrorist group, funding terrorism and undermining public security
Persecution of political prisoners and activists intensifies in Egypt
Imprisoned human rights activist Gasser Abdel-Razek has been subjected to cruel treatment in prison, claimed his lawyers. Meanwhile, on Monday, a criminal court in Cairo designated 28 Egyptians, including prominent activists, as terrorists
Egyptian court orders release of over 600 political prisoners and detainees
A criminal court in Cairo ordered the release of detainees being held in remand under 19 different cases. As per claims by family members and lawyers, over 300 detainees were released on Tuesday, with more expected to be released in the coming days
24-year-old Egyptian filmmaker Shady Habash dies in prison
Habash was in a Cairo prison since 2018 after directing a music video which mocked and ridiculed Egyptian president Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and spoke out against government corruption
Egypt arrests human rights activist Patrick George Zaki
Zaki’s lawyers claimed that during those 24 hours of disappearance he was brutally beaten and tortured in the police custody.
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