National dialogue
Activists Mohamed Adel and Mahmoud Hussein face state persecution in Egypt
The continued persecution of activists brings into question the legitimacy of claims made by President Abdel Fatah el-Sisi that the state is trying to engage with the opposition through the so-called national dialogue initiated earlier this year
Egyptian activists and rights groups demand release of father of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada
Gamal Ziada, father of journalist Ahmed Gamal Ziada, was arrested on charges of spreading fake news. Over 300 individuals and groups have demanded his immediate release and an end to attacks on freedom of expression and the press