Latest in Tag: Alaa Abdel Fattah Highlight
Latest in Tag: Alaa Abdel Fattah
Egypt’s UN mission rejects OHCHR request to release political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah
The Egyptian Mission stressed that the OHCHR statement deliberately undermines the independence of judiciary and the rule of law as an indispensable cornerstone for the protection and promotion of human rights, and considered the description of a judicial decision as “unfair” and an unacceptable insult.
Cassation Court affirms 5 years prison for Alaa Abdel Fattah
Charges included protesting without a police permit and attacking a policeman
Detained activistsâ lawsuits adjourned to May
Court looked into two separate lawsuits concerning Alaa Abdel Fattah and Ahmed Douma
Letters from prison: Political activists caught between hope and uncertainty
Revolution is ongoing just as life and dreams are ongoing, says Mahinour El-Massry
#Alaa_is34 trends as social media users celebrate activistâs birthday
Social media users celebrate Alaa Abdel Fattahâs birthday as he turns 34 in prison
Brief stories of those behind bars for calling for justice
By Tarek âTitoâ Hussein Ramy El-Sayed  Ramy El-Sayed is 28-years-old, a graduate from the Faculty of Languages, a translator and a member of 6 April youth movement. On 1 September, 2014, El-Sayed and a number of members of the 6 April movement went to extend condolences to the family of their martyred friend Ahmed El-Masry …
Campaign to free Alaa Abdel Fattah stirs social media
âThere is a spectrum of solidarity far wider than we think,â says Abdel Fattahâs sister
Deteriorating human rights situation in Arab region, governments hostile to reform: CIHRS
Increased extrajudicial killing, curtailment of human rights activities, use of the judiciary as tool to eliminate political opposition among major violations
Sons of former autocrat to walk free after expiry of their sentences in the âPresidential Palacesâ case
Mubarak’s sons formerly charged with corruption
The mysterious case of falsely imprisoned Ahmed Abdel Rahman
In a different country, it would be a policeman fending off against the assault on women by a hound of rabid civilians dragging them violently in the street in plain view, but this is Egypt. It was a passer-by, an ordinary young citizen from Aswan, who saw women being dragged and beaten by men in …
Egyptian-Tunisian campaign launched to release detained âArab Springâ activists
Campaign aims to put internal attention on cases of detained activists in Egypt and Tunisia
Activists Sanaa Seif and Yara Sallam return home after 15 months in prison
Political activists rejoice release of the young activists imprisoned under the Protest Law, call for the release of other detainees
Trial of 25 public figures over âinsulting the judiciaryâ adjourned to 1 October
Judge lifts travel ban for several defendants, including detained activist Abdel Fattah
One year behind bars due to controversial protest law
International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) called on Sunday for immediate and unconditional release of Yara Sallam and 22 others convicted on protest charges
Former top judge files new lawsuit against activist Alaa Abdel Fattah over insulting
Report filed against activist depends on a TV talk show in which Abdel Fattah was accused of insulting the judiciary
3 policemen referred to trial over torture accusations
Detained man was allegedly beaten to death in police station
Egypt’s judiciary unites opposing political currents in one trial
Mohamed Morsi, Alaa Abdel Fattah, Amr Hamzawy among 25 accused of ‘insulting judiciary’
Shura Council protesters defied state sovereignty: Cairo Criminal Court
The court released its reasoning on the verdict issued on more than 20 persons
16 defendants face retrial in Cabinet Clashes case
Lawyersâ Syndicate boycott of case still ongoing, say defence lawyers
US Senator John McCain calls out Egyptâs human rights, reaffirms military support
Leader of the Senateâs Armed Services Committee statement highlights case of imprisoned activists, rejecting trade-off between democracy and security
Rights groups express concern over Shura Council verdict
Danger that “violations on fair trials” impose on freedoms, forms a “threat” to Egyptâs human rights system, rights groups says
Egypt’s face of justice: Court considers labelling 6 April ‘terrorist organisation’
Judicial system a joke, movement will not respect court verdicts, says spokesperson
Egypt’s face of justice: Trial of 80 protesters arrested on 25 January anniversary
“Judges who hate the revolution have orders to take its icons down,” says lawyer
Activist Alaa Abdel Fattah sentenced to 5 years
Other defendants receive between three and five years
Alaa Abdel Fattah, 24 others await verdict in Shura Council trial
Expect charges with violence and illegal assembly to replace “prosecution’s failure to prove assaults on police officer”, says defence lawyer
Whose lives matter in current day Egypt?
By Semanur Karaman On 9 February, in response to the deadly police violence that left 40 football fans killed and dozens murdered in Cairo, Shadi Zalat compared the price of a ticket to the price of life. Unfortunately, in present-day Egypt, the rhetoric behind the comparison is a saddening one as lives of ordinary civilians …
Verdict in Shura Council Case scheduled for 23 February
The Cairo Criminal Court has repeatedly postponed the retrial since June 2014.
Bread and Freedom Party demands release of all prisoners of conscience
Leftist party boycotting elections, citing oppressive practices by police
Shura Council Trial postponed for ‘security reasons’
The defendants stand accused of violating the Protest Law, issued by then-interim president Adly Mansour in November 2013.
Court upholds jail term for activists Douma, Maher, and Adel
Activists were sentenced to 3 years in prison in December 2013