Latest in Tag: Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression Highlight
Latest in Tag: Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression
âStreet Childrenâ band members released
The six members spent 150 days in detention
Irrigation minister drops charges against renowned professor
El-Moghazy had levelled libel and defamation charges against Nour El-Din on 8 November; AFTE researcher describes allegations as lacking âlegal groundâ
Shawkanâs first trial session set for 12 December
ANHRI filed a report to the Prosecutor General Tuesday demanding Shawkanâs release
Shawkan considers hunger strike over ongoing detention
State is currently violating its own laws, defence team will submit memorandum demanding Shawkanâs release, says defence lawyer
1,552 documented violations against students in 2014/15: AFTE
Arrests, suspensions and various disciplinary measures among violations against students
Bureaucratic, legal obstacles curb freedom of scientific research: AFTE
Legally, agency must give permission for researchers to conduct field research, says CAPMAS director
Court orders EGP 30,000 bail for printing house owner
Detained 63-year-old Hassan Mubarakâs health deteriorated in police custody
Disappeared, dead, and dismissed: AFTE records rise in students abuses as academic year ends
At least two students have died in the previous month; many have been barred from sitting end of year exams
Violations against detained students during examination: SAC
May witnessed 359 violations against students, according to Justice Center for Rights and Freedoms
Rights groups concerned of investigations into anti-torture judges
Judges are interrogated under pretence of their participation in workshop organised by âillegalâ organisation to draft anti-torture law
Prosecution renews Cairo University student detentions
Students accused of belonging to Students Against the Coup movement
Ain Shams University student found dead on Fifth Settlement road
Students say Islam Salah Al-Din was taken by security forces after an exam on campus
Police stormed Al-Azhar University campus twice in April: AFTE
Violations against students systematic and coordinated, says SAC spokesperson
116 documented violations against journalists in Jan-April 2015: AFTE
Documented violations occurred mostly in Cairo, with security forces largest contributor to violations
Clashes break out between students, security forces in 6th of October City: SAC
The Interior Ministry could not confirm or deny this incident
âBring back expelled studentsâ: AFTE campaign
Expulsion of students for engaging in political activities is a major violation for Egyptian universities, group says
Rights groups strongly condemn torture in Egyptian prisons
Prisoners, including Ahmed Gamal Ziada, have been subjected to torture and ill treatment inside Abu Za’abal prison
Rights group calls for end of refugeesâ âarbitrary detentionâ
73 Syrians and Palestinian-Syrians refugees have been held for over 100 days in detention despite Prosecution’s release order
Student in hiding after prison sentence for atheism
Karim Al-Banna faces three-year prison term for Facebook posts in âhighly politicisedâ case, lawyer says
New terrorist entities law vague, violates freedoms: NGOs
Over 20 NGOs criticised law which could be applied to peaceful individuals, statements and newspaper articles
Security violence has reached ‘unprecedented levels’: EIPR
Rights groups hold interior ministry accountable for deaths at Air Defence Stadium
33 Alexandria students arrested during academic session
Detainees face charges of disrupting educational system and joining terrorist organisation
Volatile Matariya braces for more protests
Main road closed, as plain-clothed police officers patrol tense streets, after interior minister tells forces to be âdirect and decisiveâ
Interior minister tours Matariya as volatile district braces for another night of dissent
Main road closed and reports of plain-clothed police officers patrolling streets after the interior minister visits to tell forces to be âdirect and decisiveâ
Accusations, denials over abuses of authority by security forces on 25 January anniversary
Rights groups issue condemnation of heavy-handed state response on 25 January Revolution anniversary
British, Egyptian civil society figures pen open letters to protest abuse of activists
A letter in The Guardian follows a joint statement by top Egyptian NGOs protesting travel bans on civil society leaders
HRW criticises Egyptâs âpersecutionâ of atheists following blasphemy prison sentence
Idku court verdict made international headlines in what the rights group calls part of a âcoordinated government crackdown on perceived atheistsâ
Egyptian court sentences man to 3 years in prison following declaration of atheism
Father of defendant supports court case against son for insulting religion
Year End 2014: What has the president accomplished so far?
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi made several economic promises to Egyptians prior to his election. Daily News Egypt reviews the goals set and analyses how far along they are from realisation. Prior to election, then-political candidate Al-Sisi cited ânational securityâ concerns for not sharing his detailed vision. Al-Sisi stated that only the broad lines of his …
Officers beat detained hunger-striking photojournalist: AFTE
Rights group files report to attorney general regarding alleged assault on Ahmed Gamal Ziada