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Egypt’s Parliament discusses abolishing imprisonment for female debtors
During Mother’s Day celebrations, President Al-Sisi calls for women debtors issue to be addressed

Imprisonment of journalists remains topic of interest for candidates as investigations continue
Candidates refuse imprisonment of journalists, mark it as a violation

Lure of investments unaffected by imprisonment of Press Syndicate head: expert
On Saturday, former vice president Mohamed ElBaradei took to social media, wondering how Egypt could still bring in investments when the government has ordered the imprisonment of the Press Syndicate’s president, labeling the incident as a scene in an absurd play. For the first time in Egypt’s history, a court verdict ordered the imprisonment of …

New perspectives for press freedom in unified media law
Drafted by media experts and the government, the law has received approval from journalists

1,464 Egyptians in remand suffer long periods of imprisonment
Remand without trial is currently used as a tool of oppression, says EIPR lawyer

Detained activists trio handed 6-month imprisonment over assaulting officer
The incident was recorded in the court log, according to the defence lawyer Khaled Ali.

Cabinet discusses unified media and press law
Press Syndicate welcomes the step, saying there is an ‘urgent need for law’

Nazif imprisonment verdict details reveal family’s illicit gains
EGP 1.3m in gifts were received from state-run press institutions

Qatar espionage trial postponed to 8 August
Defendants, who include former president, were unable to attend Sunday’s trial session
Activist released after being reportedly detained at airport, forcibly disappeared
“We are concerned, as innocent people get killed and their bodies thrown in the desert,” says rights group

Journalists’ objections to anti-terror law under government revision
Amendment suggests fine instead of prison, sticking to official data only in military operations, says former Press Syndicate head

Gerry Adams writes to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi over long-detained Irish teenager
Ibrahim Halawa has been held in a maximum security prison without trial for almost two years

Khaled Said’s family demands EGP 5bn compensation
Money will be used for charity, says the victim of police brutality’s mother
Court details acquittal verdict from protest charges in Al-Sabbagh’s case
It was just a celebration like ‘weddings’, states court
Islamist leader Essam Derbala arrested on terrorism charges
Derbala remained committed to Anti-Coup Alliance

Egyptian journalists celebrate Press Freedom Day remembering colleagues
“The police’s detention of journalists on their Freedom Day is alarming,” says prominent journalist

Journalists’ detention, electronic press among upcoming challenges: Qallash
“The syndicate stood still for [a long period] and is capable of more,” says new Press Syndicate head
75 Brotherhood supporters sentenced from 3 to 25 years
Defendants are charged in 11 cases of violence and “terrorism”

Absuive orphanage manager sentenced to 3 years
Videos of manager torturing underage children went viral on social networks, which resulted in the orphanage closing down
More sentenced in Mansoura ‘violence and terrorism’ cases
Prison sentences vary from one year to life in prison
CPJ calls on Mansour to release journalists
International correspondents join calls for press freedoms and express concern for imprisoned journalists

Morsy cracks down on street vendors
The president passes laws with new penalties for vendors