By Semanur Karaman and Sara Katrine Brandt No country in the world is safe for women human rights defenders, yet Egypt is particularly dangerous for women who want to contribute to democracy and assert their presence in the public-political sphere. Here are a few examples of defenders who have been punished, attacked, who have experienced …
2015’s new demands add up to old unachieved ones
Expect charges with violence and illegal assembly to replace “prosecution’s failure to prove assaults on police officer”, says defence lawyer
Hunger strike was to protest Alaa Abdel Fattah and Sanaa Seif’s imprisonment under the Protest Law
Activist Mona Seif joined her mother’s stance, with both also being on hunger strike for the past 56 days
Activist and family continue hunger strike
