Latest in Tag: release Highlight
Latest in Tag: release

Activist Sanaa Seif released following 6-month imprisonment
The activist was previously detained for demonstrating against the Protest Law, and was released by presidential pardon

Prosecution appeals photojournalist Omar Adelâs release order for 2nd time
Adel has completed more than 45 days in prison

Regeni advocate Ahmed Abdullah walks free
The human rights director of ECRF was denied release the first time and has been detained since April

UPDATE: âStreet Childrenâ released 4 days after court order
The release decision issued on Wednesday was implemented on Sunday

Court releases press advocate Amr Badr on bail
Badr was arrested along with journalist Al-Saqa when security forces stormed the Press Syndicate in an unprecedented move

Detainee Islam Khalil granted release after 442 days of pretrial detention
The court decided to release Khalil on bail of EGP 50,000

Masterâs degree holders released following 24 hours in custody
Masterâs degree and PhD holdersâ protests have recently increased, demanding employment by government amid state negligence

7 non-commissioned police officers return to prison following prosecution appeal
The court accepted the prosecutionâs decision to imprison them for an additional 45 days

Saudi national released after sexually assaulting a minor
The prosecution issued the release order after investigations proved the Saudi defendant guilty

Esraa El-Taweelâs family thankful for her release, even if conditional
El-Taweel will resume physiotherapy after five months of detention under security control

Prosecution appeals release of Mohamed Mahmoud detainees on bail
Court session scheduled for Monday to rule on prosecutionâs appeal

Press syndicate calls for release of journalists
“Dawn visitors” arrested two journalists on Sunday, one of whom was released

Hossam Bahgat released, press freedom still bleak
63 more journalists are still behind bars since 2013: ANHRI

Sudan and Tunisia release 24 detained Egyptian fishermen
Egyptian fishermen are frequently detained attempting to fish in foreign waters

Prisoner release draws attention to anti-terrorism laws
Wednesdayâs pardon of 100 prisoners by Egyptâs President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi is drawing mixed reactions from around the world, even as it focuses renewed attention on the controversial anti-terrorism laws under which some of the released prisoners had been held. The human rights group Amnesty International hailed the announcement of the prisoner release as âwelcome newsâ …

Shawkanâs first trial session set for 12 December
ANHRI filed a report to the Prosecutor General Tuesday demanding Shawkanâs release

Court orders release of YNN director, rejects prosecutionâs appeal
Police arrested Khalaf on 14 July in a raid on the networkâs office, seizing all equipment.

15 Egyptian fishermen released from Tunisia
Fishermen were released after over a month in detention

Human rights group calls for release of detainees exceeding pre-trial detention limit
Article 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedures states that the period of pre-trial detention during preliminary investigations cannot exceed the third of the maximum penalty for the crime committed

Court refuses to receive Shawkanâs release demand
No confirmation on whether detained photojournalist is defendant in case, says lawyer

Shawkan was not informed of referral to trial: Defence lawyer
Demanding photojournalistâs release will be pressed during detention renewal session Monday

Istiqlal Party concerned over health of imprisoned chairman
Magdy Hussien has been in detention since the dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in in 2013

Al-Dostour Party launches campaign on political detainees, torture, forced disappearances
âIronically, we keep holding on to presidency’s fake promises of release,â says politician

Trial session for fishermen detained in Sudan on Thursday
Prime Minister Mehleb set to intervene

Efforts continue to return detained fishermen from Sudan: Foreign Ministry
101 fishermen have been re-detained on Thursday after their release
Morsiâs son released from prison after serving sentence
Former presidentâs son, Abdullah, was sentenced to a year in prison on drug abuse charges

Al-Sisi pardons more prisoners ahead of 23 July anniversary
The presidency issued a law allowing for the release of certain prisoners for the national holiday

Calls for sit-in on Egyptâs Press Day
Journalists demand syndicate protection, fair wages, end of imprisonment

GUC students released, case ongoing
Student Union representatives met with German ambassador in Cairo

Journalists act out in defence of co-defendant journalist Youssef Shaaban
Mahienour El-Massry allowed lawyer visit in jail