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EGYPTWomen November 12, 2017

Rights Organizations: Sisi Regime Abducts, Disappears Seven Egyptian Women

A number of human rights organizations in Egypt documented seven cases of enforced disappearance of Egyptian women who were arrested, detained and ‘disappeared’ by Sisi’s Interior Ministry. Those rights organizations
EGYPT November 10, 2017

Gamal Heshmat: Egypt 2018 Elections a Farce; Opposition Must Unite to Expose Sham Democracy

Gamal Heshmat, Muslim Brotherhood senior leader, said: "Any unilateral participation in the upcoming presidential election in Egypt is a shameful recognition of the military coup, lending it legitimacy the junta
EGYPT November 5, 2017

Human Rights Groups Hold Gov’t Responsible for Death of Nubian Activist Gamal Sorour

 The first detainee taking part in the hunger strike by so called “al-Dfouf detainees” in Aswan died Saturday evening. Activist Gamal Sorour died inside al-Shallal prison camp in Aswan after
EGYPTYouth November 5, 2017

Alliance Calls for “Where are the Youth?” Protest Week

 Murderer of Youth, General Sisi, continues with his preparations for hosting a new youth conference, which he calls “international”, and bringing in a number of youth from varied countries at
Other News November 2, 2017

Muslim Brotherhood Statement on Centenary of Balfour Declaration

A full century has passed since the Crime of the Century against our Arab and Islamic nation, and Palestine in particular, both land and people. It was on this day
EGYPT November 2, 2017

Opposition Figures Call for Release of Political Detainees whose Pre-trial Remand Ended

Forty-five opposition figures within and outside Egypt have issued a joint statement on Tuesday demanding the release of political detainees, particularly those whose pre-trial remand periods have ended. They also
EGYPT November 1, 2017

Scores of Journalists Hold Strike in Solidarity with Al-Aqrab Detainees

Tens of journalists held a solidarity strike at the entrance of the Journalists Syndicate Tuesday afternoon, October 31. The call for strike was issued by the Journalists and Freedoms Defence
EGYPT October 31, 2017

Abu-Galala, Latest Victim of Medical Neglect in General Sisi’s Prisons

 On Monday, a detainee called Al-Arabi Abu-Galala died as a result of gross medical neglect in Gamsa Prison (Damietta, Egypt), after his health deteriorated. He suffered from cancer, liver tumor,
EGYPT October 31, 2017

Families of Detained Journalists Demand Immediate Release; Press Freedom Group Strikes in Solidarity

The wives of two detained journalists held in Egypt’s notorious Aqrab Prison (Hisham Gaafar and Hassan Kabany) have filed several complaints and sent several pleas to several authorities and bodies
EGYPT October 30, 2017

Political Science Scholar: Sisi Prison Violations Worst in Egyptian History

In an interview with satellite TV channel Arabi21, Hassan Nafaa, Professor of Political Science at the University of Cairo, blasted the escalation of violations by general Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi’s regime against