Marsad Egypt Egyptian Security Sector Observatory The Egyptian Presidential Pardon Committee yesterday announced the release of 30 pretrial detainees.
Egypt releases 30 pretrial detainees
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Egypt: Alaa Abd el-Fattah ends hunger strike
British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has ended his hunger strike, according to a note his family received from prison in Egypt on Tuesday.
Egypt: Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s family say letter confirms activist is alive
The family of the jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abd el-Fattah has received a handwritten letter from him which they say is proof of him being alive.
Not just Alaa: 21 political prisoners also languishing in Egypt’s prisons
The annual UN climate summit, Cop27, currently being held in Egypt’s Sharm el-Sheikh, has been overshadowed by calls to release the country’s political prisoners, with a focus on the hunger-striking British-Egyptian detainee Alaa Abd el-Fattah.
Lawyer of Egypt hunger-striker denied access for 2nd time
The lawyer for Egypt’s jailed hunger-striker Alaa Abdel Fattah said Sunday he had been denied access to his client for a second time in days, as fears for the activist’s health mount.
Cop27: Plight of Egypt’s political prisoners sparks global #FreeThemAll campaign
Widespread global support for Egyptian political prisoners has been flooding social media under the hashtag #FreeThemAll, amid the United Nations Climate Change Conference, or Cop27, being held in Sharm el-Sheikh.
Egypt political prisoner dies after hunger strike in prison
A 47-year-old man has died in prison in Egypt after starting a hunger strike to protest the conditions of his detention, according to the Egyptian Network for Human Rights.
Alaa Abdel Fattah: Jailed Egypt activists to launch full hunger strike ahead of COP27
Over 200 days into a partial hunger strike, jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah will fully refrain from food as Egypt prepares to host the COP27 climate summit, his family said Monday.
Deported South Sudan student accuses Egypt of torturing him
A South Sudanese student, who has now been deported, has accused the Egyptian government of torturing him whilst in detention.
COP27: Say the names of Egypt’s political prisoners
Dear COP27 delegates, In two weeks, you will reach the shores of Sharm El-Sheikh to attend COP27. Thanks to persistent campaigning by human rights groups against the indecency of holding such a well-meaning event in a nation where environmental activists are routinely harassed by authorities, you are surely aware that …