Attempted suicides may be criminalised in Egypt under a bill proposed by a MP, as the attempted suicide of one young woman grips public debate.

Egypt’s parliament sent on Wednesday an amendment to the Law on the Rights of People of Determination to the presidency for approval.

In a move that sparked the outrage of artistic freedom advocates, the parliament’s culture and media committee approved Tuesday a law amendment that gives the three syndicates the right to crack down on artistry they described as “substandard”.

Egypt’s president has ratified a law with amendments on divulging state secrets, which carries a fine of 5,000 to 50,000 Egyptian pounds ($238-2,380) and between six months and five years in prison.

Politician Zyad Elelaimy, journalist Hisham Fouad, Hossam Moanis, and three other political activists were handed lengthy prison sentences on Wednesday after an emergency state security misdemeanor court convicted them on charges of “spreading false news at home and abroad that suggested to public opinion the illegitimacy of state institutions,” according …

A new law will grant the government exceptional powers to respond to pandemics and epidemics, which are set to include prison sentences for charges of publishing false information about health affairs.

An emergency court on Wednesday sentenced former MP Ziad El-Elaimy, a prominent figure in Egypt’s 2011 revolution, to five years in jail for charges including “spreading false news”, his mother said.

MP and journalist writer, Farida al-Shoubashy announced that she plans to submit a draft law for discussion in the parliament, prohibiting and criminalizing the wearing of the niqab (a piece of cloth worn by some Muslim women, covers the entire face except for the eyes) in Egypt.

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ratified three amendments to the Counterterrorism Law after being granted final approval from the House of Representatives earlier in November.

An Egyptian member of the parliament has proposed the first-ever law which criminalises violence against children, including that committed by parents, local news outlets reported Monday.