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MEP Hannah Neumann calls on Egypt to release Alaa Abdelfattah
MEP Hannah Neumann has called on the Egyptian government to release detained British-Egyptian citizen Alaa Abdelfattah and allow him to join his family in the UK.
Read More »National dialogue gains definition with announcement of board to determine agenda, attendees, but crucial leading role still matter of debate
The formation of a 19-member board of trustees that will determine the shape of the upcoming national dialogue was announced on Sunday in a statement by the sessions’ managing body.
Read More »10 people sentenced to death on terrorism charges in Egypt
An Egyptian court sentenced 10 people to death and more than 50 others to life in prison on Tuesday after they were convicted of supporting or carrying out attacks against security forces and sabotage of state infrastructure.
Read More »Egypt’s National Dialogue board of trustees appointed
The board of trustees of the National Dialogue has been appointed, consisting of 19 members, the National Dialogue Administration said in a statement on Sunday.
Read More »Amnesty International urges Egypt to release activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, detained for 1,000 days
Amnesty International has called for the release of prominent Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, who on Saturday marks 1,000 days of “unjust detention”.
Read More »Fears rise for exiled dissidents as deportations to Egypt from allies across the region increase
Over the weekend Sudanese authorities handed over 21 government dissidents to the Egyptian authorities, accusing them of taking part in a terror act in the Jabra neighbourhood of Khartoum.
Read More »UK’s Liz Truss to raise Alaa Abdel-Fattah’s case with Egypt
UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss on Tuesday said she was seeking a meeting with her Egyptian counterpart to secure the release of a jailed activist who has been on hunger strike since April.
Read More »Sudan deports at least 20 Egyptian dissidents to Cairo, says rights group
Sudan on Saturday deported at least 20 Egyptian nationals to Cairo despite risks that they may be detained and tortured in government custody, a rights group told Middle East Eye.
Read More »Sister of jailed Egypt dissident announces hunger strike
Egyptian activist Mona Seif announced Wednesday that she had begun a hunger strike in solidarity with her jailed brother Alaa Abdel Fattah, who has reportedly gone for 75 days without food.
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