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Press Freedom Under Threat
On World Press Freedom Day, we shine a light on courageous journalists around the world who risk everything to expose…
May 1, 2025
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Egypt: Halt Arbitrary Arrest, Disappearance and Threatened Deportation of Ahmadi Minority Members
The Egyptian authorities have legal obligations to respect and protect the right to freedom of religion of everyone in the…
April 8, 2025
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Egypt: More Than 30,000 Demand Release of Student Oqba Hashad After Nearly Six Years of Arbitrary Detention
The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release Oqba Hashad.
March 27, 2025
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Egypt: Authorities must immediately reveal whereabouts of Egyptian-Libyan activist Nasser al-Hawari
Egyptian authorities must immediately reveal the whereabouts of Egyptian-Libyan activist and TV anchor Nasser al-Hawari, who was forcibly disappeared after…
February 14, 2025
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Egypt: Military Trials of Fishermen an Affront to Justice
Amnesty International and the Sinai Foundation for Human Rights urge Egyptian authorities to stop trying civilians in military courts, ahead…
February 11, 2025
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Egypt: Prominent Human Rights Defender Hossam Bahgat Summoned for Interrogations
Egypt’s authorities must stop using the deeply flawed criminal justice system as a tool to target civil society activists.
January 16, 2025
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Egypt: President al-Sisi Must Reject New Asylum Law Which Violates Refugee Rights
This law would further undermine refugee rights in Egypt amid the ongoing crackdown on people seeking protection and safety.
December 3, 2024
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Amnesty International Reaction to U.S. Release of Conditioned Military Aid to Egypt
Amnesty International USA criticized the State Department’s decision to release the full amount of conditioned military assistance to Egypt and…
September 13, 2024
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Egypt: Authorities Escalate Attacks on Media Freedom Rounding Up a Journalist and a Cartoonist
Egyptian authorities subjected a journalist and a cartoonist to night-time house raids, enforced disappearance and arbitrary detention within a matter…
July 25, 2024
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Egypt: More than 100 Arbitrarily Detained Over Calls for Anti-Government Protests
Egyptian authorities have embarked on a new wave of arbitrary arrests against the backdrop of calls for anti-government protests amid…
July 18, 2024
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Egypt: Lift Travel Bans Imposed on Two Human Rights Lawyers
Amnesty International calls on the Egyptian authorities to immediately lift the travel bans imposed against prominent human rights lawyers Nasser…
July 9, 2024
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Egypt: Release Protesters and Activists Detained Over Palestine Solidarity Â
The Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release all those arbitrarily detained solely for independent activism in solidarity with Palestine…
June 14, 2024