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Egypt: Release Dozens Detained Over Gen Z Online Group Calling for Political Change

Egyptian authorities must release dozens of people detained over a Gen Z online group calling for political change.

July 21, 2026

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Egypt: Drop Charges Against Activists Arrested for Demanding Release of Unjustly Jailed Prisoners

Thousands of people continue to languish in arbitrary detention in Egypt solely for exercising their human rights, without legal basis…

June 4, 2026

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Egypt: Unjust One-Year Prison Sentence for Activist Ahmed Douma Emblematic of Egypt’s Ongoing Arbitrary Detention Crisis

Ahmed Douma has been targeted solely for peacefully exercising his human rights.  Egyptian authorities must immediately and unconditionally release him.

June 3, 2026

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Egypt: Authorities Must End Crackdown on Individuals Discussing Religious Beliefs Online

The Egyptian authorities have intensified their crackdown on religious expression online in recent months.

January 29, 2026

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Egypt: Reverse Sweeping Controls Over Independent Civil Society Organizations

Egyptian authorities should amend the associations law to lift tight restrictions over independent civil society organizations.

November 25, 2025

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EU/Egypt:  Partnership Means Holding Each Other to Account for Human Rights Violations

President al-Sisi must call on EU leaders to take effective measures to bring an end to Israel’s ongoing genocide. EU…

October 21, 2025

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Egypt: Prisoner of Conscience Alaa Abdel Fattah Granted Presidential Pardon after Six Years of Unjust Imprisonment

The Egyptian authorities should follow up on today’s decision by releasing all those solely detained for exercising their human rights.

September 22, 2025

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Shining Light on the Disappeared: Pursuing Justice in 2025

Every year on August 30th, the world pauses to remember the countless individuals who have been subjected to an enforced…

August 21, 2025

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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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Press Release

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