Egypt: prison visit ban reimposed on lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim amid health concerns
Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023 The administration of the Tenth of Ramadan Prison for Women in Sharqia, Egypt, has re-banned prison visit […]
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Egypt: Cairo Terrorism Court renews detention of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally despite repeated calls for his release
Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023 The Cairo Terrorism Criminal Court has renewed the detention of human rights lawyer and coordinator of […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns renewal of detention for Human Rights Defender Moaz al-Sharqawi, amid denying lawyers access to investigation files
Press release By: CFJ Geneva: July 18, 2023 The State Security Prosecution has decided to extend the detention of Moaz Najah Mansour al-Sharqawi, an Egyptian […]
Egypt: CFJ applauds presidential pardon for Mohamed el-Baqer and Patrick Zaki
New By: CFJ Geneva: July 19, 2023 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomed news of the issuance of a presidential pardon in Egypt, for […]
Egyptian court extends activist Hala Fahmy’s detention, ignores reported violations
News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023 The Consultation Chamber of the Badr Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison […]
Egyptian court extends pretrial detention of rights defender Marwa Arafa, violating the law
News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: July 12, 2023 The Egyptian Criminal Court has ruled, in its session on July 10th, to […]
CFJ condemns Egypt’s denial of researcher Patrick Zaki’s travel to Italy for MA thesis defense
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: July 5, 2023 The Egyptian social researcher and human rights defender, Patrick George Zaki, revealed that the […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns detention renewal of human rights lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, demands his immediate release
News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: July 5, 2023 The Criminal Court, held at the Badr Prison Complex, has ruled to extend the detention of […]
Egypt: CFJ documents 17th death in custody in 2023
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 27, 2023 CFJ documents new death inside a detention center in Egypt, the 17th in 2023, […]
Egypt: CFJ documents transfer of detained human rights defender to hospital due to his deteriorating conditio
News briefing Translated and edited by: CFJ Geneva: 18 June 2023 The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has documented the transfer of Egyptian lawyer and […]
CFJ calls on Egypt to allow researcher and human rights defender Patrick Zaki to travel to Italy for MA thesis defense
News briefing By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: 18 June 2023 The Egyptian social researcher and human rights defender, Patrick George Zaki, said that […]
Egypt: family of detained human rights defender Hoda Abdel Moneim reports her transfer to 10th of Ramadan prison amid ongoing prison visitation ban
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva: June 15, 2023 Human rights lawyer, Khaled Badawy, the husband of the human rights defender, lawyer, and […]
Egypt: Family of detained human rights defender Hoda Abdel Moneim say she has been denied visits for 3 months
Press release By: The Committee for Justice Geneva: June 13, 2023 The family of the human rights defender, lawyer, and former member of the National […]
Egypt: CFJ condemns continued solitary confinement of lawyer and human rights defender Mohamed el-Baqer for over two months
News briefing By: Committee for Justice Geneva, June 9, 2023 The wife of Egyptian lawyer and human rights defender, Mrs. Neama Hisham, has reported his continued […]
Egypt: Forcibly disappeared activist appears before Prosecution, detained pending a new case
Press release Written by: The Committee for Justice Geneva: June 6, 2023 The Committee for Justice has documented the appearance of Moaz Al-Sharqawi, the […]
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