CFJ condemns the death sentences issued in the Minya Cell case, calls for a retrial

09/06/2023

News briefing By: CFJ Geneva: 7 June 2023   The First Circuit of the Terrorism Court, presided over by Counselor Muhammad Al-Saeed Al-Sherbiny, alongside Counselors […] Read More

Human rights organizations call on the Public Prosecutor to close the investigation into the Mada Masr journalists’ case

15/09/2022

The undersigned Egyptian human rights organizations call on the Attorney General to close Case No. 19 of 2022 (Cairo Appeal Investigations) involving four women journalists […] Read More

Egypt: New mass death sentences in Minya despite international outcry

04/10/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) has condemned Egypt’s continued issuing of mass death sentences despite apparent violations of due process. The Egyptian Minya Criminal Court […] Read More

Egypt: CFJ calls for reversing death penalty and lengthy prison sentences in ‘Helwan Microbus Cell’ case

15/04/2021

The Committee for Justice (CFJ) condemned the verdicts issued on Case No. 9115 of 2016, South Giza, known in the media as the “Helwan Microbus […] Read More

Report on the violations in Case No. 3654/2014, Criminal/Military/Ismailia, registered under No. 58/2014 Criminal/Military/Partial/al-Mansoura

20/02/2021

The events of that incident date back to September 2014, when reports were received about the presence of adhesive material on the numbers of automated […] Read More

Report on the violations in Case No. 269/2015 Criminal/ Military/Ismailia، registered as 96/2015 Criminal/Military/ Mansoura

16/02/2021

The events date back to 6/12/2014 when a fire broke out in the power transformer of the village of Aweesh al-Hajar in Dakahliya governorate, causing […] Read More