The Committee for Justice (CFJ) welcomes the release decisions issued between 29 March and 7 April 2026, which resulted in the release of 62 political detainees held in connection with various cases by the Supreme State Security Prosecution. CFJ considers the move a positive step toward easing the use of prolonged pretrial detention.
According to CFJ’s documentation, the releases were issued as follows:
29 March
Mahmoud Atef Mokhtar, Mohamed Fakhry Mohamed Abdel‑Rabbu, Ahmed Ibrahim Ibrahim, Hussein Shaaban, Mohamed Fathy Mohamed El‑Sayed, Hossam Mohamed, Mahmoud Abdullah Saada, Ahmed El‑Sayed Attia, Reda Abdel‑Moatem El‑Sayed, Gamal Abdel‑Hamid, Mohamed Mahmoud Abdel‑Azim, Mahmoud Mohamed.
31 March
Karim Tarek El‑Sayed, Jalal El‑Din Mohamed, Farag Safi Attia, Ahmed Mohamed Atwa, Mostafa Atwa, Mohamed Ibrahim Attia, Hassan Zakaria, Youssef Kamel, Mohamed Abdel‑Shafy, Farid Adel Ibrahim, Hany Saeed Mostafa.
1 April
Mohamed Adel Mohamed Ezzat, Ziad Yasser Youssef El‑Shazly, Youssef Yasser Youssef El‑Shazly, Ibrahim Ahmed Abdel‑Razek Attia, Mohamed Tawfiq Sayed Ahmed, Mohamed Metwally Abdel‑Maged, Mahmoud Sayed Sayed Gad, Hussein Hosny Hassan Mohamed, Sabry Mostafa Khodr, Ahmed Magdy Mohamed Farah, Sherif El‑Sayed Hassan El‑Sayed, Karim Khaled Hassan El‑Sayed.
3 April
Hossam Shahdy, Hatem Moawad, Hamada Ragab, Abu Bakr Abdel‑Halim, Ahmed Kamel, Atef Abu El‑Saoud, Mohamed Hassan, Ayman Mohamed, Abdullah Mohamed, Youssef Mohamed.
5 April
Haitham Abdeen, Mohamed Omar, Mohamed Ahmed, Tarek Ibrahim El‑Sayed, Mohamed Abdel‑Hamid, Mohamed Hamada, Mohamed Ahmed Taha, Mohamed Nabil, Islam Mohamed, Mohamed Rabie, Assem Samir Ibrahim.
6 April
Sherif El‑Rouby, Sayed Meshagheb, Nermin Hussein, Ahmed Araby, Mohamed Sayed Ahmed Othman, Samy Ahmed Mohamed Abdel‑Gawad, Samy Yehia Mohamed El‑Gendy, Ahmed Azzam Rashwan Rashwan, Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Mohamed, Mohamed Ali Abdel‑Latif, Mohamed Sayed Ahmed, Salah Mohamed Khodeir, Reda Mohamed.
7 April
Ahmed Abusteit, Ali Abu El‑Magd, Ali Mohamed Ali, Bishoy Tawfiq, Mario Abdel‑Nour, Ahmed Hussein.
CFJ considers these releases a positive development, but stresses that they remain limited given the continued detention of many others on similar charges.
The Committee for Justice calls for expanding release decisions to include all detainees held in opinion‑ and expression‑related cases, ending the use of prolonged pretrial detention, and ensuring full respect for detainees’ legal rights in a manner that strengthens the rule of law.