As part of its ongoing monitoring of the legal situation related to key human rights cases in Egypt, the Committee for Justice (CFJ) has issued its weekly bulletin detailing the latest developments in major cases. The bulletin, published through its political case agenda, was launched to facilitate access to information regarding hearing dates and updates on human rights cases in a simplified and accessible format. Below are the updates for the period from 14 to June 19, 2025:
1- Case Name: Nour al-Din Zinki Organization
Date: June 14, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the trial of three defendants in Case No. 387/2024 Criminal – State Security, commonly known as the “Nour al-Din Zinki Organization” affiliated with Jabhat al-Nusra for urgent criminal prosecution, to September 6, 2025, for final arguments.
2- Case Name: Joining a Terrorist Group in New Cairo District
Date: June 14, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 56 defendants accused of joining a terrorist group in Case No. 12629/2024 Criminal – Fifth New Cairo District, to September 6, 2025, for review of case documents and preparation for closing arguments.
3- Case Name: Thematic Committees in New Cairo District
Date: June 14, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed El-Saeed El-Sharbini
Details: The First Terrorism Circuit at the Badr Court Complex decided to adjourn the trial of 61 defendants, including 18 detained pending investigation, in Case No. 9644/2024 Criminal – Fifth New Cairo District, commonly known as the “Thematic Committees in New Cairo” case, to September 20, 2025, for final arguments.
4- Case Name: ISIS Sohag
Date: June 14, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, sentenced five members of the “ISIS Sohag Cell” in Case No. 426/2024 Criminal – First New Cairo District, registered under No. 13/2024 (Cairo New District) and No. 48/2024 Criminal – State Security, to life imprisonment. The court also ordered their inclusion in the lists of terrorist entities and individuals, dissolution of the group, closure of all its premises inside and outside Egypt, placed them under police surveillance for five years following completion of sentence, and mandated participation in rehabilitation programs for five years.
5- Case Name: Woman Charged with Joining a Terrorist Group and Possessing Explosives in Haram
Date: June 14, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed El-Saeed El-Sharbini
Details: The First Terrorism Circuit, held at the Badr Court Complex, sentenced the defendant M.S. in Case No. 45369/2024 Criminal – Haram District, to life imprisonment on charges of joining a terrorist group, manufacturing and possessing explosive materials, and planning terrorist operations in Haram and Faisal districts.
6- Case Name: Cabinet Clashes
Date: June 15, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the retrial of nine defendants charged with violence, arson, and rioting near the Council of Ministers, People’s Assembly, Shura Council, and the Egyptian Scientific Institute, in the case known as the “Cabinet Clashes,” to September 7, 2025, for continuation of final arguments.
7- Case Name: Al-Azhar University Clashes
Date: June 15, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed Saied El-Sharbini
Details: The First Criminal Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, held at the Badr Court Complex, issued its verdict in the retrial of defendant number 35 in the indictment of Case No. 7399/2013 Minor Offenses – Second Nasr City, commonly known as the “Al-Azhar University Clashes.”
8- Case Name: Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Committees
Date: June 15, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the trial of 70 defendants accused of joining a terrorist cell in Case No. 56/2025 Criminal – Second Nasr City District, to September 7, 2025, to hear witness statements.
9- Case Name: Taliban Group
Date: June 15, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed Saied El-Sharbini
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of Abdullah Mohamed Farouk Yousef, accused of joining the “Taliban Group” affiliated with Al-Qaeda, in Case No. 6326/2025 Criminal – Maadi District, to September 7, 2025, for review and preparation for final arguments.
10- Case Name: Beit al-Muqaddas Organization
Date: June 15, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed Saied El-Sharbini
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 24 defendants in the Beit al-Muqaddes Organization case, in Case No. 403/2025 Criminal – Zayton District, to September 7, 2025, for review and preparation for final arguments.
11- Case Name: Army of Muhammad Group
Date: June 15, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed Saied El-Sharbini
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of three defendants accused of joining the “Army of Muhammad Group” affiliated with Al-Qaeda, in Case No. 759/2025 Criminal – Nazlet El-Samman District, to September 7, 2025, for review and preparation for final arguments.
12- Case Name: Smuggling Terrorist Group Members Abroad Using Forged Documents
Date: June 16, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed Saied El-Sharbini
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the trial of eleven defendants accused of smuggling members of a terrorist group abroad using forged documents, to September 8, 2025.
13- Case Name: Trial of Ahmed Mihran and 28 Others on Charges of Financing Terrorism
Date: June 16, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim Mihran, owner of the International Academic Center for Leadership Preparation, and 28 other defendants charged with financing terrorism and damaging the national economy, in Case No. 15100/2024 Criminal – First Nasr City Police Station, registered under No. 444/2018 State Security Higher Prosecution File, to September 8, 2025.
14- Case Name: Trial of Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Al-Diyar Newspaper on Charges of Managing a Media Network Supporting the Muslim Brotherhood
Date: June 16, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the trial of Ahmed Abu Zeid El-Tanoubi, Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Al-Diyar newspaper, and six others, in Case No. 19782/2024 Criminal – First Nasr City Police Station, registered under No. 1654/2022 State Security Higher Prosecution File, to September 8, 2025.
15- Case Name: Joining a Terrorist Group in Ossim
Date: June 16, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of twenty defendants accused of joining a terrorist group seeking to destabilize the country’s security, in Case No. 23331/2024 Criminal – Ossim District, to September 8, 2025, for document review.
16- Case Name: Trial of 8 Defendants for Joining ISIS
Date: June 16, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of eight defendants accused of joining ISIS, in Case No. 46/2025 Criminal – Nasr City District, to September 9, 2025, for document review.
17- Case Name: Revolutionary Organization Cell
Date: June 16, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Presiding Judge: Judge Mohamed El-Saeed El-Sharbini
Details: The First Terrorism Circuit, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the trial of fifteen defendants in Case No. 19632/2024 Criminal – First Nasr City District, commonly known as the “Revolutionary Organization Cell,” to July 5, 2025, for witness testimonies.
18- Case Name: ISIS Sinai 2
Date: June 17, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of five defendants accused of joining the ISIS Sinai 2 group, in Case No. 4881/2024 Criminal – Second Sheikh Zayed District, to September 9, 2025, for document review.
19- Case Name: Tabligh and Dawah
Date: June 17, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of eight defendants accused of joining the Tabligh and Dawah group, in Case No. 145/2025 Criminal – Al-Mouski District, to September 9, 2025, for document review and preparation for closing arguments.
20- Case Name: Espionage and Founding the Free Army Group
Date: June 17, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of five defendants in the case commonly known as “Espionage by the Free Army Group,” registered as Case No. 21498/2024 Criminal – Talaat Harb District, to September 9, 2025, for document review.
21- Case Name: Joining Al-Qaeda Terrorist Organization
Date: June 17, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of two defendants accused of joining Al-Qaeda, in Case No. 298/2025 Criminal – El-Zawya El-Hamra District, to September 9, 2025, for document review.
22- Case Name: The Independence Party (Terrorist)
Date: June 18, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of forty-three defendants accused of joining a terrorist group, in Case No. 18706/2024 Criminal – Moqattam District, commonly known as the “Independence Party,” to September 9, 2025, for document review.
23- Case Name: Financing Terrorist Pages on Social Media
Date: June 18, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of eight defendants accused of spreading false news and financing terrorist pages on social media, in Case No. 709/2025 Criminal – First New Cairo District, to September 8, 2025, for document review.
24- Case Name: Woman Charged with Spreading False News in Helwan
Date: June 18, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of the defendant Hoda Abdel Hamid Mohamed Ahmed, charged with spreading false news inside and outside Egypt, in Case No. 838/2025 Criminal – Helwan District, to September 6, 2025, for document review.
25- Case Name: Joining Al-Qaeda Terrorist Organization in Agouza
Date: June 18, 2025
Location: Court Complex, Badr Prison Compound
Details: The First Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of the defendant Ibrahim Abdel Hamid Ibrahim, accused of joining Al-Qaeda, in Case No. 115/2025 Criminal – Agouza District, to September 7, 2025, for document review.
