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 21 to June 26, 2025:
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Case Name: ISIS Helwan (2)
Date: June 21, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of five defendants in Case No. 388/2024 Criminal – Supreme State Security Court, commonly known as “Daesh Helwan,” to September 15, 2025, to allow the attendance of the first defendant from his place of detention.
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Case Name: Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice Party Cells
Date: June 21, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Anti-Terrorism Circuit, First Criminal Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the review of Case No. 381/2024 Criminal – State Security Affairs, registered under Case No. 9453/2024 Criminal – Omraniya, commonly known as “Muslim Brotherhood Freedom and Justice Party Cells.” The case involves 117 terrorist elements affiliated with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group. The trial was adjourned to August 25, 2025, to allow the attendance of defendant No. 22 from his place of detention.
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Case Name: The Revolutionary Council Organization
Date: June 21, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of 50 defendants in Case No. 14739/2024 Criminal – Nasr City, commonly known as “The Revolutionary Council Organization,” affiliated with the banned Muslim Brotherhood group, to August 24, 2025, for preparation and review.
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Case Name: Trial of Four Defendants for Joining ISIS Terrorist Group
Date: June 21, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of four defendants accused of joining the ISIS terrorist organization in Case No. 83/2024 Criminal – Nasr City, to August 24, 2025, for preparation and review.
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Case Name: Ahrar al-Sham
Date: June 21, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 89 defendants from terrorist elements in Case No. 535/2025 Criminal – Nasr City, commonly known as “Ahrar al-Sham,” affiliated with the Al-Nusra Front, to June 28, 2025, for preparation and review.
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Case Name: Trial of 24 Defendants for Joining the Muslim Brotherhood Terrorist Group
Date: June 21, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 24 defendants accused of joining the Muslim Brotherhood terrorist group in Case No. 15071/2024 Criminal – Tahrir Square District, to August 24, 2025, for preparation and review.
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Case Name: Killing of Officer Wael Taahon – Tactical Cells in Nozha
Date: June 22, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of 41 terrorist elements in Case No. 1430/2018 File – Supreme State Security, registered under Case No. 1149/2024 Criminal – Nozha, commonly known as “Tactical Cells in Nozha.” The case relates to attacks targeting New Cairo Court and postal stations in Nozha. The trial was adjourned to September 27, 2025, to hear witness testimonies.
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Case Name: Hasm Terrorist Cells (2)
Date: June 22, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of 111 defendants in the case known as “Hasm Terrorist Cells” and “Liwaa al-Thawra,” accused of establishing a terrorist group, misusing social media, possessing unlicensed firearms, and committing acts of terrorism financing, to September 16, 2025, to hear witness statements.
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Case Name: Al-Qaeda Cluster Cells
Date: June 22, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 78 defendants accused of joining the “Al-Qaeda Cluster Cells” in Case No. 19115/2024 Criminal – Nasr City, where they targeted police officers in Orman and Imbaba police stations, to September 15, 2025, for preparation and review.
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Case Name: Explosives Cell
Date: June 22, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of nine defendants in the case known as the “Explosives Cell” in Case No. 713/2025 Criminal – Matariya, which involved targeting Matariya Police Station and security checkpoints in the area, to August 10, 2025, for preparation and review.
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Case Name: War of Gangs
Date: June 22, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 11 defendants accused of joining the group known as “War of Gangs” in Case No. 68534/2024 Criminal – Giza, to August 25, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Al-Tajammu’ Cell (The Gathering Cell)
Date: June 22, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of 73 defendants from terrorist elements in the case commonly known as “Al-Tajammu’ Cell,” to September 9, 2025, to continue closing arguments.
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Case Name: Kerdasa Explosives Cell
Date : June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex (Correctional and Rehabilitation Center Branch)
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex under the Correctional and Rehabilitation Center branch, chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of 13 terrorist elements in Case No. 16563/2023 Criminal – Kerdasa District, registered under File No. 2529/2023 Supreme State Security, commonly known as the “Kerdasa Explosives Cell,” to September 13, 2025, to complete the opening of evidence packages.
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Case Name: The Major Media-Based Terrorist Financing Network
Date: June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Emergency Criminal Circuit for State Security Cases, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the proceedings in the case known as the “Major Media-Based Terrorist Financing Network” to July 26, 2025, to continue defense summations.
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Case Name: Smuggling Dollars Abroad for the Muslim Brotherhood
Date: June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of an airline steward working for a well-known airline company and six others who were involved in smuggling foreign currency to Muslim Brotherhood members abroad. The case, numbered 12851/2024 Criminal – First New Cairo District, and registered under File No. 386/2024 Supreme State Security, was adjourned to September 28, 2025, for final arguments.
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Case Name: The Masked Group (Al-Mulathameen)
Date: June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Anti-Terrorism Circuit, First Criminal Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 37 defendants accused of joining the terrorist group “Al-Mulathameen,” affiliated with ISIS, in Case No. 14489/2024 Criminal – Fifth New Cairo District, to September 27, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Attack on the Military Police Barracks in Alexandria (Markaz Mergham)
Date: June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Anti-Terrorism Circuit, First Criminal Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 17 defendants charged with attacking the military police barracks in Alexandria (“Markaz Mergham”), in Case No. 19783/2024 Criminal – Nasr City, to September 27, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Trial of Six Defendants for Joining Al-Qaeda
Date: June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Anti-Terrorism Circuit, First Criminal Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of six defendants charged with joining Al-Qaeda in Case No. 6573/2025 Criminal – First New Cairo District, to September 27, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Revolutionary Youth Cells (Al-Harak)
Date: June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Anti-Terrorism Circuit, First Criminal Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 27 defendants charged with joining the “Revolutionary Youth Cells” (Al-Harak), in Case No. 500/2025 Criminal – October 6th City, to September 27, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Raba’a Dispersal Case (Nahda Square)
Date: June 23, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the retrial of defendant Gamal Abdel Dayem Abdel Monem Khalafallah, listed as defendant No. 251 in the indictment of Case No. 12681/2013 Criminal – Giza District, commonly known as the “Raba’a Dispersal Case (Nahda Square),” to July 28, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Delta Province
Date: June 24, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of nine defendants belonging to dangerous terrorist groups in Case No. 379/2024 Criminal – Supreme State Security Affairs, registered under Case No. 13552/2024 Criminal – Helwan, and commonly known as the “Delta Province Terrorist Organization,” to August 23, 2025, for defense summation.
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Case Name: The Maaz El-Sharqawi Forgery Cell
Date: June 24, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, issued its verdict in the trial of 19 defendants charged with joining a terrorist organization, financing terrorism, and forging official documents to achieve terrorist objectives—commonly known as the “Forgery Cell of Al-Marg.”
The court sentenced 11 defendants to life imprisonment, six to fifteen-year terms of aggravated imprisonment, and one defendant to ten years. The criminal case against defendant Amr Moussa Abdel Majeed Badawi was dismissed due to his death. The court also ordered all convicted individuals to be placed on the terror list, and reaffirmed that the Muslim Brotherhood is a terrorist entity under Law No. 8 of 2015 on Terrorist Entities and Individuals. In addition, the court ruled that all convicts shall remain under police surveillance for five years following the completion of their sentences.
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Case Name: Attack on Land Registration Office and Gold Shops in Al-Marg
Date: June 24, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of four defendants accused of targeting the Land Registration Office and security checkpoints and gold shops in New Al-Marg, in Case No. 283/2025 Criminal – Hadayek El-Qubba, to September 14, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Trial of Eight Defendants for Joining ISIS
Date: June 24, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of eight defendants accused of joining ISIS in Case No. 18600/2024 Criminal – Nasr City, commonly known as “ISIS Nasr City,” to September 14, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Attempted Murder of a Police Officer – Sinai Province
Date: June 24, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 34 defendants accused of joining ISIS’s Sinai Province and attempting to assassinate a police officer from the Giza Security Directorate, in Case No. 15657/2024 Criminal – Dokki, to September 14, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Attack on Al-Marazeq Checkpoint
Date: June 24, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of a single ISIS-affiliated defendant accused of attacking the Al-Marazeq checkpoint in Giza, in Case No. 7730/2024 Criminal – Hawamidiya, to September 15, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Helawan Brigades
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the retrial of defendant Mohamed Ahmed Mohamed in Case No. 6997/2015 Criminal – Helwan, commonly known as the “Helawan Brigades,” to September 30, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Reorganization of Specialized Ikhwan Cells – Al-Shorouk Cell
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the trial of 57 defendants from Muslim Brotherhood elements accused of planning to restructure the Brotherhood’s Supreme Administrative Committee and its subordinate committees to continue hostile operations against state institutions—commonly known as the “Al-Shorouk Cell”—to the first Monday of the second week of October’s court term, to continue defense summations, with pre-trial detention maintained.
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Case Name: Attack on Minya Security Directorate
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of five defendants accused of attacking the Minya Security Directorate, in Case No. 20905/2024 Criminal – Nozha, to September 30, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: The Armed Tripartite Organization
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of three defendants accused of involvement in the “Armed Tripartite Organization,” in Case No. 940/2025 Criminal – Ain Shams, to September 30, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Specialized Work Cells in Dar al-Salam
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 23 defendants accused of involvement in the “Specialized Work Cells” in Dar al-Salam, in Case No. 11801/2024 Criminal – Dar al-Salam, to September 29, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Hostile Operations Cells
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 24 defendants accused of involvement in the “Hostile Operations Cells,” in Case No. 21574/2024 Criminal – Third Nasr City, to September 29, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Educational Family Cells
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of 80 defendants accused of involvement in the “Educational Family Cells” linked to the Muslim Brotherhood, in Case No. 14487/2024 Criminal – Fifth New Cairo District, to September 29, 2025, for review and preparation.
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Case Name: Threat to Bomb EgyptAir Flight
Date: June 25, 2025
Location: Badr Court Complex
Details: The Second Criminal Circuit, First Instance, held at the Badr Court Complex and chaired by Judge Wajdi Abdel Monem, decided to adjourn the first session of the trial of a defendant accused of threatening to commit a terrorist act in Case No. 760/2025 Criminal – Nozha, to September 30, 2025, for review and preparation.
