Latest Updates

Egypt: Reforming arbitrary pretrial detention requires political will over legal formalities

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (18:25 August 2024)| Detention Renewed for 12 Defendants Including Translator and Cartoonist Ashraf Omar, Poet Galal ElBehairy, a Student, and a Child

Restricting creative freedom in the context of Afrocentrism

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (11:18 August 2024)| Detention Renewed  for Strong Egypt Party Deputy Head Mohamed Al-Qassas, Journalist Khaled Mamdouh, and 3 Others; Hearing Set for Appeal Against Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Travel Ban

Policy Papers

Selecting university leaders within the framework of University autonomy

Position Papers

Point of order “Speech doesn’t go to court”

Viewership research and promotion of competitiveness in the media

The National Center for Translation: Towards decentralized culture

What’s next?! (Position paper on the amendment of the art-centric syndicates law)

Forbidden criticism .. Does Mido deserve accountability and punishment?

Policy Papers

Selecting university leaders within the framework of University autonomy

Position Papers

Point of order “Speech doesn’t go to court”

Most Read

Top secret .. How did laws restrict the circulation of information in Egypt?

Blocked Websites List

Decision from an Unknown Body: On blocking websites in Egypt

The files of detained journalists, creators and acadiemics

Detained Academics

Detained Journalists

Detained Creators

Legal news

Detention of Citizen Returning from the UAE to Visit His Family is Renewed

Detention Renewed for a Mother of Two Due to Facebook Posts on Power Outages

After exceeding a year in pretrial detention, the 4 students who created the “Batman Helwan” event were released under the guarantee of their residence among dozens of others

Release of employee Muhammad Abu Mandour after 1 year and half in detention

Weekly Legal Bulletin

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (11:18 August 2024)| Detention Renewed  for Strong Egypt Party Deputy Head Mohamed Al-Qassas, Journalist Khaled Mamdouh, and 3 Others; Hearing Set for Appeal Against Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Travel Ban

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (4:11 August 2024)| Renewal of Detention for Cartoonist and Translator Ashraf Omar, Along with 8 Other Defendants, Including a Child and an Activist Imprisoned for 10 Years

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (28 July: 4 August 2024)| Renewal Detention for 11 Persons, Including Journalist Khaled Mamdouh and 2 of Al-Ahly Club Fans

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (21:28 July 2024)| A Journalist and a Cartoonist Detained After Forcibly Disappeared; Release of Two Students Who Found “Students for Palestine” and Detention Renewed for Two Others Supporting the Palestinian Case

Monthly Newsletter

AFTE’s Newsletter: June 2024

AFTE’s Newsletter: May 2024

AFTE’s Newsletter: April 2024

AFTE’s Newsletter: March 2024

Statements

AFTE Condemns the Enforced Disappearance of Journalist Khaled Mamdouh and Calls on The Ministry of Interior to Immediately Release him

AFTE condemns the enforced disappearance of activist Mahmoud Mohamed after the Ministry of Interior refuses to enforce the court's decision to release him

Two students disappeared four days ago: Their whereabouts should be revealed immediately, they should be released, and the agencies involved in their disappearance should be investigated

Joint statements

Human Rights Organizations condemn the targeting of ElMaraya for Culture and Arts and call for the protection of cultural institutions in Egypt

Human Rights Organizations Condemn Crackdown on Egyptian Journalists, and Warn of Widening Press Freedom Violations

Joint statement: Human rights organizations hold the Ministry of Interior responsible for the safety of Ahmed Douma and warn it against targeting him over his poetry

Further Publications

Research

Restricting creative freedom in the context of Afrocentrism

The second quarterly report on the state of freedom of expression in Egypt (1 April – 30 June 2024)

Fact Sheet: Prisoner of Conscience Mohamed Oxygen

The First Quarterly Report on the State of Freedom of Expression in Egypt (From January 1 to March 30, 2024)

Advocacy

Egypt: Reforming arbitrary pretrial detention requires political will over legal formalities

Human Rights Organizations condemn the targeting of ElMaraya for Culture and Arts and call for the protection of cultural institutions in Egypt

Human Rights Organizations Condemn Crackdown on Egyptian Journalists, and Warn of Widening Press Freedom Violations

AFTE’s Newsletter: July 2024

Legal Updates

Detention Renewed for a Mother of Two Due to Facebook Posts on Power Outages

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (18:25 August 2024)| Detention Renewed for 12 Defendants Including Translator and Cartoonist Ashraf Omar, Poet Galal ElBehairy, a Student, and a Child

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (11:18 August 2024)| Detention Renewed  for Strong Egypt Party Deputy Head Mohamed Al-Qassas, Journalist Khaled Mamdouh, and 3 Others; Hearing Set for Appeal Against Ahmed Samir Santawy’s Travel Ban

After Being Arrested from her Home; a Woman Was Detained for Criticizing the President and Government Policies on Social Media

AFTE’s Weekly Legal Bulletin (4:11 August 2024)| Renewal of Detention for Cartoonist and Translator Ashraf Omar, Along with 8 Other Defendants, Including a Child and an Activist Imprisoned for 10 Years

Legislations

Draft of Access to Information Law 2023 submitted by AFTE to the national dialogue

Egyptian judicial rulings and freedom of information

Pretrial detention in Egyptian legislation

Open Access.. Arab regional lessons drawn from information access laws in Jordan and Tunisia

Top secret .. How did laws restrict the circulation of information in Egypt?