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Joint statement
Vote Yes to Human Rights, No to Oppression: Civil Society Calls to Reject Egypt’s Candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (2026-2028)
We, the undersigned civil society organizations, urge all UN member states to refrain from voting for Egypt in the upcoming elections to the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the 2026–2028 term. Membership in the Human Rights Council comes with a solemn responsibility to uphold the highest standards of international human rights and strengthen […]
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Joint statement
Egypt’s Diplomatic Missions Weaponized as Transnational Repression Tool
We strongly condemn the unprecedented weaponization of Egyptian diplomatic missions as tools of transnational repression against peaceful protesters abroad. A recently leaked recording of Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty shows him instructing embassy staff to “grab them [protestors], tie them up, drag them inside, and make their lives hell”, a shocking directive that fundamentally undermines the principles […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Egyptian Authorities Should Stop Targeting Minors Over Online Gaming Activity
We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Egyptian security services’ targeting of minors for their digital activity through online gaming platforms. This alarming practice has resulted in children being arbitrarily detained, forcibly disappeared, denied due process, and reportedly facing torture and other ill-treatment while in detention. These grave human rights violations contravene both Egypt’s national […]
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Analysis
The Egyptian Government’s Urban Control Strategies to Prevent Peaceful Protests
For decades, Egypt has seen peaceful protests on social and political issues. This analysis looks at the state’s strategies to prevent them.
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Analysis
From the Constitution to the Prison: How Egypt Penalizes Citizens for Protesting
In an era of accelerating repression and shrinking civic space in Egypt, why is the state intent on criminalising the right to protest?
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Joint statement
Egypt | Ongoing Harassment of Lina Attalah and Escalating Crackdown on Mada Masr and Independent Journalism in Egypt
The undersigned organizations condemn the ongoing judicial and security harassment of Mada Masr, one of the last operating independent media platforms in Egypt. The latest incident involved the summoning of Editor-in-Chief Lina Attalah for interrogation before the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) on Monday, 4 August 2025, in Case No. 6182 of 2025 (SSSP). This […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Rights Groups Call for End to State Harassment of Human Rights Defender Mohamed Abdel Salam and Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression
The undersigned human rights organizations call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately end all forms of harassment or intimidation against human rights defender Mohamed Abdel Salam, Executive Director of the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE), in retaliation for his legitimate human rights work. The organizations are also calling to ensure that AFTE […]
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Analysis
Imagination Vs Repression.. On State Repression in Egypt, Artivism, and the Right to Expression and Assembly.
Nearly a year after Egypt’s National Security Agency arrested cartoonist Ashraf Omar over his drawings, a look at artivism and repression.
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Analysis
The Street Is Not Yours: Repression of Bodies and Assemblies in Egypt
Since July 2013, the Egyptian state has repressed bodies and assemblies in public space.
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Letter
JOINT NGO INPUT AHEAD OF NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR MACRO-FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO EGYPT
We, the undersigned Egyptian, regional and international human rights organisations, are writing to provide input ahead of the negotiations on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the EU’s €4 billion Macro-Financial Assistance (MFA) package to Egypt. Article 3 of the decision by the European Parliament and Council on granting MFA to Egypt states that: “The […]
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Analysis
Transnational Oppression: Gendered Repression Across Borders
For LGBTQ+ people and women of North Africa, refuge is no protection when repression crosses borders.
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Analysis
How Civil Society Organizations in North Africa Can Thrive Under Authoritarian Regimes
Civil society in North African countries faces challenges and risks, at times under authoritarian regimes.
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