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Joint statement
Egypt | Rights Groups Condemn the Arbitrary Referral of Exiled Academic Taqadum Al-Khatib to Trial and Call for an End to Transnational Repression
The undersigned organizations express their condemnation of the continued persecution and harassment of Egyptian researcher and academic Dr. Taqadum Al-Khatib, who has been living in exile in Germany, following a new arbitrary in absentia decision by the Egyptian authorities to refer him, along with 168 others, to criminal trial in Case No. 29/2025 […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Urgent Appeal on the Critical Health Condition of Egyptian Lawyer and Human Rights Defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim
The undersigned human rights organizations are deeply concerned over the severe deterioration in the health of lawyer and human rights defender Hoda Abdel-Moneim, 66 years old, who has been in pretrial detention since 1st of November 2018. Abdel-Moneim‘s life is imminently at risk. According to her lawyer, Ms. Abdelmonem had two heart attacks on 23 […]
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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 | 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
200 Days of Abdulrahman Yusuf’s Enforced Disappearance: Reveal His Whereabouts. Ensure His Safety. Release Him Now.
The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned over the continued enforced disappearance of Turkish-Egyptian poet and political dissident Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi for more than 200 days. Abdulrahman Yusuf was arrested in Lebanon on 28 December 2024 and forcibly extradited to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on 8 January 2025, in flagrant violation of due process guarantees […]
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Letter
Joint Letter to the Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Urging Action on the Ongoing Detention of Galal El-Behairy
On July 31, 2025, +10 human rights organizations wrote to the Egyptian Ambassador to the U.S. Motaz Zahran urging him to raise our concerns about the detention of poet and PEN/Barbey Freedom to Write Award honoree Galal El-Behairy with relevant authorities in Cairo. Your Excellency, We, the undersigned human rights organizations, are deeply alarmed by […]
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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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Joint statement
Egypt | Rights Groups Call on Egyptian Authorities to Immediately Release Dr. Salah Soltan and All Wrongfully Detained Prisoners Sentenced in Case No. 1766 of 2022
We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply alarmed by the news that Egyptian academic and U.S. lawful permanent resident Dr. Salah Soltan is enduring a potentially life-threatening medical crisis and is at increased risk of sudden death while detained in Egypt’s Badr 1 prison without sufficient medical care. We urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately and […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Rights organizations call on Egypt to end transnational repression against exiled journalist Basma Mostafa
We, the undersigned organizations, call on the Egyptian government to immediately end its campaign of transnational repression targeting exiled Egyptian journalists. We specifically urge the government to respond to the UN report detailing the harassment and surveillance of Egyptian investigative journalist Basma Mostafa, currently residing in Germany. We further urge German authorities to ensure her […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | Urgent Call for Independent Investigation into Torture and Death of Mahmoud Mika in Egyptian Custody
We, the undersigned rights organizations, express our alarm over the growing number of detainee deaths in Egyptian prisons, amid consistent indications that many of these deaths were a result of torture and ill-treatment in detention facilities. We further condemn the Egyptian government’s entrenchment of impunity through its policies and practices, which collectively lack any credible […]
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Joint statement
Egypt: Urgent action for Alaa Abd el-Fattah and Laila Soueif needed
The Rt Hon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer KC 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AB 30 May 2025 Dear Prime Minister, We are writing as a coalition of 21 organisations deeply concerned about the ongoing detention of British-Egyptian writer and prisoner of conscience Alaa Abd el-Fattah, and the rapidly deteriorating health of his mother Laila […]
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Joint statement
Egypt | In absentia verdict against politician Hisham Kassem reinforces growing pattern of transnational repression targeting exiled dissidents
The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the verdict issued in absentia on 14 May 2025 by the Cairo Economic Misdemeanor Court, sentencing prominent publisher and political dissident Hisham Kassem to six months in prison with labor and ordering him to pay a fine of 20,000 Egyptian pounds. The sentence stems from charges of defamation, slander, and […]
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