Egyptian human rights

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Gaza
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Egyptian student’s letter captures plight of pro-Gaza detainees

An engineering student detained describes the physical, psychological and social toll of imprisonment for taking part in pro-Gaza protests in Egypt.

The New Arab Staff
09 January, 2026
Laila Soueif, Mother Of Jailed British-Egyptian Activist
Egyptian human rights
MENA
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Egypt must halt lengthy arbitrary detention of govt critics: UN

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
26 August, 2025
Ahmed Tantawi has been sentenced to one-year in prison with labour in what many believe is a punishment for his criticisms of Sisi
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt presidential hopeful Ahmed Tantawi questioned in new cases

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
28 April, 2025
Egyptian activist Hossam Bahgat
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt summons prominent human rights activist for interrogation

The New Arab Staff
17 January, 2025
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Egypt
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Egypt's travel ban on Palestinians, Syrians adds to their burden

Sally Ibrahim
08 January, 2025
Egypt
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How Egypt's Sisi silences dissent through denaturalisation

Ahmed Abdeen
09 September, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Crackdown on Egypt's Faisal Street over anti-Sisi signs

The New Arab
15 July, 2024
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Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian media syndicate condemns journalist's disappearance

The New Arab Staff
10 April, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt activist Hossam Bahgat's 13-year legal ordeal ends

Nabila El-Gaafary
21 March, 2024
Abdel Fatah al-Sisi
MENA
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HRW criticises wide power of Egypt's army over civilians

Thaer Mansour
05 March, 2024
Egypt
MENA
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Activist Mahienour El-Masry sues Egypt's chief prosecutors

Nabila El-Gaafary
10 August, 2023
US Senate
MENA
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US senators call for ending aid to Egypt over human rights

Brooke Anderson
03 August, 2023
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The New Arab Voice

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The Political Prisoners Dilemma

Hugo Goodridge
28 July, 2023
Abd al-Fattah al-Sisi
MENA
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Jailed Egyptian rights lawyer's wife 'freed' after detention

Thaer Mansour
17 April, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egypt faces 'serious' outcome if rockets to Russia is true

Thaer Mansour
11 April, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian doctor forcibly disappeared after FB posts on Sisi

Thaer Mansour
06 April, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Self-exiled Egyptians denied official documents: HRW

Thaer Mansour
13 March, 2023
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki's trial to resume Tuesday

Thaer Mansour
27 February, 2023
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Egypt
MENA
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COP27: Egypt prisoner dies following prolonged hunger strike

Thaer Mansour
02 November, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Egyptian artist faces 'terrorism-related charges'

Thaer Mansour
22 September, 2022
Egypt
MENA
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Prisoner allegedly 'tortured to death' at Egypt prison

Thaer Mansour
25 August, 2022