Press Releases
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Apr- 2016 -25 April
State Must Protect Constitutional Right to Peaceful Protest
Activists taken from homes, mass arrests in the run-up to April 25 release those arrested in connection with planned protests;…
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Feb- 2016 -18 February
Catastrophic Violation: Police Circumvents to Continue Detaining Released Suspects, Prosecution Ignores Flagrant Falsification
Forced disappearance committed by the Ministry of Interior, followed by a release order, followed by circumvention to continue detaining suspects…
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14 February
Court Orders Reinvestigation into Air Defense Stadium Case for Lack of Confidence in Evidence
The Criminal Court judge (Circuit no. 25/North Cairo Felonies) issued his preliminary ruling today to refer the case to reinvestigations…
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9 February
ECESR Obtains 8-Year Prison Sentence for Ismailiyya Officer for Murdering Pharmacist Affifi Hassan
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) obtained a ruling to sentence Mohamed Mahmoud Ibraheem, Ismailiyya Inspection Officer,…
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7 February
Murdering Giulio Regeni: The Rise of State Terror
Who Murdered Giulio Regeni? Joint statement News about the shocking murder of the Italian researcher Giulio Regeni (28 years old)…
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Jan- 2016 -17 January
Freedom for Dr. Taher Mokhtar and Housemates
The undersigned organizations demand the immediate release of Dr. Taher Mokhtar, member of the freedom committee at the Egyptian Doctors’…
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10 January
On the Parliamentary Agenda: Nine Issues To Anchor Democracy and the Rule of Law
After more than two years without a legislature, the Egyptian parliament is finally preparing to exercise its legislative and oversight…
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2 January
War on Creativity: Closure of Townhouse Gallery & Rawabet Theater Another Step to Shut Public Space in Egypt
Joint statement The undersigned organizations express condemnation of the repressive measures that have recently been taken against a number…
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Dec- 2015 -31 December
Enforcement without Constraints: Judicial Enforcement Authority for Syndicates – Coverage Report
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR), in cooperation with the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression…
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28 December
Terror and Doubt Arise as Top Prosecutor Issues Gag Order on Dab’aa Nuclear Project
The undersigned NGOs are concerned about the spreading news on a gag order imposed on investigation into the Dab’aa Nuclear…
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