Lawyers say the vague charges used against Girgis have been used to suppress freedom of expression
Under the state of emergency, the president and security services were granted wide-reaching powers
Why will Egypt have been under a state of emergency for nearly 18 months when the most recent extension ends in October? Emergency State Security Courts are a big reason.
Parliament approves Emergency Law amendment to address void left by 2013 constitutional court ruling
Zaki was referred to an emergency court weeks before the years-long state of emergency ended
The two years for which they were held before trial will not be deducted from their sentences
Writer and activist Alaa Abd El Fattah was sentenced on Monday to five years in prison, while lawyer Mohamed al-Baqer and blogger…
Zaki's emergency court trial was adjourned until February 1
All six defendants can still be tried separately in the original case they were detained in
Several people who criticized the government's handling of the pandemic were arrested and imprisoned
«With Sisi basing his governance on a popular mandate, is emergency law a way to maintain legitimate power?»
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