At 9 am, activists, lawyers and families start coming to the Heliopolis courthouse for the first hearing of 24 people accused of protesting and vandalizing public property. Erase the year, and…
Many speak professionally of Yara Sallam, 28, as a skilled lawyer and distinguished researcher, but some also speak of her impressive passion, one that would stay with her despite everything. …
Human rights lawyer Yara Sallam will not lose her constitutional right to vote, an administrative court ruled Thursday, despite a previous conviction…
President Abdel Fattal al-Sisi has pardoned 100 young people serving time for charges including violating the protest law, the president's Facebook page announced on Wednesday. The…
The fate of the Ettehadiya defendants remains uncertain following a series of conflicting statements made in reaction to a list of defendants supposedly to…
An appeals court has amended the verdict against 23 protesters who were arrested while marching to the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace last June…
A verdict on the appeal case of 23 defendants charged with violating the Protest Law will be issued on December 28, a…
Lawyer of 23 activists sentenced on Sunday to three years imprisonment has called the verdict "politically motivated" and says legal team plans to…
«Every year, on January 25, I have the same thoughts. I don't have any memories to share. Every time I’m with friends who nostalgically remember moments…»
«Prominent young activists are in jail, stigmatization of human rights defenders has increased and further legal measures against human rights groups are expected. One could hardly…»
«The protest law passed by Hazem al-Beblawi’s government last year has proven to be as draconian and dangerous as many critics predicted. Today, a group of…»
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