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Urgent Action update: Shwkan's trial adjourned until 17 May in Egypt
Egyptian authorities adjourned until 17 May the trial of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan. He is facing trumped-up charges as a result of his journalistic work.
Urgent action outcomes 18 May 2016 -
Update: Egyptian human rights defender detained
Lawyer and human rights defender Malek Adly was arrested and ill-treated by Egyptian security forces on 5 May
Urgent action outcomes 18 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Ahmed Abdullah's detention order renewed in Egypt
Prisoner of conscience and human rights defender, Dr Ahmed Abdullah, had his detention renewed for a further 15 days on 7 May. He has been detained since 25 April solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.
Urgent action outcomes 17 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Ahmed Abdullah's detention order renewed in Egypt
Prisoner of conscience and human rights defender, Dr Ahmed Abdullah, had his detention renewed for a further 15 days on 7 May. He has been detained since 25 April solely for peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression.
17 May 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Egyptian human rights defender arrested
Prominent human rights defender, Dr Ahmed Abdullah, was arrested at his home and beaten on 25 April
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2016 -
Urgent Action: Hundreds of protesters arrested in Egypt
Security forces arbitrarily arrested hundreds of people
Urgent action outcomes 03 May 2016 -
Giulio Regeni: May Day rally will raise murdered student's casePress release 28 Apr 2016
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Urgent Action update: concern grows for Egyptian NGOs
A court case against Egyptian human rights defenders has now increased to include three other human rights organizations.
Urgent action outcomes 27 Apr 2016 -
Egypt: hundreds arrested as authorities show 'paranoia' over protestPress release 26 Apr 2016
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Giulio Regeni: rally for tortured student in Cambridge on FridayPress release 19 Apr 2016
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Urgent Action: NGOs in Egypt face unprecedented crackdown
The Egyptian government has closed a torture-rehabilitation centre and human rights defenders have faced harassment.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Apr 2016 -
Urgent Action good news: Mahmoud Hussein released on bailing Egypt
Prisoner of conscience Mahmoud Hussein was released on 25 March 2016 after more than two years in detention.
Urgent action outcomes 12 Apr 2016 -
Urgent Action update: Shawkan's trial postponed until 23 April in Egypt
The trial of photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid, popularly known as Shawkan has been postponed until 23 April 2016.
Urgent action outcomes 08 Apr 2016 -
Egypt: NGOs 'being treated like an enemy of the state', say 14 leading NGOsPress release 23 Mar 2016
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Free Mahmoud Hussein, arrested in Egypt for his t-shirtArrested for an anti-torture t-shirt 2 years ago - and tortured. Demand Mahmoud's release:
Blog post 23 Mar 2016 -
Peter GresteImprisoned for being a journalist: the nightmare that became reality for Al Jazeera reporter Peter Greste in 2013, when Egyptian authorities locked him up for simply doing his job. What really happened to Peter and his colleagues? Peter told us the whole…
18 Feb 2016 -
Egypt: attempt to close torture rehabilitation centre condemnedPress release 17 Feb 2016
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Egypt: two-year prison sentence for poet and four other activistsPress release 28 Jan 2016
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Egypt: two-year detention without trial of 'anti-torture' t-shirt teenager condemnedPress release 26 Jan 2016
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Egypt: arrest of prominent activist Hossam Bahgat is another blow for freedom of expressionPress release 09 Nov 2015
