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Urgent Action update: Amal Fathy remains imprisoned in Egypt as trial is postponed

Amal Fathy’s trial was postponed to 8 September in one case and her pre-trial detention renewed for 15 days in another.

2nd update on UA 98/18 issued 16/08/2018

Urgent Action update: Prisoner of conscience on hunger strike in Egypt

Human rights defender Hanan Badr el-Din has begun a hunger strike after her pre-trial detention has been extended.

2nd update on UA 129/17 issued 07/08/2018

Urgent Action Update: Arbitrarily detained prisoner on hunger strike in Egypt

Ola al-Qaradawi started a hunger strike, demanding the end of her arbitrary detention and abusive prison conditions

2nd Update on UA 206/17 issued 05/07/2018

Urgent Action update: Amal Fathy remains in Egypt jail for charges in one case

An Egyptian prosecutor has two weeks to decide whether to renew Amal Fathy's detention on the second case or release her.

1st update on UA 98/18 issued 28/06/2018

Urgent Action Update: 30 June set as date of verdict for Shawkan in Egypt

The Court has set the 30 June as the date for issuing the verdict in the case against “Shawkan and 738 other defendants.

14th Update on UA 243/14 issued 31/05/2018

Urgent Action: Detained for addressing sexual harassment in Egypt

Egyptian authorities ordered the pre-trial detention of woman human rights defender Amal Fathy for a total of 30 days.

UA 98/18 issued 18/05/2018

Urgent Action: Egyptian defenders and journalists detained

Ezzat Ghoniem has been detained for almost a month over unfounded charges along with journalists and a lawyer.

UA 69/18 issued 02/04/2018

Urgent Action Update: Court upholds death sentences of two men in Egypt

The Supreme Military Court of Appeals upheld the death sentences of two men, who are now at imminent risk of execution.

6th Update on UA 091/16 issued 28/03/2018

Urgent Action Update: Prosecutor calls for death penalty in mass trials in Egypt

The prosecutor in the “Rabaa dispersal” case has called for sentencing of 739 defendants, including Shawkan, to death.

13th Update on UA 243/14 issued 12/03/2018

Urgent Action update: Six men to be executed in Egypt if last appeal rejected

On 12 February, the Supreme Military Court postponed the verdict of six men appealing their death sentence to 26 February

5th update on UA 91/16 issued 20/02/2018