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Statements & Press
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Egyptian Authorities Should Stop Targeting Minors Over Online Gaming Activity
Egyptian Authorities Should Stop Targeting Minors Over Online Gaming Activity We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Egyptian security services’ targeting of minors…
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REDWORD Condemns Arrest of an Egyptian Journalist’s Brother, Calls for Immediate Release and End to Transnational Repression
Press Release – Toronto / Cairo / The Hague REDWORD for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression strongly condemns the arrest of Mohamed…
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Ongoing Harassment of Lina Attalah and Escalating Crackdown on Mada Masr and Independent Journalism in Egypt
The undersigned organizations condemn the ongoing judicial and security harassment of Mada Masr, one of the last operating independent media platforms in Egypt. The…
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200 Days of Abdulrahman Yusuf’s Enforced Disappearance: Reveal His Whereabouts. Ensure His Safety. Release Him Now.
The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned over the continued enforced disappearance of Turkish-Egyptian poet and political dissident Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi for more than 200…
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Rights Groups Call on Egyptian Authorities to Immediately Release Dr. Salah Soltan and All Wrongfully Detained Prisoners Sentenced in Case No. 1766 of 2022
We, the undersigned organizations, are deeply alarmed by the news that Egyptian academic and U.S. lawful permanent resident Dr. Salah Soltan is enduring a…
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Egypt: In absentia verdict against politician Hisham Kassem reinforces growing pattern of transnational repression targeting exiled dissidents
The undersigned organizations unequivocally condemn the verdict issued in absentia on 14 May 2025 by the Cairo Economic Misdemeanor Court, sentencing prominent publisher and…
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As Trump visits Saudi Arabia, groups call for the kingdom to end repression of journalists
As global attention turns to U.S. President Donald Trump’s first international visit to Saudi Arabia on May 13, many journalists inside the kingdom will…
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Rights organizations condemn violations in Badr 3 prison as multiple prisoners attempt suicide amid surge of restrictions, harassment, and medical neglect
The undersigned organizations are alarmed by the escalating human rights violations inside the Badr Correction and Rehabilitation Complex, particularly in Badr 3 prison, where…
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Rights Groups Warn Against Designating Egypt as a Safe Country of Origin
The undersigned organizations find the European Commission’s April 16, 2025 proposal to establish a Union-wide list of “safe countries of origin” and to include…
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14 Human Rights Organizations Demand Justice for The Extrajudicial Killing of Two Young Persons in Marsa Matrouh
The undersigned organizations express their solidarity to the people of Marsa Matrouh governorate in Egypt for the extrajudicial killings during the police pursuit of…
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REDWORD in Community Partnership with the Arabic Canadian Book Fair (ACBF)
REDWORD for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression welcomes the community partnership with the 2025 Canadian Arabic Book Fair, held in the city of…
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In Solidarity with Daraj and Megaphone Amid a Coordinated Campaign
In light of the coordinated campaign targeting Lebanese independent media outlets Daraj and Megaphone, we, the undersigned group of civil society and media organizations…