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Ahead of Expected Judgment in Appeal, Civil Society Organizations Globally Call for the Release of Ahmed Douma
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from across the globe, call on the Egyptian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Egyptian activist, poet, and…
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Crackdown on Egypt’s Shia Minority and Arrest of Journalist Haidar Qandil
Egyptian authorities are carrying out a security campaign targeting the Shia minority in Egypt, coinciding with the commemoration of Karbala, one of the holiest…
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Five Years of Detention: Call on Egyptian Authorities to Release Moataz Hasab El-Naby
The Cairo Criminal Court will consider renewing the detention of Moataz Hasab El-Naby tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. Hasab El-Naby was arrested on July…
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Egypt: Rights Groups Call for The Release of Filmmaker Omar Salah Marei and Access to Medical Care
We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the continued detention of Egyptian filmmaker and screenwriter Omar Salah Marei. We call for his immediate and unconditional…
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Egypt: REDWORD condemns the forced deportation of Sudanese writer Idris Ali Babikir
The Undersigned Organizations Condemn the Forced Deportation of Sudanese Writer Idris Ali Babikir Following Grave Violations During Detention in Egypt The Undersigned Organizations expressed…
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Civil Society Organizations Worldwide Call for the Immediate Release of Ahmed Douma
We, the undersigned civil society organizations from around the world, call on Egyptian authorities to immediately release prominent activist, poet and political writer Ahmed…
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15 Years After the Egyptian Revolution: Sisi Persists in Misleading the Public
On the 15th anniversary of the January Revolution, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi continues, with remarkable persistence, to justify the past and invoke behind-the-scenes events…
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Concerns Regarding the 2025 Accreditation Review of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR)
Dear Members of the GANHRI Sub-Committee on Accreditation, Dear Members of the GANHRI Bureau, We, the undersigned human rights organizations wish to express our…
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REDWORD Discusses Coptic Issues at UN Forum
REDWORD for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression participated in the 18th session of the United Nations Forum on Minority Issues, held on November…
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Can Canada call Egypt an “ally” while ignoring its record of repression?
On November 23, 2025, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, met with Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, in South Africa during the G20…
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One year since the arrest of Abdulrahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi: a year of complicity, enforced disappearance, and diplomatic failure
The 28 December 2025, marks one year since the arrest of Egyptian–Turkish poet and opposition figure Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi in Lebanon. This incident constitutes…
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Migrants trapped in Tunisia’s exploitation and EU pressure
Tunisia In the streets of Tunis, they wait. Men from Guinea, Mali, and Sudan stand on street corners and roundabouts, their hands calloused…