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15-month jail upheld for activist Mahinour Al-Masry
Egypt
May 31, 2015
15-month jail upheld for activist Mahinour Al-Masry
An Alexandria misdemeanour court on Sunday handed a 15-month jail term for political activist Mahinour Al-Masry and nine others over…
Prosecutor requests to reopen investigation into death of Morsi-era alleged torture victim
Egypt
March 23, 2015
Prosecutor requests to reopen investigation into death of Morsi-era alleged torture victim
Egypt's top prosecutor received on Monday a request to reopen investigation into the death of political activist Mohamed al-Gendy who…
Court adjourns Esraa Abdel Fattah appeal against travel ban
Egypt
March 10, 2015
Court adjourns Esraa Abdel Fattah appeal against travel ban
Activist Esraa Abdel Fattah's court appeal against being banned from traveling has been ajourned to 12 May by the administrative…
NCHR expresses solidarity with killed activist and lawyer
Egypt
March 5, 2015
NCHR expresses solidarity with killed activist and lawyer
The National Council for Human Rights expressed solidarity with the case of Shaimaa al-Sabagh, an activist killed by the police…
Verdict date in Alaa Abdel Fattah’s trial set
Egypt
February 16, 2015
Verdict date in Alaa Abdel Fattah’s trial set
The verdict date for renowned activist Alaa Abdel Fattah and 24 others who face charges of illegal assembly has been…
Activists trial over breaking into Raml police station adjourned until 13 October
Egypt
July 21, 2014
Activists trial over breaking into Raml police station adjourned until 13 October
Raml Misdemeanor Court adjourned on Monday the trial of Egyptian activist Mahinour al-Masry and nine others for allegedly breaking into…
Court to decide on appeal against jailing Mahinour al-Masry 20 July
Egypt
June 28, 2014
Court to decide on appeal against jailing Mahinour al-Masry 20 July
Alexandria Appeals Court set 20 July to decide on an appeal filed by Egyptian activist Mahinour al-Masry against her two-year…
Trial of activist Douma, 268 others postponed to 15 June
Egypt
June 4, 2014
Trial of activist Douma, 268 others postponed to 15 June
On Wednesday, Cairo Criminal Court postponed the trial of activist Ahmed Douma and 268 others over the 2011 Cabinet clashes…
US activist banned access to Egypt
Egypt
April 26, 2014
US activist banned access to Egypt
Egyptian authorities deported on Saturday US activist named Mary Elizabeth Marshal, 28, to New York City according to a security…
US activist says held in Cairo Airport before heading to Gaza
Egypt
March 4, 2014
US activist says held in Cairo Airport before heading to Gaza
US Activist Medea Benjamin, cofounder of the peace group Code Pink, said that Egyptian security services arrested her at Cairo…