Mona Seif
Egyptian Interior Ministry denies electrical torture inside prisons
Egypt
March 10, 2021
Egyptian Interior Ministry denies electrical torture inside prisons
On Tuesday, the Egyptian Interior Ministry denied the use of electrical torture inside Egypt’s prisons, in response to statements from…
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
An activist group will hold a women's vigil with lanterns on June 21 outside the Ettehadiya presidential palace to call…
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…
Armed forces allows passage of grounded medical convoy to cross into Gaza
Egypt
July 24, 2014
Armed forces allows passage of grounded medical convoy to cross into Gaza
After much controversy, the Egyptian armed forces has finally allowed a medical convoy, that they had earlier grounded, to cross into…
FJP website holds opposition responsible for journalist death
Egypt
December 13, 2012
FJP website holds opposition responsible for journalist death
The official English-language website of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice Party Wednesday blamed the National Salvation Front opposition coalition…
Campaign calls on Morsy to release military trials detainees
Egypt
July 9, 2012
Campaign calls on Morsy to release military trials detainees
Members of the No to Military Trials campaign called on President Mohamed Morsy on Sunday to release all detainees tried…
Prosecutors release 3 activists questioned over Shafiq headquarters arson
Egypt
June 3, 2012
Prosecutors release 3 activists questioned over Shafiq headquarters arson
Political activist siblings Alaa Abd El Fattah and Mona Seif have been freed without charge after being questioned over accusations…
A year in review: The military as seen by detainees
Egypt
December 27, 2011
A year in review: The military as seen by detainees
“The army and the people were never one hand,” is the provocative title of a blogpost by Maikel Nabil, who…