protest law
Activists, rights advocates say protest law offends Egypt, people
Egypt
November 26, 2014
Activists, rights advocates say protest law offends Egypt, people
The Journalists Syndicate’s freedoms committee held a symposium on Monday to mark the one year anniversary of the protest law.Attendees…
Washington concerned for jail of activists over unlicensed protests
Egypt
October 29, 2014
Washington concerned for jail of activists over unlicensed protests
The United States has expressed concerns over a jail sentence issued against 23 Egyptian activists over charges of breaking protest…
Activists get 3 years in jail for june presidential palace protests
Egypt
October 26, 2014
Activists get 3 years in jail for june presidential palace protests
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday sentenced activist Sanaa Seif Abdel Fattah and 22 others to three years in prison…
6 April Movement members sentenced to two-year imprisonment for unlicensed demos
Egypt
September 30, 2014
6 April Movement members sentenced to two-year imprisonment for unlicensed demos
Kasr Al-Nil Misdemeanor Court has sentenced nine members of the April 6 Youth Movement to two years in prison for…
Court suspends Mahinour el-Masry’s prison sentence
Egypt
September 21, 2014
Court suspends Mahinour el-Masry’s prison sentence
Alexandria Court of Appeals on Sunday accepted a challenge submitted by the defense of political activist Mahinour el-Masry to suspend…
Sources: Adly Mansour would step down as Constitutional Court considers protests law challenge
Egypt
June 18, 2014
Sources: Adly Mansour would step down as Constitutional Court considers protests law challenge
Judicial sources said that Adly Mansour, head of the Supreme Constitutional Court and former president of Egypt, would step down…
Court allows prominent lawyer to challenge protest law
Egypt
June 17, 2014
Court allows prominent lawyer to challenge protest law
The Administrative Court has allowed Khaled Ali, a lawyer and a former presidential hopeful, to appeal the constitutionality of the…
April 6 movement says detained founder on hunger strike
Egypt
June 14, 2014
April 6 movement says detained founder on hunger strike
The April 6 Youth Movement said Saturday its founder, Ahmed Maher, who is in jail for breaking protest laws, started…
Sabbahi calls for new protest law
Egypt
June 12, 2014
Sabbahi calls for new protest law
Former presidential hopeful Hamdeen Sabbahi has called for issuing a new law for regulating protests, replacing the controversial one passed…
Political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released on bail
Egypt
March 23, 2014
Political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah released on bail
The Cairo Criminal Court released on Sunday activist Alaa Abdel Fattah on a LE10,000 bail pending trial over charges of…