The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) and the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemn the ruling by Luxor court of misdemeanor to fine Coptic teacher Demiana Abdelnour a sum of 100 thousand Egyptian pounds, while referring the civil component of the claim to the respective civil court in case no. 1647/2013 filed by the p…

The undersigned organizations condemn the sentence in absentia by the Beba court of misdemeanor in Beni Eouief (see below) against writer and human rights activist and director of the Land Center for Human Rights, Mr. Karam Saber. The case which carries the number 8729/2013 concluded with a prison sentence of five years and a 1000 EGP bail, was filed against…

The last 48 hours witnessed what can be described as the most aggressive as well as most organized attack on the media, affecting all media channels in Egypt, both private and governmental. After Morsi finished his speech to the nation, concluding a year since his election as president of the republic, last Wednesday, violations increased significantly again…

The undersigned organizations express their concern regarding the exceptional procedures taken yesterday against Islamist satellite channels, which included the breaking by security forces into offices of those channels, arrest of several of their crew and closing their broadcast in view of their incitement of violence against protesters and mobilizing suppo…