The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) filed a lawsuit no. 47853 for the year 64 before the Court of Administrative Justice in Cairo challenging the administrative decision of the Minister of Culture issued on Tuesday, 31 August 2010. The said decision provided for the closure of all internet websites that published “illegal” material, …

Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) filed the lawsuit no. 1430 or the 65th judicial year today before the Court of Administrative Justice (Investment Conflicts Department). This lawsuit is filed against the President of the Administrative Board of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, and the Minister of Communications an…

The undersigned organizations strongly condemn the Ain Shams events of last Thursday, the 4th of November, which involved violence and harassment of students and faculty of the 9th of March movement for the independence of Egyptian universities.   A delegation from the 9th of March movement paid a visit to the Ain Shams university campus to distribute…

On the evening of Wednesday 24 November 2010, at around 8:00 pm more than 30 lawyers went to the South Giza regional office of the public prosecutor to attend the questioning of those accused in the Omrania police complaint n. 17262/2010 concerning the arrest of a number of Copts (Egyptian Christians) on the morning of 24 November 2010 in the area of Omrania…