Egyptian authorities detained the youngest son of jailed former president Mohammed Morsi on Wednesday without giving a reason.
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Activist’s Art Offers Rare Glimpse Inside Egypt’s Prisons
Artists just freed after serving a two-year sentence for taking part in a protest has chronicled daily life in his cellblock in sketches and paintings.
Egyptian Human Rights Lawyer Was Forcibly Disappeared
An international rights group on Wednesday urged Egypt to reveal the whereabouts of a well-known human rights lawyer who went missing after being detained.
Journalists Jailed In Record Numbers Worldwide
Journalists are jailed in unusual numbers worldwide, with 262 detained for their work at the end of 2017, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.
New Report Details Deteriorating Egyptian Human Rights Conditions
Human Rights First and the Cairo Institute released a report detailing the severe crackdown on peaceful dissent and nongovernmental organizations in Egypt.
Amnesty: Crackdown Turns Egypt into ‘Open-Air Prison’ for Critics
The international human rights group said authorities had arrested at least 111 people since December for criticizing President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Bill Passed to Block Popular Egyptian Social Media Accounts
The legislation labels personal social media accounts and empowers authorities to block them as “fake news.”
How Egypt Uses Counterterror Laws to Prosecute Political Dissent
Before the March election the Egyptian police and National Security Agency forces carried out a wave of arrests
Egypt Arrests Leave Few Vocal Critics of Dictator el-Sissi
Prominent el-Sissi critics detained in what opposition activists say is an intensifying effort to crush all dissent
When Broadway’s Tony Awards Get Political
A musical about an Egyptian police orchestra booked for a concert in an Israeli town took home the prize