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مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code

12 Feb 2025

Authorities in Egypt must reject the proposed draft Criminal Procedure Code and develop a new code that aligns with international human rights standards.

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Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code
12 Feb 2025
Privacy under attack: Egypt must reform its draft Criminal Procedure Code
مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

انتهاك الخصوصية.. على مصر تعديل مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية

12 Feb 2025

تحث المنظمات الموقعة الحكومة المصرية على ضمان امتثال مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية المقترح مؤخرا لالتزاماتها الدولية في مجال حقوق الإنسان.

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انتهاك الخصوصية.. على مصر تعديل مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية
12 Feb 2025
انتهاك الخصوصية.. على مصر تعديل مشروع قانون الإجراءات الجنائية
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Open letter: the UK government must act now to free Alaa

20 Dec 2024

The undersigned human rights organizations call on the UK government to take immediate action to free Alaa, and save his mother’s life.

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Open letter: the UK government must act now to free Alaa
20 Dec 2024
Open letter: the UK government must act now to free Alaa
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Alaa Abd el-Fattah – NGOs send letter to United Nations working group on arbitrary detention

12 Nov 2024

Our organisations continue to call for Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s immediate and unconditional release and we request that the UNWGAD urgently announce its opinion on his case.

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah – NGOs send letter to United Nations working group on arbitrary detention
12 Nov 2024
Alaa Abd el-Fattah – NGOs send letter to United Nations working group on arbitrary detention
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Joint statement: refusal to license Fakartany’s website is an attack on independent journalism in Egypt 

5 Nov 2024

We condemn the decision issued by the Supreme Council for Media Regulation (SCMR) on 8 September refusing to grant a license to the Fakartany website.

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Joint statement: refusal to license Fakartany’s website is an attack on independent journalism in Egypt 
5 Nov 2024
Joint statement: refusal to license Fakartany’s website is an attack on independent journalism in Egypt 
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ينبغي إطلاق سراح علاء عبد الفتاح هذا الشهر بعد انتهاء مدة سجنه

25 Sep 2024

Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released on Sunday, 29 September at the end of his five year prison sentence.

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ينبغي إطلاق سراح علاء عبد الفتاح هذا الشهر بعد انتهاء مدة سجنه
25 Sep 2024
ينبغي إطلاق سراح علاء عبد الفتاح هذا الشهر بعد انتهاء مدة سجنه
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Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence

25 Sep 2024

Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released on Sunday, 29 September at the end of his five year prison sentence.

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Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence
25 Sep 2024
Alaa Abd el-Fattah must be released this month at the end of his prison sentence

Egypt authorities must release activist Mohamed Adel

10 Sep 2024

Human rights organizations urge the Egyptian authorities to immediately release political activist Mohamed Adel, and to comply with their duty to protect his life and health.

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Egypt authorities must release activist Mohamed Adel
10 Sep 2024
Egypt authorities must release activist Mohamed Adel

More accountability: U.S. blocklists Sandvine for enabling digital repression in Egypt

27 Feb 2024

Access Now applauds the U.S. government for blocklisting Sandvine for supplying the Egyptian government with technology that facilitated the targeting of human rights activists and politicians.

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More accountability: U.S. blocklists Sandvine for enabling digital repression in Egypt
27 Feb 2024
More accountability: U.S. blocklists Sandvine for enabling digital repression in Egypt
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Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

13 Dec 2023

Access Now joins 33 other freedom of expression and human rights organisations in signing a letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention regarding Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s ongoing imprisonment in Egypt.

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Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
13 Dec 2023
Alaa Abd El-Fattah – Letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention