Tag: Egypt

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.

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.

تنضم “أكساس ناو” إلى 33 منظمة أخرى لحقوق التعبير وحقوق الإنسان في توقيع رسالة إلى فريق العمل التابع للأمم المتحدة المعني بالاحتجاز التعسفي بشأن الاحتجاز المستمر لعلاء عبد الفتاح في مصر.

We stand in solidarity with Egyptian fact-checking and independent media platform Matsadaash, following its recent targeting by Egyptian security services.

Access Now joins civil society in
condemning the three-year prison sentence handed down to human rights researcher and academic Patrick Zaki.

We join rights groups in condemning the decision to refer three female journalists from Mada Masr on charges of insulting MPs and misusing social media.

Access Now joins human rights groups in urging the UAE to refrain from extraditing political commentator Sherif Osman to Egypt, where he could face torture.

Access Now joins civil society in calling for an end to the abusive measures imposed on members of Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR).

In prison, Alaa Abd El-Fattah is receiving medical intervention without authorities informing his family or lawyer. Alaa must be set free.

We join Canadian and international civil society in urging the Canadian Government and Parliament to speak up for the immediate release of activist Alaa.