Tag: #Egyptcensors

In Egypt, simply posting a TikTok video can be dangerous. Take this quiz to learn how Egyptian authorities are criminalizing ordinary online activities.

Our friend, courageous Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El-Fattah, is at risk of further beating, and of torture. Raise your voice to demand his release.

The international community must act to investigate the evident murder of Jamal Khashoggi, and to amplify Arab voices.

Take this quiz to see how your everyday online activities could put you at risk in Egypt, then share your results to help spread the word about rising threats to free expression.

Our oral statement with APC on the “cybercrime” and media regulation laws in Egypt, delivered by Wafa Ben-Hassine at the 39th session of the U.N. Human Rights Council.

It’s not just Egypt. Throughout the Middle East and North Africa, laws purportedly aimed at increasing national security are putting human rights at risk.

The new “cybercrime” law approved by the parliament gives the government broad new censorship and surveillance authorities that threaten human rights. It must be withdrawn.

Across the region, authorities are leveraging accusations of “fake news” and imposing harsh prison sentences — in some cases, 10 years — based on what an advocate has posted online.

Egypt’s severe online censorship and crackdown on civil society threatens human rights during the election period.