After the Prosecution’s Release of many detainees: EIPR Demands Closing Cases of Borj Meghizel Fishermen, The Dignity Revolution, and Palestine Solidarity
The Public Prosecution announced in a statement issued on 6 October a list of 38 defendants in seven Supreme State Security investigations to be released on bail, some of whom are EIPR clients.
NGOs condemn escalating use of the death penalty in Saudi Arabia
On this World Day Against the Death Penalty, we, the undersigned organisations, express our horror at the alarming surge in executions in Saudi Arabia.
12 Years in Prison and 7 Years Without a Single Visit: Release Ambassador Rifa'a El-Tahtawy
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) demands the release of Ambassador Mohamed Rifa'a El-Tahtawy (75), who today, Wednesday 8 October, completes two years in detention. This marks the maximum limit for pre-trial detention in connection with Case No.
For the Fourth Time in Less Than a Year: Supreme State Security Prosecution Releases Douma on Bail After Charging Him with Spreading False News
Today, Monday 20 September, the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) decided to release the poet and former political prisoner Ahmed Douma on bail of 50,000 EGP (approximately 1,000 US dollars).
Infographic | #Death_Penalties in Egypt during August 2025
During the month of August, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 39 defendants in 30 cases. Among them, 2 were issued final verdicts that could not be appealed. Additionally, 21 defendants' papers were referred to the Grand Mufti in 14 other cases.
Third Simultaneous Trial Begins for Lawyer Ibrahim Metwally, Along with Aboul Fotouh and Al-Qassas
On Monday, 22 September 2025, the first hearing of the trial of human rights lawyer and coordinator of the Association of the Families of the Forcibly Disappeared, Ibrahim Metwally, t
Civil Society Welcomes Decision Not to Sign Egypt’s Draft Criminal Procedure Code into Law
We the undersigned Egyptian and international civil society organizations welcome the decision of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to not sign the draft Criminal Procedure Code into law and instead to send it back to parliament for revision.
