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The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) released a new study titled "Virtual Freedom: Towards Ending the Cybercrime Law's Repression of Digital Freedom of Expression".
We, the undersigned organizations, strongly condemn the Egyptian security services’ targeting of minors for their digital activity through online gaming platforms.
The Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered the release of Karim Ennarah, Research Director at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR), after nearly twelve hours in detention following his arrest in the North Coast on Tuesday, Au
The fourth State Security case against El-Massry since 2019 reflects a pattern of systematic targeting of human rights defenders.
The undersigned organizations condemn the ongoing judicial and security harassment of Mada Masr, one of the last operating independent media platforms in Egypt.
Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered the release of Lina Attalah, founder and editor-in-chief of independent news website Mada Masr, on bail set at EGP 30,000 on 4 August ,after charging her of broadcasting false news and operating an unl
The undersigned organizations are extremely concerned over the continued enforced disappearance of Turkish-Egyptian poet and political dissident Abdulrahman Yusuf Al-Qaradawi for more than 200 days.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) calls on the Ministry of Interior and the Public Prosecution to cease the judicial pursuit of online content creators by levelling vague, morally and socially biased charges such as “violating
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the continued targeting by security agencies and judicial authorities of the independent news website Mada Masr.
The United National Human Rights Council met in Geneva today, 2 July, to adopt the final report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt's human rights record, including the Egyptian government response and comments on the recommendation
Hossam Bahgat, Executive Director of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) delivered an oral intervention today before the UN Human Rights Council at the session held to adopt the final report of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR)
On June 30th, the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) decided to extend the pretrial detention of five people, including a woman, for 15 days in connection with Case No.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the prosecution and abuse of student leader Moaz Al-Sharqawi, which have continued for nearly seven years.
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) is deeply concerned about the repercussions of the Ismailia Court of Appeal's ruling regarding Saint Catherine's Monastery in South Sinai.
Q&A on the Judicial Dispute over the Ownership of St. Catherine's Monastery and its Surrounding Area
When and how did monasticism arise in Sinai? And when was St. Catherine's Monastery founded?
Yesterday, the Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) questioned Seif El-Din Adel (Bachelors of Engineering, 24 years old) in connection to case No. 3562/2025 (Supreme State Security Investigations).
We, the participants in the Regional Civil Society Seminar held in Istanbul, Turkey on 2–3 February 2025, in light of wars and the tightening restrictions on public freedoms in our countries of the southern and eastern Mediterranean, were compelle
