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Court to decide on appeal against jailing Mahinour al-Masry 20 July
Egypt
June 28, 2014
Court to decide on appeal against jailing Mahinour al-Masry 20 July
Alexandria Appeals Court set 20 July to decide on an appeal filed by Egyptian activist Mahinour al-Masry against her two-year…
Trial of activist Douma, 268 others postponed to 15 June
Egypt
June 4, 2014
Trial of activist Douma, 268 others postponed to 15 June
On Wednesday, Cairo Criminal Court postponed the trial of activist Ahmed Douma and 268 others over the 2011 Cabinet clashes…
US activist banned access to Egypt
Egypt
April 26, 2014
US activist banned access to Egypt
Egyptian authorities deported on Saturday US activist named Mary Elizabeth Marshal, 28, to New York City according to a security…
US activist says held in Cairo Airport before heading to Gaza
Egypt
March 4, 2014
US activist says held in Cairo Airport before heading to Gaza
US Activist Medea Benjamin, cofounder of the peace group Code Pink, said that Egyptian security services arrested her at Cairo…
April 6 Movement’s Mohamed Adel arrested for involvement in Shura Council incidents
Egypt
December 19, 2013
April 6 Movement’s Mohamed Adel arrested for involvement in Shura Council incidents
Cairo security services, in collaboration with the National Security Agency, arrested activist Mohamed Adel during a raid of the Egyptian…
Activist Hassan Mostafa acquitted
Egypt
November 3, 2013
Activist Hassan Mostafa acquitted
The Alexandria Criminal Court acquitted activist Hassan Mostafa on Sunday.
China releases prominent dissident early
Egypt
September 8, 2013
China releases prominent dissident early
Human rights group, PEN International announced late on Saturday that China had released prominent dissident and journalist Shi Tao from…
Leading activist says Egypt revolution back at square one
Egypt
August 24, 2013
Leading activist says Egypt revolution back at square one
Ahmed Maher's April 6 movement helped lead the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011. With Mubarak now out of…
Court relaxes sentence for activist Hassan Mostafa
Egypt
June 15, 2013
Court relaxes sentence for activist Hassan Mostafa
An Egyptian court on Saturday reduced a sentence for a political activist convicted on charges of assaulting a lawyer in…
Suez protester accused of firing weapon during protest
Egypt
February 11, 2013
Suez protester accused of firing weapon during protest
The general prosecutor's office in Suez ordered activist Nasser al-Shafie be detained another four days on Monday pending an investigation.…