Alaa Abdel Fattah

Judge withdraws from Alaa Abdel Fattah’s appeal case, cites ’embarrassment’
Egypt

Judge withdraws from Alaa Abdel Fattah’s appeal case, cites ’embarrassment’

A judge at Egypt’s Court of Cassation withdrew on Thursday from the case of imprisoned political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah,…
Political activist Sanaa Seif sentenced to 6 months for ‘insulting judiciary’
Egypt

Political activist Sanaa Seif sentenced to 6 months for ‘insulting judiciary’

A Cairo court sentenced on Wednesday political activist Sanaa Seif for six months for "insulting the judiciary" while the prominent…
INTERVIEW: On uprising anniversary, activist Alaa Abdel Fattah mulls migration
Egypt

INTERVIEW: On uprising anniversary, activist Alaa Abdel Fattah mulls migration

Serving a five-year sentence handed down on him last February, activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, one of the most vocal critics…
Alaa Abdel Fattah, friends, celebrate birthday during trial
Egypt

Alaa Abdel Fattah, friends, celebrate birthday during trial

Friends of political activist Alaa Abdel Fattah celebrated his birthday (November 18) on Saturday, during a trial where he, former…
ElBaradei slams activists’ detention as campaigns for release surge
Egypt

ElBaradei slams activists’ detention as campaigns for release surge

Former Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei has renewed his criticisms of the detention and prosecution of Egyptian political activists under the…
Social network campaign demands release of Alaa Abd El Fattah
Egypt

Social network campaign demands release of Alaa Abd El Fattah

Political activists have launched a social network campaign to demand the release of activist Alaa Abd El Fattah and three…
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
Egypt

Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty

The families of activists excluded from the recent presidential amnesty, after which dozens of political prisoners have been released, have…
Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace
Egypt

Activists to urge for prisoners’ release outside presidential palace

An activist group will hold a women's vigil with lanterns on June 21 outside the Ettehadiya presidential palace to call…
Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others
Egypt

Court rejects appeal by activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, others

Cairo's Court of Cassation turned down the appeal submitted by Alaa Abdel Fattah, his sister Mona Seif and three other…
Columnist slams presenter as ‘zionist rabbi’ over activist remarks
Egypt

Columnist slams presenter as ‘zionist rabbi’ over activist remarks

A columnist has fiercely attacked Lebanese media presenter Lilian Daoud, who had criticized a jail term issued against pro-democracy activists,…
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