Another year of documented cases of torture and human rights violations
Torture victim survivor calls on activists to “Salvage the [remaining] humanity of those imprisoned”
AbdelHalim H. AbdAllah
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Cabinet ministers must start work at 7am: Mehleb
Prime Minister explains government priorities and new work ethic
Parliamentary coalitions begin formation for elections
Political parties regroup in preparation for upcoming parliamentary elections
Board members of Doctors’ Syndicate attempt to visit Soltan
Police officers refused the members access to hunger striking detainee, despite deteriorating health
Amr Moussa’s coalition ‘needed to build new Egypt’: Former head of security court
Moussa calls on “civil and patriotic” factions to form parliamentary coalition to back the constitution
Mahienour El-Massry refuses ‘any kind of amnesty’ from the government
Labour activist and Protest Law detainee demands the abolishment of the law in letter from prison
Detainee on hunger strike transferred to intensive care: sister
EOHR expresses concerns over deteriorating health of detainees on hunger strike
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Al-Sisi vows not to allow ‘parallel leadership’ to challenge the state
Egypt’s president pledges to establish peace and security, spearhead economic, social and cultural development and fight corruption
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis releases video of explosion near Ismailia military intelligence building
Militant group cites US General’s stressting importance of relations with Egyptian and Israeli armies in apparent video of attack
Police in security drive for presidential inauguration
Interior ministry says security forces are on “high alert” while securing all major squares across the country
‘Down with the classist society’: Mahienour El-Massry
Activist calls on revolutionaries from prison to provide alternatives for oppressed
Anti-harassment group praises new Harassment Law
The group anticipates more legislation from the next parliament
Alexandria activist released on bail
No charges pressed against him, says ANHRI lawyer
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Al Jazeera journalist detention hearing postponed
Abdullah Elshamy, detained since the dispersal of sit-ins at Rabaa Al Adaweya, has been on hunger strike for over 130 days
Wife of detained Al Jazeera journalist accuses NCHR of not doing their job
“We are willing to resign if this would help the case,” NCHR member says
Activists call for journalists’ release
Human rights activists also called for release of all political detainees regardless of political affiliation
Egypt on its way to regaining regional role: Mehleb
Prime minster says government has succeeded in advancing the transitional roadmap during its first 90 days
Hamdeen Sabahy officially challenges preliminary results
Al-Sisi praises the role of the judiciary, security forces and the media in the electoral process
Extension of voting in presidential elections stirs controversy
Hamdeen Sabahy continues in presidential race despite calls for his withdrawal
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Low turnout prompts government to extend voting for a third day
“Every vote we have got has a heroic story behind it,” says Hamdeen Sabahy
Boycotting the presidential elections, from Brotherhood to revolutionaries
The Daily News Egypt investigates the motives of different political factions and independent voters who are boycotting the presidential elections
State institutions hold no bias toward particular candidate: Mansour
Those who do not participate in political life run risk of being ruled by someone who does not represent their interests, says interim president
Over 40,000 arrests related to political turmoil since Morsi’s ouster: Wiki Thawra
Independent count documented 874 cases of military trials for civilians from 3 July to 15 May
Sabahy, Al-Sisi exert final campaign efforts before pre-elections silence
Presidential candidates officially halted their campaigns on Friday to enter period of pre-elections silence
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In Pictures: Sabahy, Al-Sisi exert final campaign efforts before pre-elections silence
Presidential candidates Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahy officially terminated their campaigns on Friday, the last day before the two days pre-elections silence, stipulated by Article 18 of the Elections Law. Sabahy’s campaign organised a rally in Abdeen Square in Downtown Cairo on Friday. The rally was attended by public figures endorsing his campaign and …
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Al-Sisi routes Sabahy in expatriate voting
Expatriate vote results show 94.5% for Sisi, 5.5% for Sabahy, SEC says
Clashes at Cairo University leave one student dead
SAC spokesman denies intent to obstruct exams and announces a “short pause” to avoid more student casualties and detentions
‘Morsi supporter’ sentenced to death for killing child in Alexandria
“Defendants shouted ‘void’ after hearing the verdict, which made the judge adjourn the session,” says EIPR lawyer
Al-Sisi cites ‘national security’ for not sharing details of electoral platform
Former defence minister calls for reorganisation of Egypt’s governorates, with centralised planning and decentralised management
Alaa Abdel Fattah fined after request for bench recusal denied
Activists worry that politicised verdicts will affect the upcoming appeal in the case of 12 Azhar students sentenced for 17 years