Tag: Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression

Prosecution renews Cairo University student detentions

Students accused of belonging to Students Against the Coup movement

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Ain Shams University student found dead on Fifth Settlement road

Students say Islam Salah Al-Din was taken by security forces after an…

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Police stormed Al-Azhar University campus twice in April: AFTE

Violations against students systematic and coordinated, says SAC spokesperson

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116 documented violations against journalists in Jan-April 2015: AFTE

Documented violations occurred mostly in Cairo, with security forces largest contributor to…

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Clashes break out between students, security forces in 6th of October City: SAC

The Interior Ministry could not confirm or deny this incident

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‘Bring back expelled students’: AFTE campaign

Expulsion of students for engaging in political activities is a major violation…

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Rights groups strongly condemn torture in Egyptian prisons

Prisoners, including Ahmed Gamal Ziada, have been subjected to torture and ill…

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Rights group calls for end of refugees’ ‘arbitrary detention’

73 Syrians and Palestinian-Syrians refugees have been held for over 100 days…

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Student in hiding after prison sentence for atheism

Karim Al-Banna faces three-year prison term for Facebook posts in “highly politicised”…

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New terrorist entities law vague, violates freedoms: NGOs

Over 20 NGOs criticised law which could be applied to peaceful individuals,…

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