Egypt

Journalist and human rights defender in arbitrary pre-trial detention for two years.

Human rights activist and legal scholar wins award.

Egypt steps up campaign of persecution against LGBTI people with 22 arrests over three days.

Six arrested for 'promoting sexual deviancy' in Egypt.

Verdict due for 24 defendants facing prison for criticizing Egypt's justice system.

Today’s conviction of Khalid Ali, a former presidential candidate and prominent human rights lawyer who is widely viewed as President Abdelfattah al-Sisi’s top contender for the 2018 presidential elections, is politically motivated, said Amnesty International.

Four years on and nobody has been held to account for the Rabba massacre.

Changes to Egyptian law will sanction mass arbitrary arrests and enable indefinite detention without charge or trial.