Protest at Egyptian embassy in London highlights repression

Demonstrators gathered at the Egyptian Embassy in London on 5 June to condemn the crackdown against opponents of the military regime. Days before the inauguration of Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi as Egypt’s new president, trade unionists, lawyers, students and activists handed in a statement condemning the mass death sentences handed down by al-Sisi’s hanging judges against regime…

Thousands march to challenge Egypt’s anti-protest law

Thousands of activists marched to al-Ittihadiyya presidential palace in Cairo on 26 April to demand the release of political prisoners and against law which criminalise protest. Tens of thousands of Egyptians have disappeared into the prison system during the crackdown of recent months. Unknown numbers are being held without the knowledge of their families or…

“Get our daughters out of jail”, activists demand

Women activists took to the streets on 8 March to call for the release of women political prisoners in Egypt. A demonstration organised by the Revolutionaries Coalition marched on the headquarters of the National Council for Women in Giza to demand the release of women detainees.

Egyptian human rights groups demand investigation into torture

Protesters arrested during the demonstrations on the anniversary of the uprising against Mubarak in 2011 have given harrowing accounts of torture and sexual assault at the hands of the police, Egyptian human rights organisations said in a statement on 12 February. Activists told how they were beaten, electrocuted and sexually assaulted in Azbakiya police station.…