Report
‘How long are we going to live in this injustice?’: Egypt’s Christians caught between sectarian attacks and state inaction
An unprecedented wave of sectarian attacks on Coptic Christians swept Egypt on 14 August 2013 as the security forces violently…
June 24, 2014
Press Release
More Than 500 Sentenced To Death in ‘Grotesque’ Ruling in Egypt
Today's mass death sentences handed down by an Egyptian court are a grotesque example of the shortcomings and the selective…
March 24, 2014
Press Release
Grave Risk to Media Freedom in Egypt as Journalists Face ‘Terror Charges’
Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial today…
February 19, 2014
Press Release
Egypt Slaps Al Jazeera English Journalists With Terrorism Charges
The Egyptian authorities must immediately drop the charges against three journalists from Al Jazeera English who were referred to trial.
January 29, 2014
Press Release
Egypt Must Halt Crackdown on Critics in Politically Motivated Trial
Three prominent activists are facing trial in an apparently politically motivated case based on unreliable witnesses and scant evidence.
January 3, 2014
Press Release
New Protest Law Gives Security Forces Free Rein in Egypt
A new law placing broad restrictions on protests in Egypt is a serious setback that poses a grave threat to…
November 25, 2013
Press Release
Egypt Must End Deplorable Detention and Deportation of Syrian Refugees
The Egyptian authorities must end their appalling policy of unlawfully detaining and forcibly returning hundreds of refugees who have fled…
October 16, 2013
Report
‘We Cannot Live Here Anymore’ Refugees from Syria in Egypt
This report focuses on the arrest, detention and deportation of refugees from Syria in Egypt, particularly following recent incidents in…
October 16, 2013
Press Release
Christians Scapegoated after Dispersal of Pro-Morsi Sit-ins in Egypt
A detailed report into the attacks targeting Coptic Christian communities in August reveals the extent of the failure of the…
October 7, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Security Forces Must Show Restraint After Reckless Policing of Violent Protest
The killing of at least 1,089 people over the past week underscores the urgent need for Egypt's security forces to…
August 23, 2013
Press Release
Continued Bloodshed Underscore Urgent Need to Halt Arms to Egypt
All governments must suspend the transfer of weapons of the type used by Egypt’s security forces in violent dispersals and…
August 20, 2013
Press Release
Egyptian Government Must Protect Christians from Sectarian Violence
There has been an unprecedented rise in sectarian violence across Egypt targeting Coptic Christians and the Egyptian authorities must take…
August 19, 2013