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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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Egypt: ‘People were dying all around me’; Testimonies from Cairo Violence on 14 August 2013

At about 6.00am on 14 August 2013 the security forces carried-out operations to clear two pro-Morsi sit-ins in Greater Cairo,…

August 16, 2013

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Egyptian Security Forces Must Avoid Further Bloodshed

Promises by the authorities to use lethal methods only as a last resort to disperse protesters appear to have been…

August 14, 2013

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Evidence Shows Morsi Supporters Tortured Protesters in Egypt

Anti-Morsi protesters told Amnesty International how they were captured, beaten, subjected to electric shocks or stabbed by individuals loyal to…

August 2, 2013