Countries Jailed Egypt activist ends hunger strike: letter Cairo – Jailed British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah has ended a months-long hunger strike, his family said on Tuesday,... Read more 16 Nov, 2022
Countries UN probes allegations of Egypt ‘surveillance’ at COP27 Sharm el Sheikh – United Nations officers running security at the COP27 climate summit in Egypt said on Monday... Read more 14 Nov, 2022
Countries Lawyer of Egypt hunger-striker denied access for 2nd time Cairo – The lawyer for Egypt’s jailed hunger-striker Alaa Abdel Fattah said on Sunday he had been denied access... Read more 14 Nov, 2022
Countries WATCH | At COP27, hundreds march behind hunger striker Egyptian dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah’s sister Sharm el Sheikh – Chants of “free them all” and “no climate justice without human rights” rang out between... Read more 12 Nov, 2022
Countries PICS | At least 19 killed in Egyptian minibus crash Cairo – At least 19 people were killed and six injured on Saturday when the minibus they were travelling... Read more 12 Nov, 2022
Countries Family dispute Egypt prosecutor’s claim hunger striker in ‘good health’ Cairo – A sister of Egypt’s jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah quickly disputed a claim by the prosecutor on... Read more 11 Nov, 2022
Countries World needs US ‘to be climate leader’, Ugandan activist Sharm el Sheikh – Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate on Thursday urged US President Joe Biden to help those... Read more 11 Nov, 2022
Countries Egypt prison puts hunger-striker Abdel Fattah ‘under medical intervention’ Cairo – The family of Egypt’s jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah said on Thursday prison authorities had told them... Read more 11 Nov, 2022
Countries Egypt dissident Abdel Fattah’s family demands proof of life Cairo – The family of Egypt’s jailed dissident Alaa Abdel Fattah, who is refusing food and water, demanded information... Read more 10 Nov, 2022
Countries Egypt rights activists in COP27 spotlight worry about day after Sharm el Sheikh – The UN climate summit in Egypt has afforded local rights defenders rare visibility, but some... Read more 10 Nov, 2022