Category: Press

  • Professor Seif Fateen held in pre-trial detention for nearly four years

    Originally published on August 17, 2022 on Middle East Studies Association His Excellency Abdel Fattah al-SisiPresident, Arab Republic of EgyptFax: +20-2-390-1998  Chancellor Hamada El-SawyOffice of the Public ProsecutorFax: +20-2-25774716 Prime Solicitor-General Khaled DiauddinSupreme State Security Prosecution in the Arab Republic of EgyptFax: +20-2-26381956 Dear President al-Sisi, Chancellor El-Sawy and Prime Solicitor-General Diauddin, We write to…

  • Alum jailed without warrant

    A professor who served as assistant to Egypt’s minister of higher education is stuck in an Egyptian prison. By The Editors Originally published on October 25, 2022 on MIT Technology Review In August, two MIT professors and an MIT alumnus drew attention to the plight of Seif Fateen, SM ’98, PhD ’02, a chemical engineering professor…

  • 21 other political prisoners languishing in Egypt’s prisons

    Rights groups say Sisi’s Egypt has jailed more than 65,000 political prisoners. Here are some of the most prominent detainees, as Sharm el-Sheikh hosts Cop27 By MEE staff Originally published on 14 November 2022 on Middle East Eye The annual UN climate summit, Cop27, currently being held in Egypt‘s Sharm el-Sheikh, has been overshadowed by calls to release…