Category: Press
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Families of imprisoned activists urge more pressure on Egypt during COP27
Egypt’s human rights record has come under renewed scrutiny. By ABC NEWS Originally published on November 10, 2022, 2:02 PM LONDON — Family members of activists imprisoned in Egypt called on the United States and British governments to exert more pressure on Cairo to free their loved ones before the COP27 climate summit began in the Red Sea…
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In Egypt, don’t lose sight of the despot and his political prisoners
By the Editorial Board Originally published on November 2, 2022 on Washington Post When attendees at the United Nations’ 27th climate conference, in Sharm el-Sheikh, look out at the glittering Red Sea starting Sunday, they will surely find the sight an inspiration to save the Earth. But they should also look the other direction toward Cairo,…
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MENA Rights Group joins 18 organisations urging US president Joe Biden to secure human rights progress before meeting Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi
In a joint letter, 19 organisations called on US president Joe Biden to secure progress on human rights issues before meeting with Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP27). The coalition called on Biden to insist on the release of Egyptian political prisoners, the lifting of unlawful blocks on…
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Seif Fateen: An MIT-educated professor languishing in Egypt’s prisons
By T. Alan Hatton, Assaf Kfoury, and Haynes Miller Originally published on August 3, 2022 on The Tech We write to draw attention to the appalling conditions of degradation and helplessness that have befallen a member of the MIT community in Egypt. Our hope is that some members of the Institute will be motivated to join a campaign…
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Egypt: End arbitrary detention, Free all arbitrarily detained persons
In Egypt /Road Map Program, Statements and Position Papers by CIHRS Originally published on March 11, 2022 Twelve Egyptian activists have been on hunger strike since early February 2022 in protest of their prolonged pre-trial detention at Tora Prison Complex. Among them, Abdelrahman Tarek (Moka), Ahmed Maher (Rigo), Galal El Beheriy, and Walid Shawky started hunger strikes to protest their unlawful imprisonment. On 8 March,…
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