3+ hour, 21+ min ago   (428+ words) المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية Deteriorating Mental Health of Seven Religious Freedom Detainees Prompts Urgent Appeals to Public Prosecutor and President Families of seven individuals detained since last year in a crackdown on atheists and religious dissenters sent telegraphs to the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (91+ words) Infographic | Death Penalty in Egypt during July 2026 المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية Infographic | Death Penalty in Egypt during July 2026 During the month of July, Egyptian courts issued death sentences against 49 defendants in 29 cases. In addition, death sentences were carried out against…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (591+ words) Budget 2026-2027: Balancing the Books Is Not Enough المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية Budget 2026-2027: Balancing the Books Is Not Enough The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) today released the English edition of its annual analysis of the state budget, entitled, “Budget…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (149+ words) Since 2020, the scope of criminalization has expanded to non-political content: dancing, lip syncing, comedy, clothing, accents, ways of speaking and moving before a camera, providing tattoo or beauty services, hosting talk shows, sharing details of daily life, and earning an…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (721+ words) New EIPR Report Examines Egypt’s Online Morality Policing in the Name of “Family Values” المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية New EIPR Report Examines Egypt’s Online Morality Policing in the Name of “Family Values” The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) today…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (208+ words) The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) condemns the security crackdown that targeted at least 20 Shia Muslims in Cairo, which began on 22 June 2026, coinciding with the commemoration of Ashura. Among those arrested is EIPR’s client Haider Kandil, a journalist with…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (831+ words) Positively, the bylaws introduced some clarity on the operating procedures of the Standing Committee and its technical secretariat during the refugee status determination process, including the rights of asylum seekers to an individualised hearing, legal representation, interpretation in a language…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (703+ words) EIPR: bylaws cement asylum law's violation of refugee rights المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية EIPR: bylaws cement asylum law's violation of refugee rights More than a year after the deadline set by the law, the Council of Ministers published the Executive…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago   (95+ words) The undersigned organizations condemn the continued inclusion of human rights lawyer Mohamed El-Baqer on the terrorists list, after the First Circuit of the Criminal Court - headed by Judge Mohamed El-Sherbiny - decided, at the request of the Public Prosecution, to extend…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (84+ words) Infographic | Death Penalty in Egypt during March 2026. المبادرة المصرية للحقوق الشخصية Infographic | Death Penalty in Egypt during March 2026. During the month of March, Egyptian courts issued death sentences to 24 defendants in 16 cases. Among them, 1 was issued final verdict that could…...