After his retrial as a minor, El Gendy’s sentence decreased to 5 years
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November 27, 2019
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January 20, 2023
On October 6, 2013, Abdelrahman Mohamed Mostafa El Gendy was sitting in the family car, with his father, when they were both arrested by two men in civilian clothes without a warrant. That day, El Gendy and his father had driven to take photographs of the demonstrations, however, it is believed that they were considered by the authorities to be affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, and therefore involved in the demonstrations, because El Gendy’s father had a beard.
Egyptian activist Mostafa Maher detained since May 14, 2019
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June 04, 2019
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June 04, 2019
On May 14, 2019 at around 12 p.m., Maher was arrested by police officers during a raid of his house. The police officers, who were wearing civilian clothes, confiscated his mobile phone and laptop, arrested him without showing any warrant nor providing him with any reason for the arrest, and took him to an unknown location.
Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist Haitham Mohamadein released after spending over three years behind bars
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June 04, 2019
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September 15, 2022
Mohamadein is an Egyptian lawyer, human rights activist, member of the Al Nadim Centre for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture and a well-known workers’ rights defender.
Egyptian human rights defender Ebrahim Metwally detained since September 2017
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May 24, 2019
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September 29, 2022
Ebrahim Metwally is the co-founder and coordinator of the Association of the Families of the Disappeared, which provides the relatives of victims of enforced disappearance in Egypt with legal counselling, including through the submission of cases to the United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID). Metwally is the father of Amr Ibrahim Abdel Metwally Hegazy, who remains missing since his arrest on August 7, 2013, and whose case was submitted by his father to the WGEID.
Ahmed Alakad disappeared for over three weeks by Egyptian security forces
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March 20, 2019
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December 13, 2019
In the morning of March 5, 2019, Ahmed Alakad was visiting a seriously ill friend at his apartment in Nasr City, Cairo, when, at around 10:30 a.m., a group of NSA officers wearing civilian clothes as well as police officers wearing uniforms raided the apartment without showing a warrant. An hour later, another group of NSA officers entered the apartment carrying weapons and video recording equipment. At around 2:30 p.m., Alakad and four other persons present in the apartment were handcuffed, blindfolded and escorted by the officers into police vehicles.
Sayed AbdelAziz disappeared amid a wave of arrests in Egypt
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February 27, 2019
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December 02, 2019
On May 4, 2018, at around 1 a.m., joint forces of the National Security Forces, Special Forces and Central Security Forces broke into and raided AbdelAziz’s house in Giza. The officers arrested him and brought him to an unknown location. His fate and whereabouts remain unknown to date.
AbdelAziz’s arrest took place amid a wave of arrests occurring in early May 2018.
Egyptian human rights activist Aisha Al Shater arbitrarily detained following 21-day enforced disappearance
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November 07, 2018
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March 05, 2023
On October 31, 2018, at around 11 p.m., state security forces broke into and raided Aisha Al Shater’s house in Cairo. They arrested her without a warrant and took her to an unknown location. At the same time, the officers arrested her husband, Mohamed Abu Horarira Mohamed Abdul Rahman. For 21 days, Al Shater’s fate and whereabouts remained unknown.
Human rights lawyer Hoda Abdel Moneim Aziz arbitrarily detained since 2018
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November 07, 2018
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April 04, 2023
On November 1, 2018, at around 1 a.m., state security forces broke into Abdel Moneim’s house in Cairo and arrested her without a warrant, taking her to an unknown location. For 21 days, her fate and whereabouts remained unknown. She reappeared on November 21, 2018, at the office of the State Security prosecutor in Cairo, who accused her of "joining an illegal group" and "inciting harm to the national economy", and ordered her pre-trial detention.
Egyptian activist Mohammed Abdul Rahman disappeared for 21 days amid a wave of arrests of human rights defenders
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November 07, 2018
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December 02, 2019
On October 31, 2018, at around 11 p.m., state security forces broke into, and raided, Abdul Rahman’s house in Cairo. They arrested him without a warrant and took him to an unknown location.
Sahar Hathout disappeared amidst a wave of arrests in Egypt
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November 06, 2018
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December 02, 2019
On November 1, 2018, at around 2 a.m., state security forces broke into and raided Hathout’s house in Cairo. The officers arrested her and took her to an unknown location. Hathout’s arrest took place amidst a wave of arrests occurring in late October 2018.
