Topic: Egypt
Senegal clinch first ever AFCON title
Senegal defeated Egypt in penalties of the African Cup of Nations final on Sunday to bring home their first ever AFCON title. The game...
Writers, actors, filmmakers call for release of Egyptian film editor
Over 200 of the world’s most prominent artists, along with nearly two dozen leading human rights groups and film organizations, are calling for the immediate release of Sanaa Seif, a film editor arrested in Cairo last month.
Activist tortured in prison for raising queer flag in Egypt dies
Press reports and activists on social media have posted that she committed suicide after suffering from post-prison trauma.
24-year-old music director who mocked Egyptian president Sisi, dies in prison
Shady Habash, a 24-year-old Egyptian filmmaker imprisoned without trial for more than two years for making a music video that mocked President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has died at a maximum-security prison complex on Saturday.
“Stay home” Pyramids in Egypt lit up to show support for health workers
With healthcare workers and medics at the frontline of the battle against coronavirus, Pyramids in Egypt were lit up this week to show support for them.
Egypt: Arbitrary arrest and torture of researcher studying gender in Italy
"The authorities’ arbitrary arrest and torture of Patrick Zaki is yet another example of the state’s deep-rooted repression of perceived opponents and human rights’ defenders," responding to the arbitrary arrest of Egyptian researcher Patrick Zaki, who is currently doing postgraduate studies on gender in Italy and was detained on arrival at Cairo airport last Friday on charges including “disseminating false news” and “inciting to protest”, Philip Luther, Amnesty International’s Research and Advocacy Director for the Middle East and North Africa, said.
