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April 27th, 2017 - 05:00 GMT

Egyptian lawyer nominated for Human Rights award

Human rights lawyer Mohamed Zaree, a researcher with the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, has been selected as a finalist for the 2017 Martin Ennals award.

Journalist and rights activist Hossam Bahgat. (AFP/File)

September 18th, 2016 - 01:00 GMT

Egypt freezes assets of human rights workers and NGO’s

Protesters run from tear gas in Cairo on April 25. (AFP/Mohamed El-Shahed)

April 26th, 2016 - 11:54 GMT

Human rights groups criticize widespread arrests in advance of protests in Egypt

November 26th, 2015 - 08:30 GMT

Rights groups call on Egypt to repeal controversial protest law

July 8th, 2015 - 05:00 GMT

Egyptian rights groups 'wholly reject' draft anti-terrorism law

Egypt's decision to block access to video sharing site YouTube has angered activists

February 12th, 2013 - 12:15 GMT