The Activists
Sentenced
Hoda Abdel Moneim
Hoda Abdel Moneim is a human rights lawyer who works on documenting human rights abuses, including incidents of enforced disappearance. She formerly served on Egypt’s National Council
Ahmed Douma
Ahmed Douma is a prominent political activist in Egypt and was one of the founders of both the Kefaya and
Mohamed Oxygen
Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan (known as Mohamed Oxygen) is an Egyptian blogger and employee in a publishing house who, in addition
Ezzat Ghoneim
Ezzat Ghoneim is a human rights lawyer and director of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms, a human rights
Alaa Abdel Fattah
Alaa Abdel Fattah is an Egyptian activist, blogger and software engineer who has been at the forefront of the struggle
In Pre-Trial Detention
Sherif Al Rouby
Sherif Al Rouby is a political activist who was involved in the April 6 Youth Movement. He was arrested for
Ahmed Tohamy
Pr Ahmed Tohamy Abdel Hay has been an assistant professor of political science at the Faculty of Economic Studies and
Mohamed Adel
Mohamed Adel is a political activist in Egypt and the cofounder of the April 6 youth movement. He also took part in the Kefaya movement in 2005. In November 2013, he was tried by
Ahmed Amasha
Dr Ahmed Shawky Amasha is a veterinarian, environmental and human rights defender, a member of the Kefaya opposition group, and
Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy
Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy is a human rights lawyer and the co-founder and coordinator of the Association of the Families of
Case 173/2011 (Foreign Funding Case)
Khaled Ali
Khaled Ali is a human rights lawyer. He was head of the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR),
Mostafa el Hassan
Mostafa el Hassan is a lawyer and head of the Hisham Mubarak Law Center, a Cairo-based legal organisation promoting human
Magdy Abdel Hamid
Dr. Magdy Abdel Hamid has worked as a consultant on political development policies, civil society and human rights policies and
Suzanne Fayyad
Dr Suzanne Fayyad, co-founder of El Nadeem Center for the Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence and Torture, was banned from
Hossam Bahgat
Hossam Bahgat is an Egyptian human rights defender and investigative journalist. He is the founder of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights and
Hossam Al-Din Ali
Hossam Al-Din Ali is the president of the Egyptian Democratic Institute, which works on human rights, political participation and democracy.
Hoda Abd El-Wahab
Hoda Abd El-Wahab is a lawyer and Executive Director of the Arab Centre for the Independence of the Judiciary and
Nasser Amin
Nasser Amin is the director of the Arab Centre for the Independence of the Judiciary and the Legal Profession in
Aida Seif Al-Dawla
Aida Seif Al-Dawla is one of the founders of El-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence. She was issued
Abdel Hafez Tayel
Abdel Hafez Tayel is the founder of the Egyptian Center for the Right to Education, an organisation promoting human rights education
Ahmed Ragheb
Ahmed Ragheb is a lawyer and founder of the National Community for Human Rights and Law (NCHRL). He is also
Negad El Borai
Negad El Borai is a prominent human rights lawyer and a well-known figure in Egypt’s civil society. He chairs the
Mohamed Zaree
Mohamed Zaree has been the Egypt Office Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) since 2014. He
Gamal Eid
Gamal Eid is a prominent human rights defender and executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI).
Malek Adly
Malek Adly is a prominent human rights lawyer and the director of the Lawyers Network at the Egyptian Centre for
Azza Soliman
Azza Soliman is a prominent lawyer and the founder of the Center for Women’s Legal Assistance (CEWLA). She is currently
Under Restrictions
Omar Hazek
Omar Hazek is a human rights defender, a renowned poet from Alexandria and an honorary member of the Austrian chapter
Released
Patrick George Zaki
Patrick George Zaki is a gender and human rights researcher at the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR). Since August
Mohamed el-Baqer
Mohamed el-Baqer is a human rights lawyer and director of Adalah Center for Rights and Freedoms. On 29 September 2019,
Released, Under Restrictions
Hisham Gaafar
Hisham Gaafar is the director of the Mada Foundation for Media Development and a member of the Journalists’ Syndicate. He
Mahmoud Abu Zeid (Shawkan)
Mahmoud Abu Zeid, mostly known as Shawkan, is an Egyptian photojournalist who was arrested on 14 August 2013 while covering the Rabaa
Messages of solidarity with imprisoned human rights defenders
As part of the “Free Civic Space campaign” ahead of COP27 in November 2022, EuroMed Rights’ members called for the release of human rights defenders Alaa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed Ibrahim Radwan (Oxygen) and Ibrahim Metwally Hegazy.