Born on the 12th of December 1966, in Zawyat Abo Musallam, Giza. His father was a peasant who exerted all his efforts to educate his children. Mahmoud, who was up to his father’s expectations. He was brilliant. He joined the […]
Amr Ibrahim Metwalli Hegazi, 22 years old, took part in a demonstrations on 8 July 2013 in which a big massacre took place known as the “Republican Guards massacre”. Amr disappeared. His father, Ibrahim Metwalli Hegazi, searched for him in […]
Alexandrian lawyer, Mohamed Ramadan, who volunteered to defend the suppressed and oppressed, was arrested for wearing a yellow vest. Yes, you read it right. Ramadan is the lawyer of the underdogs, he was arrested several times for equally absurd accusations. […]
It is hard to mention Islam al Refaei with sorrow. His name is usually connected with joy and laughter. A satirical young man faces tragedies with a smile. He is a man who is gifted with putting a smile on […]
One could agree or disagree with Dr. Abdul Monem Abo Al Fotouh, but nobody can deny the impact he has on the political and humanitarian arena in Egypt. He was that young man, the student at the Faculty of Medicine, […]
It is hard to talk about Maassoum Marzouq. A warrior, a diplomatic, a researcher, an intellectual and a striver. The vigorous young man: Massoum Marzouq, acquired high notes in his baccalaureate, which allow him to join the faculty of engineering. […]
The socialist advocate, Dr. Gamal Abdul Fattah, faces the third case since Sisi became president. A 72-year-old man imprisoned for the third time. On 29th of January, 2016, Dr. Abdul Fattah was arrested in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate in […]
She is a slim young woman. Everybody knows her as “Gentle Nermin”. Nermin Hussein is one of the girls who sympathized with April 6th Movement, a movement which is now banned by the Egyptian regime under accusations of terrorism. Nermin […]
Name: Yehia Hussein Abdel Hady Born in 1954 Education: Graduated from the Egyptian Military Technical College (MTC) in 1977 Profession: Officer Engineer at the Egyptian Armed Forced until 1992 A founding member and head of the Leadership Development Center, and […]
A prisoner of conscience profile – Ezzat Ghoneim is an Egyptian lawyer, human rights activist, and the executive director of the Egyptian Coordination for Rights and Freedoms. – He graduated from the Faculty of Law in 2000, and obtained a […]
Writer Mahmoud Imam – Dressed in white, he stood alone leaning on a concrete column in Al-Khanka Court’s fifth floor, handcuffed with wandering half-frightened eyes, but they are not. – Surrounded by a group of security men in black uniforms, […]
– “Do not be afraid to be in a relationship with a strong woman, perhaps the day will come when she will be your only army” Those were poet Nizar Qabbani’s words years ago. Little did he know when he […]
(Live free or die standing up like a tree, throw a stone in the stagnant lake, to evoke rivers, ring the bells in the kingdom of silence, throw a stone in the stagnant lake to evoke rivers, sing your anthem, […]
f you ever passed by one of “Tagamoo” party headquarters in Moassassa square in Shubra al Kheima district, then certainly you must have heard a strong voice singing a famous Egyptian song for detainees. Such a voice gives you the […]
“Look son… You will never see the light again” These words were said by someone who perhaps did not mean what he said literally, yet somehow, these words changed the life of Rami al-Sayed. All of a sudden he found […]
Recalling Haitham Mohammadein standing amid dozens of workers in a conference held in the Journalists Syndicate, chanting: “striking is a legitimate right .. against hunger and poverty.” Another demonstration calling for the release of someone who got arrested and a […]
Mohamed Oxygen.. a young man, a camera and a YouTube channel confronting oppression: How did the attempts to document led to an arrest (A profile) A YouTube account with 220 thousand subscribers, owned by a young man who shoots videos […]
Forty days have passed since the detention of the young people who protested the recent hike in metro ticket prices took place. But one of those detainees decided to face the decision on her own, a girl who stood alone […]
His sister: He went on hunger strike 2 weeks ago due to the intransigence practiced against him, and being barred from talking, receiving medical treatment, or having any physical activity..He asked us in his last letter to speak about his […]
8 months of detention the price for defending Jerusalem … Abdelaziz’s wife warns about his health deterioration. Al-Soweifi’s brother launches “Your support strengthens us” hashtag: it gives him joy to know about your support, and that you’re calling for his […]
Photojournalist Mahmoud Abdul Shakour (Shawkan) spent around five years in jail with no crime except “his love for the camera” and carrying it around to capture what was going on. For five years Shawkan was not able to carry his […]
Shady Abu Zeid, a satirical video blogger, whose satire led him from presenting the most comic and ironic TV show in Egypt to being in prison. He posts satirical videos on social media and was a member of the crew […]
On April 3rd night, the works of art investigation authority raided the headquarters of “Masr AlArabia” website, arrested its editor-in-chief and referred him to the prosecution that charged him with many charges including spreading false news and joining a terrorist […]
Narrated by: Amr Mohamed I obtained an official permit from the Public Prosecution to visit Moataz Wadnan Sunday 29 July At 8:00 AM, I was in front of Tora Prison’s outer gate, therein is the Istikbal Prison and the maximum-security […]
From The Coalition of the Youth of the Revolution, after the Jan 25th revolution, to joining Al-Dostour Party, attempting to establish the Free Consciousness Party and arrested, Shady el-Ghazali Harb remained in favor of the revolution, looking for a path. […]