SMEX • 07 Oct 2022

How The Supreme Council For Media Will Subject Netflix And Disney To Egyptian Laws

SMEX • 21 Apr 2022

Egypt’s jailed activist Alaa Abdelfatah brings up second nationality for the first time as patience runs dry

He has British citizenship through his mother, Laila Soueif, a mathematics professor at Cairo University who was born in London while her…

Eman Kamel • 11 Mar 2022

Anti-Harassment Initiatives In Egypt Inspire Change

“Mama, you have to believe me, I am not this girl. These photos are fake, I swear to God, Mama….

SMEX • 17 Dec 2021

Global Legal Community Stands in Solidarity with Egyptian Lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer

We, the undersigned members of the global legal community, stand in solidarity with Egyptian lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer as he awaits…

SMEX • 22 Jun 2021

Egypt Sentences Tiktok Bloggers to Years in Prison

As part of a wave of arrests against women content creators in Egypt, the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Haneen Hossam,…

Mohammed Farahat • 24 Mar 2021

Coronavirus Trials in Egypt: Blurring the Lines Between Fake News and Freedom of Expression

With the surge of Covid cases in Egypt, the government imposed further restrictions on the freedom of expression and opinion….

SMEX • 04 Nov 2020

Human rights organizations call on Egypt’s government to end internet censorship and website blocking

The undersigning human rights organizations denounce the Egyptian authorities’ blocking of at least 600 websites since May 2017 including media,…