TOPIC Tiran and Sanafir protests
features
Tiran and Sanafir Islands • 10 min read
Lawyers, MPs say Tiran and Sanafir are Egyptian
Beesan Kassab and Jano Charbel | Opposition to the government's ceding of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia includes parliamentarians
11 January 2017
June 30 2016 • 4 min read
June 30, 3 years on: State efforts to depoliticize universities falter
Mai Shams El-Din and Pesha Magid | June 30, 3 years on: A series of infographs that detail how the state's efforts to depoliticize universities
30 June 2016
prominent detainees • 12 min read
How was almost LE5 million in prisoner fines collected in 10 days?
Haitham Gabr | At 9 pm on Tuesday, May 24, in a Giza prison, an appeal session was underway for 47 defendants accused
12 June 2016
Egypt-Saudi Arabia relations • 7 min read
Parliament votes to challenge transfer of islands to Saudi Arabia
Heba Farouk Mahfouz | "Usually countries fight for their land rights. It’s the first time you see a government fighting tirelessly
2 May 2016
Sharm el-Sheikh • 8 min read
What’s in an island?
Heba Afify | Tiran and Sanafir transfer to Saudi is of little concern to their actual neighbors
1 May 2016
 
Opinion
Tarek Ghanem
O brother, what is prison? On Malek Adly
Who is Malek Adly, whom the regime is committing all these violations against in an attempt to break
30 May 2016
Tamer Waguih
Understanding the latest developments in Egypt’s protests
Editor’s note: On Saturday, 152 protesters were sentenced to two to five years in prison for participating
16 May 2016
Mohamed Naeem
April 25: A crack in the wall of fear?
Hundreds were detained in the week leading up to the April 25 protests, including well-known activists
28 April 2016
 
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News
activist arrests • 6 min read
3 arrested during spate of raids in Cairo and Alexandria, whereabouts unknown
16 October 2018
Khaled Ali • 5 min read
Khaled Ali’s ‘public indecency’ case postponed to September 5
6 June 2018
Tiran and Sanafir protests • 4 min read
Alexandria court acquits 3 activists in Tiran and Sanafir protest case
7 April 2018
protester arrests • 2 min read
3 arrested outside Alexandria courthouse after Mahienour al-Massry, Moatasem Medhat verdict acquitted
9 January 2018
2018 presidential elections • 3 min read
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali’s court appeal adjourned after alleged video evidence is inconclusive
3 January 2018
activist arrests • 2 min read
Prosecution detains 3 arrested outside Alexandria court after Mahienour al-Massry, Moatasem Medhat verdict
31 December 2017
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