Amira El-Fekki

Journalist in DNE's politics section, focusing on human rights, laws and legislations, press freedom, among other local political issues.
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After judicial victory, lawyer presents historical and legal documents proving Red Sea islands Egyptian

“A state’s sovereignty over its lands is proved by facts of history…

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Egypt needs reform to lift ban on religious diversity: EIPR

Case of Muslim Shi’a sheds light on discrimination, incitement, and violence

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Calls for immediate release of ‘Red Sea islands’ detainees

Member of NCHR hails verdict as “historical”

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Al-Dostour Party receives torture complaint from detained member

Political activist Hamdy Qeshta reported verbal and physical assaults inside Boulaq police…

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Taher Mokhtar and flatmates to remain in detention for another 45 days

Pre-trial detention has been renewed since January on accusations of anti-regime incitement

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Sectarian violence against Copts reported near Alexandria

Attackers chanted ‘we don’t want a church’ while police let them go,…

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NGOs denounce investigation of lawyer, judges over ‘anti-torture’ bill

Two judges and a human rights lawyer sent the bill to the…

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UPDATE – Cockpit voice recorder from crashed EgyptAir flight recovered: officials

Search for flight data recorder continues, say Egyptian head of investigative committee

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Prosecutor-general heads to Cyprus for talks on EgyptAir hijacker’s extradition

On 29 March, Seif El-Din Mustafa demanded that EgyptAir flight MS 181,…

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Human rights defenders state demands for improvement in parliamentary meeting

Criticisms include abusive detention practices, torture, and police denial of enforced disappearances

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