Parliamentary Legislative Affairs Committee rejects proposal to annul ‘religious contempt’ crimes
Article 98 of the Penal Code was criticised for being used to…
Court upholds 1-year jail term for man who burned Islamic teachings
Calling for an Islamic revolution in March, the man stood in front…
Religious contempt lawsuit casts shadow over ‘Street Children’
The religious contempt law is ‘vague’ and mainly relies on personal assessment,…
Fatima Naoot safe from prison: defence lawyer
Egyptian writer skipped court session for international conference in Canada; previously sentenced…
4 minors sentenced to 5 years in prison for charges of ‘religious contempt’
Coptic teenagers in Minya accused of producing video ‘insulting’ Islam
Religious contempt law for persecution, not protection
Egypt has seen decades of crackdown on Coptic Christians, non-believers, and intellectuals,…