Egyptian authorities have embarked on a renewed crackdown on peaceful dissent, through arbitrary detentions and politically-motivated criminal investigations.
A court in Egypt has ordered a freeze on the assets of five prominent human rights activists and three non-governmental organisations.
As Egyptians mark the 10th anniversary of the Rabaa massacre, we speak with human rights advocate Hossam Bahgat about how the mass killing...
The campaign started with Bahgat facing prosecution, an assets freeze and a travel ban in the infamous case No 173, known as the “NGOs foreign...
Bahgat has spent the last 25 years working as a human rights defender and investigative journalist in Egypt. He was the founding executive director of the...
The United States has warned Egypt not to target rights campaigners after a prominent activist was indicted, saying the issue would be a factor in arms sales...
The International Center for Transitional Justice finds the arrest of Hossam Bahgat, one of Egypt's leading human rights activists.
Hossam Bahgat, a prominent investigative journalist and human rights advocate who was facing prosecution for 'publishing false information'...
Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered the release of Hossam Bahgat, the executive director of the Egyptian Initiative for...
Egyptian human rights activist Hossam Bahgat was released on bail Sunday after facing charges of “joining and financing a terrorist group” and “spreading false...
An Egyptian human rights activist and journalist who has been critical of the Egyptian government’s human rights abuses and repression of dissent.
