Egyptian authorities have been weaponizing legal articles to govern morality in society. Most notably, these are articles related to “debauchery” charges dating from 1961, as well as articles related to family values and the 2018 cybercrime law. From the criminalization of sex work, to the…


The last time the presidential pardon committee was active, its members were but marionettes arranged to…

Ahead of the country’s upcoming fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) cycle set to take place in…

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP), the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and the…

Particularly following 2016-2017 protests that took place in the northern region of Rif, there has been…

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Press Freedom in the Maghreb
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Ahead of the 41st Session of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) before the United Nations Human…

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When Stories Break Free
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Through six years and three months as a political prisoner in Egypt, I had undergone countless…