Poet, writer and activist Ahmed Douma continues to be targeted by Egyptian authorities. In 2024, he was subject to prosecution and smear campaigns in relation to his writings…

Writer, journalist and researcher Ismail Alexandrani continues to be unable to travel since his release in December 2022 after completing a seven-year prison term for…

Arrested in March 2018, he continued to be held without  trial at the end of the year despite fully serving an unjust three-year sentence followed by two years in…

Cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar, arrested in July 2024, remained held in pre-trial detention on bogus national security charges at the end of the year. Security forces stormed…