PEN International 25/06/2026 PEN International 25/06/2026 Egypt: The Court of Appeal should quash the unjust sentence against Poet Ahmed Douma Read More PEN International 04/06/2026 PEN International 04/06/2026 Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma sentenced to one year in prison for his peaceful expression Read More PEN International 08/04/2026 PEN International 08/04/2026 Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma detained for writing an article Read More 2026, Egypt, Statement PEN International 22/01/2026 2026, Egypt, Statement PEN International 22/01/2026 Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma arrested for speaking up against human rights violations in prisons Read More Egypt, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/05/2025 Egypt, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/05/2025 Egypt: PEN International sounds the alarm over Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s worsening health in prison Read More Joint Letter, United Kingdom, Egypt, 2025 PEN International 05/03/2025 Joint Letter, United Kingdom, Egypt, 2025 PEN International 05/03/2025 PEN International calls for clemency for imprisoned writer Alaa Abdel-Fattah Read More 2025, Egypt, Joint Letter PEN International 25/02/2025 2025, Egypt, Joint Letter PEN International 25/02/2025 Egypt: Call on UK to lead international action on Egypt at UN Human Rights Council Read More Statement, 2024 PEN International 12/08/2024 Statement, 2024 PEN International 12/08/2024 Egypt: Alarm over government’s escalating attacks on freedom of expression Read More Joint Statement, Open Letter, 2024 PEN International 17/04/2024 Joint Statement, Open Letter, 2024 PEN International 17/04/2024 Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Read More Statement, 2024 PEN International 21/02/2024 Statement, 2024 PEN International 21/02/2024 Egypt: Editor of independent news outlet face charges in renewed attack on press freedom Read More 2023, Statement PEN International 20/09/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 20/09/2023 Egypt: The release of Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s father must be followed by measures to ensure free expression ahead of presidential elections Read More 2023, Statement PEN International 18/09/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 18/09/2023 Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy attempts suicide amid prolonged arbitrary detention Read More Statement PEN International 08/09/2023 Statement PEN International 08/09/2023 Egypt: PEN International calls for the immediate release of Egyptian publisher Hisham Kassem, highlighting an escalating human rights crisis Read More RAN, 2023 PEN International 05/09/2023 RAN, 2023 PEN International 05/09/2023 Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy marks two years in arbitrary pre-trial detention Read More 2023, Statement PEN International 31/08/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 31/08/2023 Egypt: hostage-like arrests, retaliatory defamation charges and intimidation of journalists are recent tactics to quash freedom of expression ahead of the 2024 presidential election Read More 2023, Statement PEN International 22/08/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 22/08/2023 Egypt: PEN International welcomes the release of poet and activist Ahmed Douma and calls for an end to the attack on freedom of expression Read More 2023, Open Letter PEN International 31/07/2023 2023, Open Letter PEN International 31/07/2023 Egypt: Biden Administration Should Not Provide Military Aid to Egypt in Light of Ongoing Human Rights Violations Read More 2023, Joint Statement PEN International 26/07/2023 2023, Joint Statement PEN International 26/07/2023 Egypt: PEN International and English PEN condemn the persistent failure of Rishi Sunak to secure the release of British writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah Read More 2023, Joint Statement PEN International 19/07/2023 2023, Joint Statement PEN International 19/07/2023 PEN International joins civil society organisations in condemning the sentencing of Egyptian academic and researcher Patrick George Zaki Read More 2023, RAN PEN International 25/05/2023 2023, RAN PEN International 25/05/2023 Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy is at risk after 80 days on hunger strike Read More Older Posts
PEN International 25/06/2026 PEN International 25/06/2026 Egypt: The Court of Appeal should quash the unjust sentence against Poet Ahmed Douma Read More
PEN International 04/06/2026 PEN International 04/06/2026 Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma sentenced to one year in prison for his peaceful expression Read More
PEN International 08/04/2026 PEN International 08/04/2026 Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma detained for writing an article Read More
2026, Egypt, Statement PEN International 22/01/2026 2026, Egypt, Statement PEN International 22/01/2026 Egypt: Poet Ahmed Douma arrested for speaking up against human rights violations in prisons Read More
Egypt, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/05/2025 Egypt, 2025, Statement PEN International 01/05/2025 Egypt: PEN International sounds the alarm over Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s worsening health in prison Read More
Joint Letter, United Kingdom, Egypt, 2025 PEN International 05/03/2025 Joint Letter, United Kingdom, Egypt, 2025 PEN International 05/03/2025 PEN International calls for clemency for imprisoned writer Alaa Abdel-Fattah Read More
2025, Egypt, Joint Letter PEN International 25/02/2025 2025, Egypt, Joint Letter PEN International 25/02/2025 Egypt: Call on UK to lead international action on Egypt at UN Human Rights Council Read More
Statement, 2024 PEN International 12/08/2024 Statement, 2024 PEN International 12/08/2024 Egypt: Alarm over government’s escalating attacks on freedom of expression Read More
Joint Statement, Open Letter, 2024 PEN International 17/04/2024 Joint Statement, Open Letter, 2024 PEN International 17/04/2024 Alaa Abd el-Fattah – follow-up letter to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention Read More
Statement, 2024 PEN International 21/02/2024 Statement, 2024 PEN International 21/02/2024 Egypt: Editor of independent news outlet face charges in renewed attack on press freedom Read More
2023, Statement PEN International 20/09/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 20/09/2023 Egypt: The release of Ahmed Gamal Ziada’s father must be followed by measures to ensure free expression ahead of presidential elections Read More
2023, Statement PEN International 18/09/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 18/09/2023 Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy attempts suicide amid prolonged arbitrary detention Read More
Statement PEN International 08/09/2023 Statement PEN International 08/09/2023 Egypt: PEN International calls for the immediate release of Egyptian publisher Hisham Kassem, highlighting an escalating human rights crisis Read More
RAN, 2023 PEN International 05/09/2023 RAN, 2023 PEN International 05/09/2023 Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy marks two years in arbitrary pre-trial detention Read More
2023, Statement PEN International 31/08/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 31/08/2023 Egypt: hostage-like arrests, retaliatory defamation charges and intimidation of journalists are recent tactics to quash freedom of expression ahead of the 2024 presidential election Read More
2023, Statement PEN International 22/08/2023 2023, Statement PEN International 22/08/2023 Egypt: PEN International welcomes the release of poet and activist Ahmed Douma and calls for an end to the attack on freedom of expression Read More
2023, Open Letter PEN International 31/07/2023 2023, Open Letter PEN International 31/07/2023 Egypt: Biden Administration Should Not Provide Military Aid to Egypt in Light of Ongoing Human Rights Violations Read More
2023, Joint Statement PEN International 26/07/2023 2023, Joint Statement PEN International 26/07/2023 Egypt: PEN International and English PEN condemn the persistent failure of Rishi Sunak to secure the release of British writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah Read More
2023, Joint Statement PEN International 19/07/2023 2023, Joint Statement PEN International 19/07/2023 PEN International joins civil society organisations in condemning the sentencing of Egyptian academic and researcher Patrick George Zaki Read More
2023, RAN PEN International 25/05/2023 2023, RAN PEN International 25/05/2023 Egypt: Poet Galal El-Behairy is at risk after 80 days on hunger strike Read More
