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Global solidarity with Egypt prisoners of conscience

Take action in the global solidarity with rights prisoners in Egypt by organizing awareness events and supporting our online campaigning calling on Egyptian authorities to release detainees, sharing stories of detainees, and other advocacy materials on civic space in Egypt.

We will post updates on Events, social media mobilization, and activities here.

So, share your solidarity efforts with us or contact us for more info.

Tweets and posts to share

You’ll find here social media posts, graphics and videos under each profile of individuals arbitrarily detained in Egypt simply for peacefully exercising their human rights.

Join us and support our online campaigning calling on Egyptian authorities to release detainees and share their stories. #FreeThemAll #FreeCivicSpace ahead of #COP27 @copcivicspace

Upcoming Actions

Thursday, November 10, 2022

Past Actions

“#FreeThemAll!” This was the chanting of more than 200 Harvard students during stands in solidarity with political prisoners in Egypt and with Palestinian prisoners.

On Day 200 of Alaa's hunger strike with only 20 days to go til COP27, join EMERGENCY PROTEST on Tuesday 18th October @ Foreign Office, London, 5.30pm to demand JamesCleverly & TrussLiz step up: this is the last chance to #FreeAlaa
On Day 200 of Alaa’s hunger strike with only 20 days to go til COP27, join EMERGENCY PROTEST on Tuesday 18th October @ Foreign Office, London, 5.30pm to demand JamesCleverly & TrussLiz step up: this is the last chance to #FreeAlaa

COP27 & Human Rights: Solidarity with Egyptian Prisoners of Conscience


Thanks to those who made it along to our event and to those who contributed to the rich discussion about how we act and show solidarity during COP27 and beyond. We recorded the discussion and you can watch and share it on YouTube here.

Speakers:

Dipti Bhatnager, Climate Justice Co-ordinator, Friends of the Earth International

Omar Robert Hamilton, novelist and filmmaker

Chaired by Samer Abdelnour, University of Edinburgh

18:30-20:00 BST
Tuesday 27 September 2022
Friends of the Earth Scotland

FI FILES: COP27 AMID A HUMAN RIGHTS CRISIS

Join The Freedom Initiative & US Committee to End Political Repression in Egypt on Twitter spaces for a conversation about human rights in #Egypt ahead of #COP27. The discussion will be moderated by Allison LMcManus & feature Todd Ruffner
Join The Freedom Initiative & US Committee to End Political Repression in Egypt on Twitter spaces for a conversation about human rights in #Egypt ahead of #COP27. The discussion will be moderated by Allison LMcManus & feature Todd Ruffner
1PM ET
Friday 30 September 202
The Freedom Initiative & US Committee to End Political Repression in Egypt

No climate justice without open civic space!

This year, the UN global climate conference COP is taking place in Egypt – a country described by local and exiled activists, as well as NGOs as one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Through surveillance, intimidation and arbitrary arrests and detention, it has been trying for years to break any serious opposition. The COP27 is now being used by this very regime to put itself in the best light before an international audience, while still suppressing any criticism or any movement towards civic freedoms in Egyptian civil society.
This year, the UN global climate conference COP is taking place in Egypt – a country described by local and exiled activists, as well as NGOs as one of the most repressive regimes in the world. Through surveillance, intimidation and arbitrary arrests and detention, it has been trying for years to break any serious opposition. The COP27 is now being used by this very regime to put itself in the best light before an international audience, while still suppressing any criticism or any movement towards civic freedoms in Egyptian civil society.

Speakers:

Yasmin Omar (she/her), International human rights lawyer, UN and Regional Mechanisms Manager at the Committee for Justice (CFJ).

Ahmed Salem, co-founder and executive director of Sinai Foundation for Human Rights

Nour Khalil (he/him), Human Rights Defender, Lawyer, Researcher, specialized Consultant in immigration and asylum policies and issues, and Executive Director of the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE)

16:30–18:00 CET
Saturday, November 5, 2022

No climate justices without open civic space

In collaboration with Fridays For Future Italia and the Centro Studi Sereno Regis movement we will be in Turin to talk about the mobilization of Egyptian civil society ahead of the COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh.
In collaboration with Fridays For Future Italia and the Centro Studi Sereno Regis movement we will be in Turin to talk about the mobilization of Egyptian civil society ahead of the COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh.
18:00-20:00 BST
Saturday 1 October 2022
Fridays For Future Italia & The Centro Studi Sereno Regis

PUBLISHED COMMENTARY & ANALYSIS

Commentary and Analysis Submissions 

The Egyptian Human Rights Coalition on COP27 website publishes commentaries and analysis in English and Arabic written by experts and authors from around the world who are working on issues related to Human Rights, civil society freedom and environmental mobilization around COP27. The submissions must be original, timely, and offer evidence-based analysis of current affairs that intersect with COP27.   

You can submit articles through the form below. If we are considering your article/pitch for publication, it will be assessed by our editors on its merits: does it offer a clear and coherent analysis of the issue you are addressing? 

All contributors will be able to provide a short bio offering information about their affiliation, research, and expertise (if they want). This bio will appear at the end of their published article(s). 

Please check the conditions below before you decide to submit. 

Guideline 

How to Make a Submission 

  • Please keep the length of articles between 1000-1500 words. You can submit your post as a Word file. 
  • Please check previous contributions written on the topic you are analyzing; ensure your article complements and moves the debate in a new direction rather than duplicates it. 
  • Please make sure that the facts or statistics you mention are supported by research or data and include a primary reference in the form of a hyperlink. You can also use footnotes to provide context and explanation for your article. 

Copyright 

For all the material published on the commentaries and analysis section of the Egyptian Human Rights Coalition on COP27 website, copyright remains with the Committee for Justice (CFJ).  

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