Monday, 22 June 2026
1. Egyptian security forces arrested journalist Mohamed Haider Qandil from in front of Al-Dostour newspaper amid a security campaign conducted to arrest a number of followers of the Shia doctrine due to the fast-approaching Ashura celebrations, taking him to an unknown location and failing to present him before the investigative authorities.

Tuesday, 16 June 2026
1. The Abu Hammad District Summary Prosecution investigated both (1. Mohamed Thabet, 2. Shaheen Salama) after they were arrested from their homes, accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements, and placing them in pretrial detention.
2. The Zagazig Second Police District Prosecution investigated citizen Mohamed Ahmed Al-Husseini after disrupting his release procedures ordered by the Zagazig Criminal Court on 20 May 2026, accusing him of joining a terrorist group.

Tuesday, 23 June 2026
1. The Minya Al-Qamh Prosecution in the same governorate investigated each of (1. Walid Mohamed Nayel, 2. Tarek Sayed Ahmed, 3. Wael Al-Asi, 4. Ahmed Abdelaziz, 5. ) after they were arrested from their homes, accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements.

Thursday, 25 June 2026
1. The Zagazig District Prosecution investigated both (1. Osama Mansour Salem Abdel Aal, 2. Basel Mansour Salem Abdel Aal) after disrupting their release procedures issued by the Zagazig Criminal Court, forcibly disappearing them for 17 days, accusing them of joining a terrorist group, and placing them in pretrial detention.
2. The Zagazig Total Prosecution investigated each of (1. Ibrahim Mahmoud Morsi, 2. Kamal Al-Sayed Abdel Jawad, 3. Al-Shabrawy Mohamed Abdel Wadoud Ahmed, 4. Ibrahim Al-Sayed Al-Sayed Al-Maghraby, 5. Amr Mohamed Mahdy, 6. Abdel Hamid Mokhimer), accusing them of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements, and placing them in pretrial detention.

Monday, 15 June 2026
1. The Giza District Appellat Mishandling (Misdemeanor Court of Appeal) rejected the appeal filed by Zamalek SC fan Sayed Mosha’ab and 5 of his neighbors against the decision to renew their detention, ordering the continuation of their pretrial detention for 45 days. They were arrested from their homes and accused of disrupting traffic, possessing fireworks, and unlawful assembly following celebrations by his friends and neighbors upon his release after a detention that lasted for more than 11 years.

Sunday, 21 June 2026
1. The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of lawyer and member of the defense committee for prisoners of conscience, Mohamed Abu Al-Diyar, for 15 days pending investigations in Case No. 4502 of 2026 on charges of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements.

Monday, 22 June 2026
1. The State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of director Omar Salah Marei for 15 days pending investigations in Case No. 3835 of 2026 (State Security) on accusations of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements.
2. The Supreme State Security Prosecution renewed the detention of the child Hassan Mohamed for 15 days in Case No. 1237 of 2026 (Supreme State Security) on accusations of joining a terrorist group and spreading false news and statements.
3. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, reviewed the pretrial detention renewal session for hundreds of citizens detained pending Supreme State Security Cases Nos: 1365 of 2018, 2727 of 2023, 952 of 2024, 1410 of 2024, 3528 of 2024, 4092 of 2024, 3 of 2025, 32 of 2025, 1772 of 2025, 4526 of 2025, 4881 of 2025, 5466 of 2025, 5633 of 2025, 6044 of 2025, 6987 of 2025, 7143 of 2025, 7256 of 2025, 8159 of 2025, 9383 of 2025, 10709 of 2025, 11005 of 2025, 2 of 2026, 3 of 2026, 236 of 2026, 339 of 2026, 404 of 2026, 455 of 2026, 665 of 2026, 4307 of 2026, and 4905 of 2026.

Tuesday, 23 June 2026
1. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, reviewed the pretrial detention renewal session for hundreds of citizens pending Supreme State Security Cases Nos: 1530 of 2019, 621 of 2020, 2123 of 2023, 1939 of 2024, 2490 of 2024, 3434 of 2024, 849 of 2025, 1604 of 2025, 1773 of 2025, 2480 of 2025, 6020 of 2025, 6181 of 2025, 6469 of 2025, 6954 of 2025, 9869 of 2025, 10261 of 2025, 11006 of 2025, 51 of 2026, 237 of 2026, 619 of 2026, 663 of 2026, 664 of 2026, 764 of 2026, 810 of 2026, 811 of 2026, 886 of 2026, 887 of 2026, and 1018 of 2026.

Wednesday, 17 June 2027 [sic]
1. The East Alexandria Total Prosecution released physician Omnia Swaidan on a financial bail of 20,000 EGP following her investigation regarding a complaint filed by Alexandria University’s legal counsel. The complaint was initiated after she published a post on her Facebook page documenting several violations and offenses against patients in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Al-Shatby Hospital, accusing her of deliberately spreading false news and statements, and misusing social media platforms.

Saturday, 27 June 2026
1. The Terrorism Circuit of the Zagazig Criminal Court in Sharqia Governorate released each of (1. Mohamed Abdo Mohamed Abdel Fattah, 2. Mohamed Jaber Fouad, 3. Ahmed Saad El-Sayed Seddiq, 4. Mohamed Said Mohamed Wehbe, 5. Abdullah Ali Attia Hassan, 6. Medhat Ali Abdel Fattah, 7. Mohamed Abdel Hamid, 8. Abdesalam Abdel Aal Abdel Hamid) on the guarantee of their place of residence.

Ongoing Trials:

Tuesday, 16 June 2026
1. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 9 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Helwan Cell Case” to the session of 20 October 2026.
2. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 5 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Agouza Cell Case” to the session of 7 September 2026.
3. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 11 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Helwan Cell Case” to the session of 17 October 2026.
4. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 53 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Tagamoa Cell Case” to the session of 5 October 2026.
5. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of a single defendant in the case publicly known as the “Abdeen Violence Events” to the session of 3 August 2026.

Wednesday, 17 June 2026
1. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 5 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Nozha Terrorist Cell Case” to the session of 18 August 2026.
2. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 56 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Maadi Cell Case” to the session of 21 September 2026.
3. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 33 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Dar Al-Salam Cell Case” to the session of 20 October 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses, despite the absence of a number of detained defendants.
4. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 49 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Omraneya Administrative Structure Case” to the session of 20 October 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses, despite the absence of a number of detained defendants.
5. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 8 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Nasr City Administrative Structure Case” to the session of 7 September 2026.
6. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 7 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Zawiya Al-Hamra Cell Case” to the session of 21 September 2026.
7. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the retrial proceedings of a single defendant accused of joining a terrorist group to the session of 21 September 2026.

Saturday, 20 June 2026
1. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 222 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure Cell Case” to the session of 27 July 2026.
2. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 39 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure in New Cairo Case” to the session of 9 August 2026.
3. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 71 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Administrative Committees Cell in Mokattam Case” to the session of 8 August 2026.
4. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 8 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Nasr City Cell Case” to the session of 12 September 2026.
5. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 6 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Ain Shams Cell Case” to the session of 10 August 2026.
6. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the retrial proceedings of a single defendant in the case publicly known as the “Helwan Violence Events Case” to the session of 23 June 2026 for the pronunciation of the judgment.

Sunday, 21 June 2026
1. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 71 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Tagamoa Terrorist Cell Case” to the session of 26 September 2026 to include criminal evidence items.
2. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 168 defendants, including photojournalist Hamdi Al-Zaeem, in the case publicly known as the “Tagamoa Media Cell Case” to the session of 27 September 2026.
3. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 27 defendants in the case publicly known as the “October Terrorist Cell Case” to the session of 10 August 2026 to summon prosecution witnesses.
4. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 74 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Tagamoa Cell Case” to the session of 30 September 2026 for document review and to summon prosecution witnesses.
5. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 57 defendants, including journalist Ahmed Sbeia, in the case publicly known as the “Restructuring of the Muslim Brotherhood Case” to the session of 29 September 2026 to conclude the defense pleadings.
6. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 41 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Nozha Terrorist Cell Case” to the session of 30 September 2026 for document submission.
7. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 78 defendants in the case publicly known as the “First Tagamoa Cell Case” to the session of 27 September 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses.
8. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of a single defendant in the case, following its referral back from the Court of Cassation, to the session of 26 July 2026 for the pronunciation of the judgment.

Monday, 22 June 2026
1. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 139 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure Case” to the session of 16 September 2026 to hear prosecution witnesses.
2. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 11 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Second Haram ISIS Cell Case” to the session of 30 September 2026 for the prosecution’s pleading.
3. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 22 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Tagamoa Terrorist Cell Case” to the session of 8 August 2026 for the prosecution’s pleading.
4. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 29 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Financing Cell Case” to the session of 29 September 2026.

Tuesday, 23 June 2026
1. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 117 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Nasr City Administrative Structure Case” to the session of 30 September 2026.
2. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 78 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Nasr City Cell Case” to the session of 14 September 2026.
3. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 10 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Media Cell Case” to the session of 14 September 2026.
4. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 23 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Specialized Work Committees Case” to the session of 14 September 2026.
5. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 50 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Muslim Brotherhood Administrative Structure Cell in Tagamoa Case” to the session of 15 September 2026.
6. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 13 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Kerdasa ISIS Case” to the session of 11 July 2026.
7. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the retrial proceedings of a single defendant accused of joining a terrorist group and committing a terrorism financing crime in the case to the session of 30 September 2026.
8. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the retrial proceedings of a single defendant in the case publicly known as the “Old Cairo Violence Events Case” to the session of 26 July 2026.

Wednesday, 24 June 2026
1. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 117 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Media Cell Case” to the session of 12 September 2026.
2. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 68 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Administrative Committees Case” to the session of 16 September 2026.
3. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 54 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Administrative Structure in Tagamoa Case” to the session of 27 September 2026.
4. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 36 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Tagamoa Cell Case” to the session of 27 September 2026.
5. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the trial of 32 defendants in the case publicly known as the “Haram Cell Case” to the session of 13 September 2026.
6. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the retrial proceedings of a single defendant in the case publicly known as the “Matareya Violence Events Case” to the session of 12 July 2026 to secure the presence of the defendant from his place of detention.
7. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, adjourned the retrial proceedings of a single defendant in the case publicly known as the “Old Cairo Violence Events Case” to the session of 26 July 2026 for judgment.

Thursday, 25 June 2026
1. The New Cairo Misdemeanor Court of Appeal scheduled the appeal filed by poet and writer Ahmed Douma against his one-year prison sentence with hard labor—for charges of spreading false news and statements—to the session of 16 July 2026 for the pronunciation of the judgment.

Saturday, 27 June 2026
1. The Economic Misdemeanor Court in Alexandria Governorate adjourned the first trial session of physician Omnia Swaidan, on charges of spreading false news and statements and misusing a social media platform, to the session of 4 July 2026.

Criminal Judgments:

Wednesday, 17 June 2026
1. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, ruled to sentence 3 defendants to life imprisonment and 2 defendants to rigorous imprisonment for 15 years in the case publicly known as the “Talbiya ISIS Case.”
2. The First Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, sentenced one defendant to 5 years of rigorous imprisonment in the retrial proceedings of the case publicly known as the “Agouza Cell Case.”

Tuesday, 23 June 2026
1. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, sentenced one defendant to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment on charges of establishing and leading a terrorist group.
2. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, sentenced the student Mohamed Mohsen to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment on charges of establishing and leading a terrorist group.
3. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, acquitted one defendant in his retrial proceedings within the case publicly known as the “Al-Salam Violence Events Case.”
4. The Second Terrorism Circuit of the Cairo Criminal Court, convened at the Badr City Correctional and Rehabilitation Center, acquitted one defendant in his retrial proceedings within the case publicly known as the “Helwan Violence Events Case.”

Legislations and Decisions:

Wednesday, 24 June 2026
1. The Official Gazette published Presidential Decree No. 269 of 2026 regarding the pardon for the remainder of the penalty for convicted individuals on the occasion of the celebrations commemorating the 30 June Revolution. The decree specified that it does not apply to those convicted in felony and misdemeanor cases detrimental to the government from within or abroad.

Statements and Communiqués:

Tuesday, 16 June 2026
1. The Ministry of Interior announced through its official page on the social media platform Facebook that the Prison Authority organized a religious celebration attended by a number of religious scholars and public figures on the occasion of the Islamic New Year across all prisons nationwide.

[1] “Harf Hak”: A fortnightly human rights newsletter issued by El Hak Foundation for Freedom of Expression and Human Rights (EFHR), concerned with the rule of law. The newsletter’s working group relies on the monitoring conducted by the foundation’s legal support unit regarding decisions issued by courts and public prosecutions, alongside media monitoring and the Official Gazette.