August 24th, 201897Link to full article: https://www.middleeasteye.net/columns/us-must-stand-my-parents-trapped-egypts-prison-system-1849648865
Egypt's dark and infamous prisons have never been known for their adherence to international human rights standards. Within the walls of these prisons - better known for their abuse of human dignity and...
August 17th, 201892August 17th, 2018
Ola al Qaradawi has now been on a hunger strike for 52 days.
52 days without food, and her family has no way of finding out more information about her health and well-being.
After being detained in solitary confinement in a windowless cell in Egypt for a year without a bed, proper food or medical care, Ola decided to...
August 11th, 2018214August 6 2018
After missing her hearing on August 6 2018, today Ola was transferred from Qanatir prison to the courthouse in the police academy within the Torah prison complex for her pretrial detention extension hearing. Ola was placed in a secondary cell that had obstructed view to the courtroom.
The judge extended her detention...
August 9th, 2018102Jared Genser a professor, international human rights activists and lawyer presented Ola and Hosam's case before U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs at the Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa for the hearing 'Egypt: Security, Human Rights, and Reform'
Genser discusses Ola and Hosam's brutal conditions,...
August 9th, 2018169August 9 2018
Hosam Khalaf renewed for another 45 days
Yesterday Hosam was transferred from prison to the courthouse in the police academy within the Torah prison complex for his pretrial detention extension hearing. The judge extended his detention for another 45 days without any due process.
Hosam has been in prison in Egypt...
July 13th, 2018178Thursday July 9th 2018
In May, EU Member of Parliament Barbara Matera, who is also the Vice Chair of the committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equity addressed Ola’s case to the European Commission. MEP Barbara Matera went on to emphasize the barbaric conditions Ola is being put in and addressed the following questions to the...
July 5th, 2018419The following is the Urgent Action released by Amnesty International calling on people around the world to write to the Egyptian authorities demanding Ola al-Qaradawi's release. Ola al-Qaradawi has started a hunger strike.
Ola al-Qaradawi has started a hunger strike in custody on 27 June, demanding the end of her arbitrary detention...
July 4th, 2018150Tuesday July 3rd 2018
The UN human rights office has urged Egypt to free the daughter of an Islamic scholar and her husband who have been held without a formal charge since June 30.
Ola al-Qaradawi is the daughter of Yusuf al-Qaradawi, a leading Islamic scholar, who lives in exile in Qatar.
"We understand that Ola al-Qaradawi's...
July 3rd, 2018209Free Ola and Hosam Campaign Update
July 3, 2018
Marking one year of detention, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein has issued a statement calling for Egypt to unconditionally release Ola and Hosam. https://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/media.aspx?IsMediaPage=true
“We call on the Government of...