Egypt

Sudanese Community Leader Arrested and Tortured Ahead of Deportation, Online Petition Launched to Support Sudanese Nationals in Egypt Against Racism
The Refugees Platform in Egypt has documented the arrest of Sudanese refugee and community leader, Othman Hussein Yaqoub, director of the African Vision School for Sudanese Education in 6th of

EgyptAir Internal Document: Egyptian Authorities Impose New Measures Prohibiting Entry of Sudanese and Refugees into Egyptian Territories
According to an internal publication from EgyptAir's General Stations Administration, issued May 29, 2023, and reviewed by the Refugees Platform in Egypt (RPE), addressed to all acting general managers, station

A guide for support and service providers for new arrivals in Egypt
A guide for support and service providers for new arrivals in Egypt: The most important advice and guidance on the law, residence and movement On April 15, conflict broke out

Alert: What do you need to know if you are an immigrant in Egypt during the security crackdown because of protest calls during COP 27?
During the past weeks, Egyptian human rights organizations have documented campaigns of arbitrary arrests in some areas in Cairo and other governorates. The campaigns included arresting pedestrians in the streets,

Egyptian Public Prosecution orders the release of a Somali child who ended the life of a tuk-tuk driver who tried to rape her
Today, the Egyptian Public Prosecution ordered the release of the Somali child held in custody. The 15-years-old was detained for four days pending investigations. she killed a tuk-tuk driver with

The Egyptian Public Prosecution orders the imprisonment of a Somali child who ended the life of a driver who tried to sexually abuse her in the 6th of October City
A 15-year-old Somali child, surrendered herself to the Egyptian police, confessing the killing of a tuk-tuk driver who tried to sexually assault her, in the eleventh district of October 6

March 2022: The Libyan authorities deport hundreds of Egyptian migrants, most of them minors
Last March witnessed the deportation of large numbers of irregular migrants from Libya to Egypt through the land border crossings between the two countries. “Refugees Platform in Egypt” followed many

“HRW” criticizes Egypt for the “forced returns” of Eritrean asylum seekers…and the Refugee Platform documented dozens of detainees at risk of deportation, including children
Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday in a statement that the Egyptian authorities are forcibly deporting Eritrean asylum seekers, including children, without assessing their asylum claims or other protection needs.

Egyptian citizen assaulting a Sudanese child
Two days ago, we published a video clip that we received from a Sudanese girl containing an incident of an Egyptian citizen assaulting a Sudanese child; this video was sent