Ahmed Maher
‘April 6’ youth movement co-founder Ahmed Maher released from prison
Egypt
January 5, 2017
‘April 6’ youth movement co-founder Ahmed Maher released from prison
Activist Ahmed Maher has been released Thursday, three days after he ended two prison terms.Maher, co-founder of the "April 6"…
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
Egypt
June 21, 2015
Discontent persists among families of activists excluded from amnesty
The families of activists excluded from the recent presidential amnesty, after which dozens of political prisoners have been released, have…
April 6: Authorities cancel group’s anniversary
Egypt
April 6, 2015
April 6: Authorities cancel group’s anniversary
The April 6 Youth Movement has accused security authorities of cancelling the commemoration of the establishment of Egypt’s most vocal…
Egypt confirms jail terms for leading liberal activists
Egypt
January 27, 2015
Egypt confirms jail terms for leading liberal activists
An Egyptian court upheld three-year jail sentences on Tuesday for three prominent liberal activists, judicial sources said, after days of…
April 6: Pardon conditions set by presidency to exclude movement detainees
Egypt
January 21, 2015
April 6: Pardon conditions set by presidency to exclude movement detainees
April 6 Youth Movement's Democratic Front said the conditions set by the institution of presidency and the Interior Ministry to…
April 6 movement says security behind member’s disappearance
Egypt
November 17, 2014
April 6 movement says security behind member’s disappearance
The April 6 Youth Movement has laid responsibility for the disappearance of one of its members on the Interior Ministry,…
6 April Movement members sentenced to two-year imprisonment for unlicensed demos
Egypt
September 30, 2014
6 April Movement members sentenced to two-year imprisonment for unlicensed demos
Kasr Al-Nil Misdemeanor Court has sentenced nine members of the April 6 Youth Movement to two years in prison for…
April 6 Movement says leader continues hunger strike against protest law
Egypt
September 30, 2014
April 6 Movement says leader continues hunger strike against protest law
The April 6 Youth Movement said its founder Ahmed Maher is not backing out of a hunger strike campaign he…
April 6 movement says detained founder on hunger strike
Egypt
June 14, 2014
April 6 movement says detained founder on hunger strike
The April 6 Youth Movement said Saturday its founder, Ahmed Maher, who is in jail for breaking protest laws, started…
Lawyer: Court refuses to refer 3 beaten activists to forensic doctors
Egypt
March 11, 2014
Lawyer: Court refuses to refer 3 beaten activists to forensic doctors
Mahmoud Belal, member of the defense team of detained activists Ahmed Maher, Mohamed Adel and Ahmed Douma said the court…