Director of Programs @LdsfInfo | Egyptian journalist & HRD in exile | UN & EU advocacy | Civic space, free expression, transnational repression | Personal view
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Basma Mostafa retweeted
🚨#Egypt: Filmmaker #OmarSalahMarei continues to suffer serious health problems in detention.
❗ Persistent pain and swelling after surgery
❗ Denied access to X-rays and medical records
❗ Concerns over thyroid abnormalities without proper follow-up
In protest, his wife has begun a 3-day partial hunger strike against what she describes as deliberate medical neglect.
We call for: Omar’s immediate release, Urgent specialized medical care and Access to his medical records and test results.
➡️ Full statement: ldsf.info/blog/2026/11/08/eg…
#FreeOmarSalah #RightToHealth
🚨 يواجه المخرج المصري #عمر_صلاح_مرعي تدهوراً صحياً داخل محبسه، إذ يعاني من تورم وآلام مستمرة في يده بعد عملية جراحية سابقة، وسط تجاهل مطالب عرضه على طبيب متخصص.
كما تُحجب عنه وعن أسرته نتائج الأشعة وتحاليل الغدة الدرقية، رغم وجود مؤشرات تستدعي تقييماً طبياً عاجلاً.
احتجاجاً على ذلك، أعلنت زوجته إضراباً جزئياً عن الطعام لمدة 3 أيام.
نطالب بـ: الإفراج الفوري عنه. توفير الرعاية الطبية العاجلة. تمكينه من الاطلاع على ملفه الطبي ونتائج فحوصاته.
⬅️ البيان الكامل: ldsf.info/ar/2026/11/08/%D9%…
#الحرية_لعمر_صلاح #FreedomForOmarSalah #العلاج_حق
Basma Mostafa retweeted
⚠️ RFA维吾尔语频道报道，23岁 #维吾尔 女子拉希莱·奥梅尔（Rahile Ömer）于两个月前在新疆一所监狱中去世。2017年9月，年仅14岁的拉希莱遭中国当局拘留。
rfa.org/uyghur/news/2026/11/…
Basma Mostafa retweeted
RFA reported Rahile Omer’s death in prison. She was 14 when authorities put her in a camp in 2017 & sentenced her to 12 years when she reached 18. Her photo was leaked in a police file.
It’s cruel, unjust, and inhumane. Beijing should be held to account.
rfa.org/uyghur/news/2026/11/…
Basma Mostafa retweeted
Chinese government appears to deploy its fifty-cent army to discredit this young girl's death. Her face was in the leaked materials that came directly from the Chinese government's police station. Also appreciate the @Kashgar_Times for consistently working on stories like Rahile's.
Basma Mostafa retweeted
While the world is watching, this beautiful teenager, who was 14 years old when she was taken away for the #Uyghur camps, has now been confirmed to have passed away. She was sentenced to 12 years which means she died in prison. Her death is on the CCP.
rfa.org/uyghur/news/2026/11/…
Basma Mostafa retweeted
#Egypt I've joined to fellow UN experts raising concerns on the arrest and enforced disappearance of the entire newsroom crew of the independent, investigative media platform, #Matsadaash
On 1 October, the Egyptian Ministry of Interior confirmed the arrest of the journalists on Facebook, but failed to disclose their fate and whereabouts. The journalists have allegedly been denied access to lawyers.
We noted that during their disappearance, the journalists were allegedly interrogated and subjected to torture and cruel treatment by authorities.
The journalists have been charged with terrorism-related offences, which carry the death penalty, despite failing to meet the most serious crimes threshold under international law.
This is reflective of a widespread and escalating practice of the unlawful detention of journalists in Egypt.
The current situation is geeting worse with the recent closure of the media outlet @MadaMasr
#Egypt: UN experts condemn arrest, disappearance and detention of entire newsroom crew which signals yet another setback for civic space that is already shrinking. “An egregious example of a severe and relentless crackdown on independent voices.”
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Basma Mostafa retweeted
When asked about #Egypt
"Egyptians live under military dictatorship, we have to call it what it is .. and it is funded by our tax dollar here."
@AbdulElSayed
Basma Mostafa retweeted
7 UN experts condemn Egypt’s illegal press crackdown. It began by arresting the entire newsroom of @matsda2sh & continued with a court ordering the closure of @MadaMasr. They are 2 of Egypt’s last independent news outlets. @antonioguterres visited Egypt & refused to say a word.
#Egypt: UN experts condemn arrest, disappearance and detention of entire newsroom crew which signals yet another setback for civic space that is already shrinking. “An egregious example of a severe and relentless crackdown on independent voices.”
ohchr.org/en/press-releases/…
Basma Mostafa retweeted
Lina Attalah, editor-in-chief of independent Egyptian media outlet Mada Masr, faces criminal trial on 11 November 2026 on charges of “spreading false information” solely for the outlet’s independent journalism. She risks a one-year prison sentence.
In separate proceedings on 27 October, the New Cairo Misdemeanours Court convicted Lina Attalah of “managing an unlicensed website”, fined her three million Egyptian pounds and ordered Mada Masr’s closure. Her appeal against this ruling is scheduled for 25 November 2026.
@amnesty calls on the authorities to drop the charges against Lina Attalah, quash the closure order against Mada Masr and allow it to operate freely.
Act now: amn.st/6018BHFRue
#DefendMadaMasr
#StandWithLina
Basma Mostafa retweeted
En ouverture de réunion @EP_HumanRights, j'ai condamné deux graves attaques contre la liberté de la presse : la fermeture de @novaya_gazeta en Russie et celle de @MadaMasr en Égypte, accompagnée des poursuites contre @Linaattalah et la détention des journalistes de @matsda2sh ⤵️
🔴 Press freedom
At the opening of @EP_HumanRights meeting today, chair @MounirSatouri strongly condemned the closure of two independent media 👇
📌 Novaya Gazeta in Russia, on 9 November
📌 Mada Masr in Egypt
Basma Mostafa retweeted
🔴 Press freedom
At the opening of @EP_HumanRights meeting today, chair @MounirSatouri strongly condemned the closure of two independent media 👇
📌 Novaya Gazeta in Russia, on 9 November
📌 Mada Masr in Egypt
Basma Mostafa retweeted
لأنه الصحافة الحرة هي الوسيلة الوحيدة الباقية لمحاسبة المسئولين وللتعبير عن صوت المواطن وقضاياه ف أنا #ادعم_مدي_مصر #ادعم_متصدقش #ادعم_المنصة #ادعم_زاوية_تالتة
Basma Mostafa retweeted
Reflections by a Southern Human Rights Defender on Ukraine’s Battle for Self-Determination
In the old town of Lviv I was stopped by a young university student only to tell me how much she lounges for her country to stay free.
omct.org/en/resources/blog/r…
Basma Mostafa retweeted
🇪🇬 #مصر
في محاكمة افتقرت إلى النزاهة، أمرت محكمة بإغلاق موقع "مدى مصر" (@MadaMasr) وفرضت غرامة على رئيسة تحريره، الصحفية والمدافعة عن حقوق الإنسان لينا عطاالله. وتُشكّل هذه الإجراءات تهديداً للصحافة المستقلة، كما تنطوي على خطر خلق مناخ من الترهيب يطال المدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان والمجتمع المدني.
سأتابع عن كثب جلسة 11 نوفمبر/تشرين الثاني المتعلقة بحكمٍ منفصل بالسجن لمدة عام، كان قد صدر غيابياً ضد لينا عطاالله في عام 2024، بالإضافة إلى الإجراءات القانونية الخاصة بإغلاق "مدى مصر" وتداعيات ذلك الأوسع على الحق في الدفاع عن حقوق الإنسان.
أدعو السلطات المصرية إلى التراجع فوراً عن قرار إغلاق "مدى مصر"، وإلغاء أي إدانات ناتجة عن عمل لينا عطاالله المشروع في مجالي الصحافة وحقوق الإنسان، وضمان توفير بيئة آمنة ومواتية للصحفيين والمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان، بما يتماشى مع المعايير الدولية لحقوق الإنسان.
@PMEgypt_Geneva @MFAEgOfficial
📸:Mada Masr
Basma Mostafa retweeted
في أول تصريحين بعد الفوز:
إلى جي دي فانس: حبيبي، ثمة مفارقة طريفة في كونك ملزما دستوريا بأداء مراسم تنصيبي في شهر يناير المقبل 😝
إلى ترامب: أعلم أنك تجد صعوبة في نطق اسمي؛ لذا، بعد أن يُجري لي جي دي فانس مراسم التنصيب، يمكنك ببساطة أن تناديني بلقب 'سيناتور'. 😝😝
