human rights defender
Urgent support needed
Legal assistance
HRD's year of birth
1953
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (pre-trial)
HRD's bio and work
Tawfiq Ghanem is an Egyptian journalist with a long history of defending civil and political rights, and advocating for freedom of expression. His work has positively impacted the public by highlighting issues of government accountability and human rights.
Detained since
May 21, 2021
Charge(s)
- Spreading fake news
- Terrorism
Latitude: 30.17556896462777
Longitude: 31.781366214469827
Geolocation of detention
Country or area of detention
Region of detention
- Africa: Northern Africa
Location of detention - City/Town
Badr City
Location of detention - Facility
Badr City - Badr 1 Prison
Allegations / reports of ill-treatment
Lack of medical care. The 67-year-old journalist has faced multiple health issues while detained, but has not been taken to any outside hospitals for treatment, despite the prison doctor recommending he be transferred to an outside hospital
Recent case update / evolution
On 12 December 2024, the Egyptian State Security Prosecution referred journalist Tawfik Ghanem to criminal trial on charges of joining a terrorist group, spreading false news, and misusing social media platforms.
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