human rights defender
Urgent support needed
Medical assistance. Requires surgery for glaucoma, but the prison authorities are refusing to facilitate the procedure and provide the necessary medical care for his condition. Additionally, he suffers from diabetes and a herniated disc in the lumbar vertebrae.
Organization affiliation
- Arab Observatory for Media Freedom
HRD's Gender
Man
Type of HRD
- Journalist/Blogger
HRD's thematic area of engagement
- Civil and political rights
- Fight against impunity
HRD's geographical origin
Urban
Current Status
In prison (pre-trial)
HRD's bio and work
Ahmed Hamdy Abou Zeid Al-Tanoubi is an Egyptian journalist, trade unionist, and human rights activist. He is a member of the "Journalists for Reform" movement and a researcher at the "Arab Observatory for Media Freedom." He previously served as the managing editor of the newspaper "Al-Diyar" and worked as a journalist for "Al-Tariq" newspaper. He is recognized as one of the leading defenders of the rights of detained and imprisoned journalists.
Detained since
Mar 24, 2020
Charge(s)
- Other
Latitude: 30.17556896462777
Longitude: 31.79837147436557
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
Recent case update / evolution
In January 2025, the Egyptian Supreme State Security Prosecution referred journalist and human rights defender Ahmed Abouzeid Al-Tonoubi to criminal trial in Case No. 977 of 2017 (State Security), commonly known in the media as 'Mekameleen 2'.
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