Egypt: Muzzling Dissidents, Narrowing Civic Space

Beirut — Authorities Restricting Basic Freedoms, Eroding Economic Rights

The Egyptian authorities during 2025 systematically dismantled basic freedoms and suffocated civic space, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. Economic crises, coupled with authorities’ underfunding of public services like education and health care, undermined people’s socioeconomic rights.

“The Egyptian authorities have kept a chokehold over the country this past year, with rights defenders, journalists,…