Amid a large-scale ground offensive in Gaza, mediation efforts involving Egypt, Qatar, and the United States failed to yield a breakthrough following the collapse of a ceasefire, according to reports by RT.

An NBC News report from May 6, 2025, indicates that Egypt is providing backing to the Sudanese military in the ongoing conflict in Port Sudan. This support is framed within a broader regional power struggle, with Egypt's involvement reinforcing established authoritarian alliances.

The report details extensive human rights abuses in Egypt, including forced disappearances, arbitrary detentions, censorship, and repressive laws. It also highlights a €7.4 billion package and billions in financing from the EU and development banks that further bolster the regime's authoritarian power.

In August 2024, Egypt held a National Dialogue on remand detention and criminal procedures law that was widely criticized by rights activists as misleading and ineffective, as key recommendations were ignored by parliament, paving the way for a relaxed human rights oversight in exchange for EU aid.

A BBC investigation revealed that factories involved in harvesting jasmine for luxury perfume production in Egypt employed children under the legal working age, violating labor regulations and ethical supply chain standards. The investigation noted that the practices, which include nighttime work and illegal hiring of children under 15, have raised significant concerns about labor rights violations in the country.

An April 15, 2024 article details how the Egyptian government is employing open-source intelligence platforms and smart city surveillance technologies, including extensive camera networks and facial recognition, to monitor internet communications and suppress dissent.

The CFJ Labor Justice bulletin for September-October 2023 documents significant labor rights violations in Egypt. The report details multiple strikes, arbitrary dismissals, and arrests of workers as the state’s economic policies favor private investors over worker welfare, undermining labor rights and contributing to severe working conditions.

The article details how Egypt’s regime, under President al-Sisi, is reelecting him through unfree and unfair electoral practices. It highlights the regime’s tight control over political and economic institutions and notes that EU support in trade, energy, and security effectively turns a blind eye to Egypt’s entrenched authoritarianism and human rights abuses.

The article details how Egypt under President al-Sisi continues to entrench authoritarian control over its political and economic spheres, with upcoming elections conducted under undemocratic conditions. It further highlights the EU's economic and security cooperation with Egypt, which indirectly props up the regime despite its record of human rights abuses and repression.

A BBC investigation revealed that child labour is prevalent in Egypt's jasmine supply chains, with minors being involved in harvesting essential ingredients for luxury perfumes supplied to global brands like Lancôme and Aerin Beauty. The report highlights inadequate oversight in auditing practices that enables these exploitative labor practices.

The CFJ report documents 1415 human rights violations in Egypt during the first quarter of 2023, including arbitrary detentions, enforced disappearances, poor detention conditions, and suppression of labor strikes, reflecting a deepening trend towards authoritarian repression.

A report by the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms highlights repressive practices against workers in Egypt throughout 2023, including the arrest of trade union leaders, obstruction of union formation, and measures that constitute a broader pattern of authoritarian control over labor rights.

Egypt's government has systematically acquired advanced spying software from European companies, including Gamma Group's spyware, French Amesys Group's CEREBRO, and FinFisher products, to monitor and target regime critics and journalists.

The Ever Given incident and subsequent management failures in the Suez Canal have exposed Egypt's authoritarian governance shortcomings, including mismanagement of critical infrastructure, suppression of accurate information, and economic policies that disproportionately benefit the elite.

Egyptian authorities have intensified measures to control media content by raiding independent news outlets, arresting journalists, and enforcing broad laws that undermine press freedom, leading to an environment where censorship is institutionalized.