Occupy Wall Street received a surprise visit Monday from several leading Egyptian activists, including 26-year-old Asmaa Mahfouz. She is one of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement, which is the ...

Asmaa Mahfouz's one year prison sentence for assaulting a civil servant has been upheld; she claims the charge is politically motivated and has appealed against the ruling Ain Shams Misdemeanour Court ...

Three weeks ago today, 26-year-old Egyptian activist Asmaa Mahfouz posted a video online urging people to protest the “corrupt government” of Hosni Mubarak by rallying in Tahrir Square on January 25.

The Nation-- Asmaa Mahfouz is one of Egypt's most prominent activists. The 26-year-old helped co-found the influential April 6 Youth Movement in 2008 that helped pave the way for the revolution ...

Amnesty International issued a statement calling on the ruling military council in Egypt to drop all charges against April 6 Movement activist, Asmaa Mahfouz. Three days ago, the military council ...

The Egyptian Military Prosecution has charged 26-year-old activist and blogger Asmaa Mahfouz for allegedly defaming the country's ruling generals and calling for armed operations against the military ...

The Ain Shams Misdemeanor Court on Wednesday postponed the trial of Asmaa Mahfouz, an activist accused of assaulting a citizen, to 17 April. Mahfouz was sentenced in absentia to one year in prison and ...

After being summoned today by the Egyptian Military Prosecution, Asmaa Mahfouz , a former April 6 member and online activist, has been released on 20,000EGP bail (over $3,000). She was summoned for a ...

Asmaa Mahfouz is facing prosecution in a military court for speaking out again. presidential candidates, NGOs and ordinary Egyptians are rallying to her defense—and decrying the use of military trials ...