A total of 16 journalists of the currently 24 detained Egyptian journalists have reportedly exceeded the legal duration of detention without trial.
![A total of 24 Egyptian journalists are currently behind bars; 16 of them exceed the maximum duration of pre-trial detention. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_330x185/public/2024-10/Journalism%20not%20a%20crime.jpeg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=LfHl7t2o)
![The Egyptian parliament has been urged to reject the controversial draft Criminal Procedures Code. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/137599583.jpeg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=sUonI2js)
![Rights groups have repeatedly accused the Egyptian authorities of "recycling" regime critics into new cases before the maximum duration of pre-trial detention ends. [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/469923849.jpeg?h=a5f2f23a&itok=gHBHRLw-)
![Egypt prison [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/24C11590-B769-48F2-A877-D97C2FF7E8F7.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=L3QsqoR9 "Egypt prison [Getty]")
