Zawia3 ยท Chart 6 of 7

Digital-space laws in Egypt between 2003 and 2025

Eight laws traced by the report, by year of issue

"In it, the report traced how legislation issued between 2003 and 2025 built a system of control over the digital space."
2003
2010
2015
2020
2025
Since 2015Law issued
YearLawSubject
2003No. 10Telecommunications regulation
2015No. 94Counter-terrorism
2017No. 216Drones
2018No. 175Combating information technology crimes
2018No. 180Press and media regulation
2020No. 151Personal data protection
2022No. 172Amending the Telecommunications Law
2025No. 174Criminal procedure
7/8Seven of the eight laws were issued since 2015, and 2018 alone produced two.

The report itself tracks 13 legislative areas, including the Penal Code issued in 1937.

Source: Egyptian Human Rights Forum, 'Programming Silence' report; count by Zawia3