Human rights is getting more attention: The AP reports that several political activists, journalists and lawyers have been released from detention as part of the government’s pre-Eid amnesty, which saw more than three dozen prisoners freed. Meanwhile, Human Rights Watch wants late economist Ayman Hadhoud’s autopsy to be made public to allow for further investigation from independent forensic experts to determine whether he was tortured in custody.

Restoration and preservation are also trending in the international press this morning: Egyptian volunteers are reviving Egypt’s Jewish heritage, Haaretz reports. Meanwhile, this Associated Press photo essay documents car enthusiast Mohamed Wahdan’s work to restore vintage cars to their former greatness. And archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a temple to Greek god Zeus in the Tell el-Farma archaeological site in northwest Sinai, say the AP and Xinhua.

WATCH THIS SPACE- The planned demolition of a large part of Cairo’s oldest cemetery, the City of the Dead, to make way for a flyover bridge linking central Cairo to the new administrative capital, receives criticism from both historians and Egyptians with ancestors buried in the area. Photographer Heba Khamis’ accompanying images are fantastic. (New York Times)

Also making headlines:

• The gig economy is providing jobs but at what cost? Delivering more than 1 mn orders a day, workers are being “bled dry left and right,” one driver says. (AFP)
• Former MP sent to prison for smuggling antiquities: An Egyptian court has sentenced former MP Alaa Hassanein and four others to 10 years in prison for smuggling antiquities, while 18 others, including businessman Hassan Rateb, were sentenced to five years. (Associated Press)
• Can Cairo become a safe haven for Russian oligarchs? The Nidaa Masr party is urging the government to follow in Dubai’s footsteps and welcome Russian b’naires to Egypt so the country can benefit from their exile from Western markets. (Al Monitor)