Egypt

Report: 12 violations against journalists, 68 protests in May

The Lawyers for Democracy Initiative said in a report about the democratic process in Egypt that there were 12 violations against journalists and 68 protests by various political forces in May.
 
The violations ranged between physical attacks, investigations, judicial rulings and prevention from covering news.
 
The initiative, which is part of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, said authorities overwhelmingly choose to deal with political issues by using force, pointing as an example to the killing of the student Islam Attito hours after his arrest.
 
The report said the month of May was no different from the months that preceded it in 2015 in terms of the continuing deterioration of the democratic process, pointing to policies of double standards in releasing the activist Mohamed Sultan after he gave up his Egyptian nationality, in application of a law issued by President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, thereby distinguishing foreigners from Egyptians before the courts.
 
The report also said that there were mass death sentences issued by the Egyptian judiciary against 122 citizens in May, 53 terrorist operations that killed 17 people and wounded 33 others, and 11 security operations against spots described as “extremist” where 45 people died and 75 were arrested.
 
 
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
 

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