December 2012 constitutional referendum
Constituent Assembly calls for dialogue with opposition figures
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Constituent Assembly calls for dialogue with opposition figures
The Constituent Assembly has invited four leading opposition figures to discuss the controversial draft constitution in an open session on…
Egyptian expats in North Africa, Western countries reject constitution
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Egyptian expats in North Africa, Western countries reject constitution
According to official figures announced so far, 75 percent of expatriate Egyptians residing in Western and non-Gulf Arab countries have…
Opposition to protest referendum at Tahrir, presidential palace
Egypt
December 18, 2012
Opposition to protest referendum at Tahrir, presidential palace
Opposition movements will protest in Tahrir Square and in front of Ettehadiya Palace Tuesday, against what they allege were vote…
Expat vote count begins
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Expat vote count begins
Embassies and diplomatic missions abroad began counting the votes of expatriate Egyptians in the constitutional referendum on Monday. Expats cast…
Zend: President can’t order judges to return to work
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Zend: President can’t order judges to return to work
Egypt’s judges will only return to work when they decide to, not as ordered by the president, Supreme Judicial Council…
Salafi Jihadi movement hopes to sway Islamists to reject constitution
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Salafi Jihadi movement hopes to sway Islamists to reject constitution
Salafi Jihadi leaders have rejected the draft constitution for not applying Sharia forcefully enough. They plan to continue meeting with…
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Human rights advocates worried, skeptical about military’s arrest powers
Although it wasn’t enforced during the first phase of the constitutional referendum on 15 December, President Mohamed Morsy's recent decree…
State Council refuses to supervise next referendum vote
Egypt
December 17, 2012
State Council refuses to supervise next referendum vote
The State Council Judges Club board has moved to boycott the second round of voting in the constitutional referendum, said…
Rights group: If complaints not addressed, referendum voting should be repeated
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Rights group: If complaints not addressed, referendum voting should be repeated
Local rights groups may appeal to the international community to apply pressure on the Morsy administration to repeat the first…
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
Egypt
December 17, 2012
Commission investigates charges against referendum voting
The High Judicial Elections Commission has started investigating complaints filed about the first stage of the constitutional referendum, which took…