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China to hold first ‘cyber-dissident’ trial
World
January 14, 2019
China to hold first ‘cyber-dissident’ trial
China’s first “cyber-dissident”, whose website reported on sensitive topics including human rights, is expected to go on trial on Monday…
Egypt’s cassation court refuses appeal in 2011 NGO foreign funding case
Egypt
February 1, 2018
Egypt’s cassation court refuses appeal in 2011 NGO foreign funding case
Egypt’s Court of Cassation refused the appeal of 16 defendants in the foreign funding case that dates back to 2011.…
Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Internet freedom continues to decline in Egypt: Freedom House
Freedom House, an independent US watchdog organization measuring democratic indicators around the world, determined in a new report that internet…
Congress to hold hearing on Egypt’s human rights Tuesday
Egypt
October 31, 2015
Congress to hold hearing on Egypt’s human rights Tuesday
The US Congress will hold a hearing on November 3 concerning what it describes as “commonplace” human rights abuses in Egypt…
Freedom House slams Egypt judiciary following Douma’s verdict
Egypt
February 5, 2015
Freedom House slams Egypt judiciary following Douma’s verdict
US-based Freedom House criticized Egyptian courts on Thursday following a life sentence verdict given on Monday to 229 activists for…
Freedom House: Sisi rolls back democratic gains
Egypt
January 28, 2015
Freedom House: Sisi rolls back democratic gains
US-based human rights organization Freedom House says that as part of a decline in global freedoms in 2014, Egypt’s President…
Freedom House Condemns Egypt’s Deadly Force against Demonstrators
Egypt
January 26, 2015
Freedom House Condemns Egypt’s Deadly Force against Demonstrators
Freedom House deplores Egyptian authorities’ use of deadly force against unarmed demonstrators commemorating the four year anniversary of the January…
Freedom House: Egypt down in freedom ranking for 2013-2014
Egypt
December 7, 2014
Freedom House: Egypt down in freedom ranking for 2013-2014
Egypt’s declined in the 2014 freedom ranking conducted by Freedom House, a US-based observer of world human rights statuses, designated…
Local, international organizations demand Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release
Egypt
January 23, 2014
Local, international organizations demand Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release
In a joint statement, 35 Arab, international and local organizations demanded on Thursday the immediate release and fair trial of…
Freedom House: Draft NGO law more restrictive than previous one
Egypt
March 26, 2013
Freedom House: Draft NGO law more restrictive than previous one
Freedom House has expressed its concern over the Shura Council’s draft NGO law, saying it is more restrictive than the…