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China to hold first ‘cyber-dissident’ trial
World

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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