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Court to issue foreign NGOs funding ruling 4 June
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Court to issue foreign NGOs funding ruling 4 June
The Cairo Criminal Court is set to rule on the case involving illegal funding of five international NGOs on 4…
US study: Democracy in decline around the world
World
January 16, 2013
US study: Democracy in decline around the world
WASHINGTON — Democracy around the world was in decline in 2012 for the seventh year in a row as the…
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
Egypt
November 2, 2012
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
Sherif Mansour was safely ensconced in Washington, DC last year when the Egyptian government brought charges against him and 42…
NGO case ruling could widen govt crackdown on civil society, says American defendant
Egypt
June 7, 2012
NGO case ruling could widen govt crackdown on civil society, says American defendant
The former senior program officer for Freedom House’s Middle East and North Africa programs accused in the NGO funding case…
Defense witnesses can give testimony in next NGO trial session, court rules
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Defense witnesses can give testimony in next NGO trial session, court rules
The trial of 43 NGO workers was adjourned again on Tuesday until 4 July. Nineteen US nationals, 14 Egyptians, five…
Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo
Egypt
June 4, 2012
Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo
An Egyptian-American activist who was among the 43 NGO workers charged with receiving illegal foreign funding was detained upon arrival…
Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years
Business
May 1, 2012
Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years
As decades-old authoritarian regimes crumbled or eased their grip in countries as widespread as Myanmar, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, freedom…
Foreign NGOs case set to start tomorrow
Egypt
February 25, 2012
Foreign NGOs case set to start tomorrow
The trial of 43 NGO workers begins tomorrow at the Cairo Criminal Court. US-Egyptian relations have been sent into a…
Egypt sets trial date for NGO activists
Egypt
February 18, 2012
Egypt sets trial date for NGO activists
Egypt looked set to further stoke a row with the US as it announced on Saturday that it would go ahead with…
Defendants’ names in NGO funding case revealed as US warns Egypt
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Defendants’ names in NGO funding case revealed as US warns Egypt
Egypt on Monday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of NGOs, a case that…