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Staff of blocked news outlets threaten to protest at Press Syndicate
Egypt

Staff of blocked news outlets threaten to protest at Press Syndicate

A number of staff from local media outlets whose websites were blocked in Egypt held a meeting at Al-Bedaiah newspaper headquarters Tuesday to…
Independent Daily News Egypt denounces recent online block from anonymous state authority
Egypt

Independent Daily News Egypt denounces recent online block from anonymous state authority

Following recent block of 21 news websites in Egypt over charges of supporting terrorism or being financed by the outlawed…
Prominent lawyer Khalid Ali to be investigated for establishing unauthorized political party
Egypt

Prominent lawyer Khalid Ali to be investigated for establishing unauthorized political party

The Dokki prosecution affiliated to the Giza governorate decided on Sunday to summon former presidential candidate and prominent lawyer Khalid…
Iran’s re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote
Middle East

Iran’s re-engagement with the world at stake in Friday presidential vote

Iranians vote for president on Friday in a contest likely to determine whether Tehran’s re-engagement with the world stalls or…
Turkey rejects European report criticizing constitutional plans
World

Turkey rejects European report criticizing constitutional plans

Turkey on Tuesday rejected a European legal report calling its proposed constitutional changes a big setback for democracy, saying the…
55 trade unions submit memo to NCHR over restrictions
Egypt

55 trade unions submit memo to NCHR over restrictions

Informed sources have told Al-Masry Al-Youm that approximately 55 general independent trade unions submitted a memorandum to the chairman of…
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…
Center slams arrest of 65-year-old over alleged April 6 links
Egypt

Center slams arrest of 65-year-old over alleged April 6 links

A media freedoms advocacy center has slammed the arrest of a 65-year-old over alleged affiliation with the April 6 Youth…
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…
Fascism in our new constitution
Opinion

Fascism in our new constitution

 The most critical culprit in the current draft constitution being finalized by the Constituent Assembly is the definition of citizenship…
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