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Staff of blocked news outlets threaten to protest at Press Syndicate
Egypt
May 30, 2017
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
May 29, 2017
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
May 22, 2017
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
May 17, 2017
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
March 14, 2017
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
December 23, 2015
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
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…
Center slams arrest of 65-year-old over alleged April 6 links
Egypt
June 2, 2015
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
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…
Fascism in our new constitution
Opinion
October 8, 2012
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…