NGO
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.…
Egyptian lawyer banned from travel wins prestigious rights defenders award
Egypt
October 11, 2017
Egyptian lawyer banned from travel wins prestigious rights defenders award
Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist, Mohamed Zaree, has been awarded the most prestigious awards granted to human rights defenders,…
Aya Hegazy announces plans to establish Belady in US, prioritizing child political prisoners
Egypt
August 22, 2017
Aya Hegazy announces plans to establish Belady in US, prioritizing child political prisoners
Egyptian-American activist, Aya Hegazy, said she will be re-establishing the Belady Foundation from the United States, this time focusing on…
Lebanon repeals ‘marry the rapist’ law
Middle East
August 17, 2017
Lebanon repeals ‘marry the rapist’ law
Lebanon’s parliament on Wednesday abolished a law that allowed rapists to avoid prison by marrying their victims. The repeal of…
Number of blocked websites in Egypt reaches 133: AFTE
Egypt
August 7, 2017
Number of blocked websites in Egypt reaches 133: AFTE
Six more websites were blocked Sunday evening in Egypt, raising the total number of barred sites to 133. The additional sites included…
Sisi ratifies new law allowing state full control over NGO work in Egypt
Egypt
May 30, 2017
Sisi ratifies new law allowing state full control over NGO work in Egypt
President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ratified on Monday a new law that is set to regulate the work of non-governmental organizations…
Egyptian lawyer banned from travel nominated for prestigious rights defenders award
Egypt
April 27, 2017
Egyptian lawyer banned from travel nominated for prestigious rights defenders award
Egypt’s Director of the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Mohamed Zaree, is among three finalists nominated for the 2017…
NGO reports 92 hacking attempts to activists, NGOs emails
Egypt
February 3, 2017
NGO reports 92 hacking attempts to activists, NGOs emails
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) recorded over 92 hacking attempts of personal and institutional emails of civil society…
Challenging government, Egypt’s parliament approves ‘repressive’ NGO bill
Egypt
November 16, 2016
Challenging government, Egypt’s parliament approves ‘repressive’ NGO bill
Egypt's parliament on Tuesday approved a bill to regulate non-governmental organizations in a move human rights groups say effectively bans…
Center: No progress in govt information transparency
Egypt
December 9, 2015
Center: No progress in govt information transparency
The Egyptian government has made no progress in showing transparency of information in 2015, an information technology freedoms center has…