Mawadda isn’t the first: Women in Egypt are hostages for their wanted relatives
July 19, 2019 The security forces did not find her father, so they arrested her as a hostage. Her father, who is an opposition politician, handed himself over to the authorities, but when he surrendered in order to release his…
Amnesty International condemns Egypt NGO law
July 19, 2019 On Wednesday Amnesty International criticised the recent NGO Law passed by the Egyptian parliament. Amnesty said the new law was aimed primarily at replacing the country’s most severe NGO law of 2017, but did little to end…
75 Egyptians detained in Saudi on terrorism charges
July 19, 2019 Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday new statistics on the number of foreign detainees arrested and charged with terrorism and working against state security in the kingdom. There are currently 1,050 foreigners detained on these charges,…
Egypt court renews detention of lawyer for wearing a yellow vest
July 19, 2019 The Alexandria Criminal Court on Wednesday rejected the appeal of the lawyer Mohammed Ramadan in case No. 16576 of 2018, known as the “yellow vests.” Mohammed is accused of joining and promoting a terrorist group, spreading false…
Al-Sisi and the Copts: The church wins and the Christians lose
July 18, 2019 On July 1, the Egyptian government approved 127 churches and a building attached to each, bringing the number of new churches approved by the government under General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to 1,021. However, this rise in the…
Al-Azhar’s al-Tayyib remains steadfast in the face of al-Sisi
July 18, 2019 While the Grand Sheikh of Al-Azhar Ahmad al-Tayeb has been absent from the country for surgery in Germany over the past month, his organisation has not been mentioned in the media. Over the past few months, the…
El-Nadeem: 1,414 human rights violations in Egypt in 2019
July 18, 2019 El-Nadeem, the most prominent human rights NGO in Egypt, issued on Tuesday a report entitled “From the media: the archive of coercion.” The report presents a toll of human rights violations in Egypt. In the first half…
A conflict between the speaker of parliament and “sovereign authorities”
July 18, 2019 The speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ali Abdel Aal gave a speech on Tuesday in which he professed his loyalty to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “My loyalty is, after God, to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Love and…
HRW: Kuwait’s deportation of eight Egyptians “horrendous”
July 18, 2019 Human Rights Watch criticised on Tuesday the deportation by Kuwait of eight Egyptians to Cairo, describing it as “horrendous.” “Kuwait has handed over the eight men despite the serious risk of torture and persecution they face in…
In Egypt being a journalist or a student at al-Azhar is enough to get you arrested
July 17, 2019 The Supreme State Security Prosecution (SSSP) has issued a decision to renew the imprisonment of journalists Hisham Fouad and Hossam Moanis for 15 days pending investigation into the case, the “Hope Alliance”. Hisham and Hossam join dozens…
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