Amnesty: Egypt witnessed the largest wave of mass arrests since al-Sisi came to power
On Thursday, Amnesty International said in a statement that the Egyptian authorities have launched the largest crackdown yet under al-Sisi, following the arrest of more than 2,300 people, including at least 111 children. Amnesty International condemned the detention of hundreds…
After anti-Sisi protests government reduces petrol prices
On Thursday the Egyptian government reduced the price of petrol in the domestic market to 25 piasters per litre. The new prices are EGP 6.5 for petrol 80, EGP 75. 7 for petrol 92, and EGP 75. 8 for petrol…
The National Council for Human Rights condemns the examination of citizens’ phones
On Thursday The National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) said that police checking people’s phones while walking in the streets is against the law and the constitution. The council criticised the exposure of citizens to arbitrary security measures, and the…
Arresting lawyers: Al-Sisi raises the level of repression
Human rights activists have said that the Egyptian regime has raised the level of repression to a new level by arresting three lawyers as they attended investigations by the prosecution into political detainees. This came in the wake of the…
Speaker of Egypt parliament compares al-Sisi to Hitler
On Tuesday, Speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ali Abdel-Al compared Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler. Abdel-Al said: Hitler had his mistakes. [But] his expansion eastward and westward was made possible by the infrastructure that had been…
Promises of political and economic reforms after anti-Sisi protests
On Tuesday the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade issued a decision to reinstate rations to those previously excluded from the ration card lists who filed grievances to object to the decision to exclude them. This decision was in accordance…
McCarthyism thrives in Egypt: Reporting opponents through Whatsapp
The Egyptian government announced the allocation of a phone number on WhatsApp called “WhatsApp Egypt” through which any citizen can report any person broadcasting “inflammatory messages” or calling for “riots or acts of sabotage,” which observers consider means McCarthyism is…
Amnesty International calls on Egypt to end repression of opponents
On Sunday Amnesty International responded to the State Information Service (SIS) statement and called on Egypt to end its crackdown on political opponents. The SIS issued a statement attacking Amnesty International, describing its handling of Egypt as a flagrant contradiction….
Reporters Without Borders: Egypt authorities arrest six journalists
On Sunday, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) confirmed that the Egyptian authorities have arrested at least six Egyptian journalists so far since the beginning of the demonstrations called for by the actor and businessman Mohamed Ali on September 20. The BBC,…
Egypt protesters abroad: ‘We are their lungs through which they breathe’
“As we stand here now, there are hundreds of our friends in Egypt being beaten and arrested inside Egypt.” Just steps away from the White House, dozens of Egyptian protesters organised a pause in solidarity with political prisoners in Egypt….
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