The Coordination of Party’s Youth and Politicians: al-Sisi creates his own elite
The Coordination of Party’s Youth and Politicians in Egypt has recently stood out as a state-sponsored entity in both chambers of parliament, whether through members appointed by the president or through members elected within the security-sponsored electoral list, “The National…
Fear of meeting Mubarak’s fate drives al-Sisi to acquire newspapers and TV stations
“He is afraid of the fate of Hosni Mubarak; the media contributed to toppling him in one way or another.” This is how observers describe Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s attempt to acquire the various media outlets, the most recent of which…
Egypt: 4mn electricity violations in 2020 due to soaring prices
The Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy expressed a state of escalating anxiety through a series of statements due to the growing phenomenon of stealing electricity. The ministry’s spokesman, Ayman Hamzah, said that his ministry issued reports of electrical…
Despite US pressure, will Egypt buy Russian Sukhoi fighters?
In conjunction with an American trend that appears to be at odds with Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime in Egypt, according to several indicators, Washington renewed its warnings to Cairo about the possibility of Egypt buying Russian fighters. Cairo began in…
31 countries criticise Egypt’s violations of human rights in the UN human rights council 46th session
The Permanent Representative of Finland to United Nations, Ambassador Jukka Salovaara, read out, on Friday, a statement signed by 29 countries from all over the world, regarding “restrictions on freedom of expression and the right to peaceful assembly, the constrained…
Why have many Egyptians refused the coronavirus vaccination?
Mervat Mahrous took a calm step towards the doctor who would give her the injection she had been waiting for. Inside the medical hall were others who were over the age of 65 or who had chronic diseases. These are…
A day after getting parole, new charges brought against Haitham Mohammadin
The Supreme State Security Prosecution ordered, on Wednesday, that labour rights defender Haitham Mohammadin remain in custody for 15 days to be renewed pending investigations in case 1956 of year 2019, accusing him of joining a terrorist group, which the…
Pregnant women suffer in Egypt’s prisons
In January 2021, Amnesty International issued a report about overcrowding in Egypt’s prisons with detainees who have to stay in cells with a relative area for each detainee of 1.1 metre, which is much lower than the international recommendations of…
Online renewal of remand: A new flaw in Egyptian trials
Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has directed that online renewal of remand be used more regularly, a mechanism that adds a flaw to the politically-directed trials of detainees in Egypt. On 18 October 2020, the Ministry of Justice inaugurated a project for…
285 Egyptian women and girls detained in Egypt for political reasons
“The number of women in detention currently in Egypt has reached 285 women and girls.” This is what Egyptian human rights reports revealed on International Women’s Day. Reports revealed that 48 women and girls are serving their sentences in Egyptian…
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