The foolish authorities are squandering hope for politics in Egypt
Folly is increasing and accelerating. This is how analysts described the violations committed by the Egyptian authorities against the activities of politicians, journalists, human rights workers, and civil society that are not domesticated by government agencies. The state security forces…
Extrajudicial executions: Amnesty International demands Egypt investigate video of killing of unarmed person in Sinai
Amnesty International demanded the Egyptian attorney general, on Thursday, investigate a video published by the military spokesman on social media showing killings that could be extrajudicial executions. On 1 August, the military spokesman published a video including a statement from…
Prison administration fails to report death of political prisoner in custody
The Egyptian Network for Human Rights said that a political detainee called Saleh Badawy died in Wadi Al-Natron prison on 16 March 2021, but the prison did not report it to his family. The story started on 4 March, when…
Lord International sacks 38 workers for striking
Lord International Co. has sacked 38 workers from its factory in Alexandria after over 2,000 workers went on strike last week. According to the Centre for Trade Unions and Workers Services, Lord’s administration refused to negotiate with labourers over their…
AFTE: Egyptian authorities continue violations against freedom of thought and expression
The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression has issued its quarterly report, which emphasised the sharp rise of violations of freedom of thought and expression over the second quarter of 2021. The report titled, “Proactive Suppression,” showed that 11…
Sisi announces the price of subsided bread is rising
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi announced, on Tuesday, that he will supervise a plan to raise the price of subsided bread that is currently priced at five piasters. “It is time to raise the price of bread,” said Sisi at the opening…
Ethiopia: We will not sign restrictive deal on the Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia’s ambassador to Sudan, Yibeltal Aemero Alemu, said that his country will not sign a deal that restricts Ethiopia’s future use of the Nile, but it could sign a deal that guarantees fair use of the Nile’s water that abolishes…
HRW: Egyptian authorities must stop harassment of civil society
Human Rights Watch has criticised the summoning of five human rights defenders by the Egyptian authorities over the past month on a decade-long criminal investigation, case 173 of 2011, and the arbitrary interrogation of human rights defenders and organisations on…
28th political prisoner in 2021 dies in Gamsa Prison
Mohamed Anwar, 72, died on Monday inside his cell in Gamsa high security prison after eight years of detention. According to the Egyptian Network for Human Rights and Shehab Centre, Anwar has been detained since 2013 on case 2561 of…
EFHR: Human rights violations increase in Sinai along with military escalation
The Egyptian Front for Human Rights reported a rise of human rights violations committed by the different parties of the militant insurgency in North Sinai during the first half of 2021. The report recorded killings and the pursuit of civilians…
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