Egypt receives new loan from the World Bank to compensate regressive foreign investment
The World Bank has approved a $360 million loan to Egypt to support its economic recovery after the Covid-19 pandemic. The World Bank added in a press statement that the loan aims to promote Egypt’s sustainable and comprehensive development, adding…
136 Egyptians executed in 2020
The year 2020 saw 314 people being sentenced to death, and the hanging of 136 of the convicts, which is a new precedent in the history of Egyptian criminal justice institutions, which reflects the continuation of the expansion without account…
US-Egypt strategic dialogue: Human rights and democracy at the bottom of the agenda
Over 8 and 9 November, an Egyptian delegation led by Egypt’s FM, Sameh Shoukry, was in Washington to hold the US-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, which is a meeting held to gather senior US and Egyptian officials. The dialogue was established in…
Egyptian farmers are in crisis yet the government offers no help
Olive farms in Egypt have been severely damaged this year, as their productivity decreased by more than 50 per cent. They have been affected by climatic changes and high temperatures during the flowering season of the crop in March, which…
Targeting and terrorising: That is how Sisi’s regime deals with lawyers
The Egyptian Constitution provides that: “The legal profession is an independent profession. It participates with the judiciary in achieving justice and the rule of law and ensuring the right to defence.” Also, it provides that: “While undertaking the right of…
The Egyptian parliament continues to protect corruption with immunity
As is well known, constitutions, including the Egyptian constitution, grant members of parliament immunity to protect them from accountability for the opinions they express and the duties they perform within the framework of their duties as representatives of the people,…
The hidden meaning behind Sisi’s comments about human rights in Egypt
Government institutions and circles close to the regime of Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi celebrated his decision to lift the state of emergency, which had been declared in violation of the constitution since April 2017. All these parties are competing in expressing…
ISIS continues its attacks on the Egyptian military in Sinai amid widespread human rights violations
On Tuesday, two Egyptian rankers were killed by an attack launched by Wilayet Sinai, the local ISIS branch in Egypt, in Arish, North Sinai. Military sources reported that Wilayet Sinai militants attacked Egyptian military forces west of Arish killing two…
Amnesty International demands release of media professor detained in Egypt
Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to release the journalism professor at Cairo University, Ayman Nada, who was arrested on 25 September after writing a series of articles criticising the domination of the state over the media and…
‘Sent to hell:’ Egypt forcibly deports Eritrean refugees to Asmara
The Refugees’ Platform in Egypt denounced the enforced deportation of eight Eritrean refugees by the Egyptian authorities, on Sunday, to Asmara, without enabling them to register as asylum seekers at the UN Refugee Agency, or to hire a lawyer. The…
Recent Comments