HRW: Egyptian authorities arrested hundreds in a nationwide crackdown
On Thursday, Human Rights Watch said Egyptian authorities arrested hundreds in a nationwide crackdown following calls for anti-government protests. Those arrested, it said, included journalists, activists, a prominent human rights lawyer, and a member of an opposition political party participating…
With minimal commitments: Egypt’s COP27 makes no advance to COP26
Reuters reported a dispute over the final deal of COP27. A fund for loss and damage burdening developing nations with highly-cost climate change impact was a primary point of conflict as EU countries contended large polluters, including China, must pay,…
Life suspended: The suffering of political prisoners in Egypt doesn’t end after their release
Two days ago, Dr Mohamed Mohieldin, a former parliamentarian and assistant professor at the Faculty of Engineering, Beni Suef University, wrote a post on his Facebook account, requesting a job opportunity in any university outside Egypt after his university dismissed…
Arab Observatory: Egypt has over 46 detained journalists
On Wednesday, the Arab Observatory for Media Freedom issued a report documenting the cases of 46 journalists imprisoned in various Egyptian prisons. According to the rights group, many have received death, life, and lengthy jail sentences. The rights group noted…
Human rights groups condemn sexual harassment of prisoners in Badr prison
On Thursday, six human rights groups condemned the sexual harassment of prisoner Omar Muhammad Ali by Badr Prison guards, calling on the Public Prosecution to open a serious and transparent investigation into the incident and bring those responsible to trial….
Suicide and more poverty: Cost of living crisis spoils Egyptian lives
A few days ago, a married couple, over 50 years old, from the village of Dakma in the Menoufia Governorate, committed suicide by eating a poisonous grain, leaving behind six children, to escape the hardship of living, the accumulation of…
Abusing terrorism charges: Muslim Brotherhood prisoners absent from human rights agenda
After the military coup led by Egyptian Minister of Defense (current President) Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in July 2013, against President Mohamed Morsi, the first democratically elected civilian president in modern Egyptian history, the Egyptian authorities launched a brutal crackdown. They…
Bloomberg: State Scrutiny and Midnight Disturbances Make Egypt’s COP27 the Most Chilling of Climate Talks
Bloomberg published a report on Saturday reviewing incidents that it said soured the peace of the COP27 climate conference, describing the summit as “ a sinister experience for environmental activists and country negotiators alike.” “The incidents — recounted to Bloomberg…
Rights groups say the detainee died after his health deteriorated
On Tuesday, two human rights groups said that a detainee had died after his health deteriorated. The Egyptian Network and Al-Shehab Center have noted that Shaaban Muhammad Sayed al-Khouli, 56, died in Sadat Hospital in Menoufia, days after his health…
Prices of wheat and flour increase by about 20%
A member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Grain Industry in the Federation of Industries, Walid Diab, said that wheat and flour prices have increased by about 20% during the month. The price of a ton of…
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