Egypt: 1% increase in the average consumer price index
The Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) in Egypt announced that the average consumer price index rose in January by one per cent, recording 119.1 points. CAPMAS attributed this to a rise in the prices of sugar and…
18 rights organisations criticise Egypt’s candidacy for the Global Counterterrorism Forum
Eighteen human rights organisations, including Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch, have expressed deep concern about the European Union’s intention to run for the presidency of the Global Counterterrorism Forum in partnership with Egypt, in light of the latter’s appalling…
Egyptian citizen arrested for complaining about poverty
The Egyptian Public Prosecution issued a decision to release a political prisoner on a bail of EGP 50,000 after he wrote a post on Facebook complaining about his inability to provide food for his children. Egyptian human rights lawyer Khaled…
Maspero: Dozens of protesting employees referred to administrative investigation
Last week, dozens of workers in the National Media Authority sectors were summoned for administrative investigation after protesting in front of the Maspero building for more than a month. Khaled Al-Sobky, head of the trade union committee in the economic…
Committee for Justice criticizes the insertion of thousands on terrorism lists in Egypt
In its annual report, the Committee for Justice said that the events of September 11 were accompanied by anti-terror legislation and the inclusion of individuals and entities on terrorist lists with the aim of curbing and cutting off funding for…
Egyptian police force detainees to deny being tortured
Middle East Eye (MME) said that dozens of Egyptians detained in the Cairo police station implicated in the torture scandal have lost any contact with the outside world and are believed to have been deprived of contact with their relatives….
Cairo Institute: The European Bank’s support to Egypt will not save the regime
The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) announced that it submitted a detailed commentary to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in December 2021 on its strategy for Egypt and the accompanying political assessment. The CIHRS indicated that…
The endless tragedy of Hossam Al-Menoufy: Egypt to receive transit flight passenger information
The Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation issued a decision obligating all airlines operating in the Arab Republic of Egypt, which operate regular, chartered, or private flights, internally or externally, and every aircraft that uses Egypt’s airports, to provide advance information…
Bar association calls for strike protesting the targeting of lawyers
The North Giza Bar Association called on its members to go on a partial strike in all North Giza courts, starting on Tuesday. The strike includes stopping paying judicial fees, except for some cases, as an initial step in protest…
General Warehouse workers stop their demonstrations after security threats
Workers in the Egyptian General Warehouse Company stopped their demonstrations for fear of security consequences, according to one of the workers who participated in the protests. This came after a meeting which brought together five workers with two representatives of…
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