CPJ: Egypt failed to contain coronavirus in prisons
The Committee for Justice has issued a report in which it said that despite the strict measures taken by the Egyptian authorities in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic inside its prisons and detention centres, the numbers confirm the presence of…
EFHR: Medical negligence is a widespread phenomenon in Egyptian prisons
A report by the Egyptian Front for Human Rights said that the Egyptian prison system showed its complete inability to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, and its indifference to protecting the lives of detainees. The report dealt with the conditions…
Egypt sees an increase in road accidents
On Saturday morning, a microbus and a public transport bus collided on the international road in the city of El-Tor, south of Sinai, killing 16 people and injuring 18 others. This comes two days after two people died and 45…
Maspero worker protests highlight corruption eroding Egypt’s state-run media
Hundreds of employees belonging to the Egyptian Radio and Television Union Maspero demonstrated for three days protesting their working conditions, the delay in the payment of their financial dues and the corruption that exists within the union. Several officials, and…
Egypt forces Ramy Shaath to renounce nationality in exchange for release
The family of the Egyptian-Palestinian activist Ramy Shaath, son of the notable Palestinian diplomat Nabil Shaath, expressed disappointment that Egyptian authorities forced Ramy to give up his Egyptian nationality as a condition for his release from prison. “We regret that…
An eminent Egyptian scholar persecuted in Egypt but honoured abroad
King Faisal International Prize for services to Islam was awarded this year to the Egyptian Professor of Theology, Hassan Al-Shafi’i, jointly with the former President of Tanzania, Ali Hassan Mwinyi. Al-Shafi’i’s name has repeatedly circulated Egypt’s media over the past…
Egyptian court ruling over Khaled Saeed murder is a reminder of the systematic bias of the police
Nearly 12 years after the murder of the young Khaled Saeed, who was tortured to death by members of the Egyptian police which ignited the angry demonstrations starting the revolution of January 25, 2011, an Egyptian court ruled that a…
US Department of Justice announces arrest of Egyptian agent spying on Sisi’s opponents
The US Department of Justice has announced the arrest of an Egyptian citizen, on Thursday, on criminal charges related to conspiring to act as a foreign agent tracking political opponents of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi in the United States….
Ethiopia is close to producing electricity from the Renaissance Dam
Ethiopia’s newspaper Capital said that the work on the Renaissance Dam has been completed in preparation for the start of testing the production of energy in the coming days. The newspaper quoted sources as saying that the dam is expected…
Egypt’s government amends labour law amid objections
The House of Union and Labour Services (HULS) has issued a statement in which it made observations about the draft labour law submitted by the government to the Egyptian Senate, describing it as “worse than it was.” The Senate began…
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