12 years after the January Revolution: Military dictatorship chases the legacy of the democratic revolution
On this day 12 years ago, ordinary youth demonstrations began, chanting “Freedom”, which soon developed into a more complex and comprehensive chant expressing the masses of the Egyptian people, “Bread, freedom, social justice”, and in more expanded versions, it was…
Hashem Farghali: Labor leader’s arrest on the Revolution anniversary tells where we arrived
In June 2005, the first screening of the movie Sayed Al-Atefy (The Emotional Sayed) by the famous screenwriter Bilal Fadl took place. In the scene of the development of events in the film, a young man who suffers from the…
Egyptian Working Group on Human Rights: The situation in Egypt witnessed no tangible improvements
The Egyptian Working Group for Human Rights has said that the human rights situation in Egypt has not witnessed tangible improvements. On the contrary, it added, human rights violations are systematically escalating. The group was formed in 2018 by local…
In Egypt: Six persons sentenced to death for unknown terrorist acts!
An Egyptian court has issued death sentences against six people and punished another with life imprisonment. The prosecution accused them of financing and joining a terrorist group, disturbing public order and endangering society’s safety, interests and security, obstructing the provisions…
The Egyptian authorities block leading human rights group’s website
On Saturday, the director of the Egypt Program at the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies, Mohamed Zaree, said that the human rights group’s website was blocked in Egypt after publishing a statement submitted by human rights organizations to the…
The causes of the Egyptian January 25th revolution are still present and persistent
The main slogan raised by the demonstrators during the revolution of January 25th, 2011, was “Bread… Freedom… Social Justice”, but despite 12 years after the revolution, none of these demands has been achieved, and it does not seem that there…
Ibrahim Arjani: Sinai’s warlord seeks sports washing by sponsoring Al-Ahly FC
On the evening of 19 January, there was a celebration held at the headquarters of Al-Ahly Club attended by the “notorious” businessman, Ibrahim Al-Arjani, to sign with the largest club in Egypt and Africa (and in the presence of its…
NYT: Inflation Is So High in Egypt That Eggs Are a Luxury
The New York Times has issued a report highlighting Egypt’s deteriorating economic and living conditions and the weak purchasing power of large segments of citizens. “Around the time Egypt’s currency hit an all-time low, an article this month on the…
Sudanese authorities intend to deport nine Egyptian dissidents
The Egyptian Network for Human Rights has said that the Sudanese authorities intend to deport nine Egyptian dissidents to their country. Four were sentenced to life imprisonment, and five were sentenced to two years in Egypt, according to the human…
The Economist: To save Egypt’s economy, get the army out of it
On Thursday, The Economist published a report on the economic situation in Egypt and pointed to the deep crisis in the country. “To the list of spectacular ruins across Egypt, you can now add its economy. The Egyptian pound lost…
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