Amnesty International condemns Egypt NGO law
July 19, 2019 On Wednesday Amnesty International criticised the recent NGO Law passed by the Egyptian parliament. Amnesty said the new law was aimed primarily at replacing the country’s most severe NGO law of 2017, but did little to end…
75 Egyptians detained in Saudi on terrorism charges
July 19, 2019 Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday new statistics on the number of foreign detainees arrested and charged with terrorism and working against state security in the kingdom. There are currently 1,050 foreigners detained on these charges,…
Egypt court renews detention of lawyer for wearing a yellow vest
July 19, 2019 The Alexandria Criminal Court on Wednesday rejected the appeal of the lawyer Mohammed Ramadan in case No. 16576 of 2018, known as the “yellow vests.” Mohammed is accused of joining and promoting a terrorist group, spreading false…
El-Nadeem: 1,414 human rights violations in Egypt in 2019
July 18, 2019 El-Nadeem, the most prominent human rights NGO in Egypt, issued on Tuesday a report entitled “From the media: the archive of coercion.” The report presents a toll of human rights violations in Egypt. In the first half…
A conflict between the speaker of parliament and “sovereign authorities”
July 18, 2019 The speaker of the Egyptian parliament Ali Abdel Aal gave a speech on Tuesday in which he professed his loyalty to General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. “My loyalty is, after God, to President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. Love and…
HRW: Kuwait’s deportation of eight Egyptians “horrendous”
July 18, 2019 Human Rights Watch criticised on Tuesday the deportation by Kuwait of eight Egyptians to Cairo, describing it as “horrendous.” “Kuwait has handed over the eight men despite the serious risk of torture and persecution they face in…
US Secretary of State expresses concern over prison conditions in Egypt
July 17, 2019 US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has expressed concern over conditions inside Egyptian prisons. In a letter to the working group on Egypt at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Pompeo said that he agreed with them that…
Pre-trial detainees in Egypt arbitrarily denied their rights
July 17, 2019 The Egyptian Front for Human Rights, an Egyptian human rights organisation, has condemned the conditions detainees are kept in whilst in pre-trial detention in Egypt. In a statement published on Monday Egyptian authorities were deeply scornful of…
Minya court accuses 12 of “inciting violence” after Rabaa massacre
July 16, 2019 On Sunday Minya Criminal Court issued harsh sentences against 12 people accused of inciting murder following riots that broke out after the Rabaa al-Adawiya sit-in in Cairo on August 14 2013. Khaled al-Ela, a member of their…
Kuwait: 8 Egyptian Dissidents Unlawfully Returned
Kuwaiti authorities on July 15, 2019 unlawfully returned eight Egyptian dissidents despite the serious risk of torture and persecution they face in Egypt, Human Rights Watch said today. The deportation of the men appears to violate Kuwait’s obligations under international…
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