Promises of political and economic reforms after anti-Sisi protests
On Tuesday the Ministry of Supply and Internal Trade issued a decision to reinstate rations to those previously excluded from the ration card lists who filed grievances...
Amnesty International calls on Egypt to end repression of opponents
On Sunday Amnesty International responded to the State Information Service (SIS) statement and called on Egypt to end its crackdown on political opponents.
The...
Reporters Without Borders: Egypt authorities arrest six journalists
On Sunday, Reporters Without Borders (RWB) confirmed that the Egyptian authorities have arrested at least six Egyptian journalists so far since the beginning of the demonstrations called...
Egypt rejects UN statement: “We have not arrested anyone”
On Saturday, Egypt commented on a statement issued by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights condemning the arrest of peaceful demonstrators who demanded the departure...
Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s Renaissance Dam proposal
On Saturday Ahmed Nagash, Executive Director of the Regional Technical Office for the East Nile, said that Egypt is acting as the owner of the Renaissance Dam.
According to al-Sisi, art is in the service of power
Between Cairo's squares and art arenas, things look very similar. The security authorities and state organs celebrate everything that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi supports, while repressing...
Egypt is witnessing the largest arrest campaign since al-Sisi came to power
September 27, 2019
Egypt is currently witnessing the largest campaign of arrests since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi took office in mid-2014, in the wake of...
Amnesty calls on world leaders to condemn detention of opponents in Egypt
September 27, 2019
Amnesty International has called on world leaders to issue clear condemnations of the security crackdowns launched by the Egyptian regime against...
Egypt authorities arrest 71-year-old wife of political opponent
September 26, 2019
On Monday security forces in Egypt arrested several leaders of the Istiqlal (Independence) Party in Cairo, including...
Human rights organisations warn Egypt could explode
September 26, 2019
Rights organisations have warned the Egyptian authorities that the situation in Egypt could explode if repression of...