Civil Democratic Movement expresses concern over the re-arrest of Sherif El-Rouby
The Civil Democratic Movement has expressed concern over the re-arrest of political activist Sherif El-Rouby, released only four months ago. It called on the Egyptian authorities to release El-Rouby. He had spent nearly a year and a half in prison…
Activists face unprecedented obstacles to attending COP27, said Climate Change News
Climate Change News has revealed unprecedented difficulties and obstacles facing climate activists and civil society organisations when booking hotels in Sharm El Sheikh, which will host the November COP27. It added that organisations have complained of high reservation prices, while…
Sherif Roby: Egyptian activist re-arrested weeks after releasing
Monday, Sherif El-Roby, ex-spokesman of the April 6 Movement and member of the Constitution Party, was re-arrested less than four months after his release, said the Constitution Party in a statement, warning of a re-arrest campaign against released detainees. The…
Egyptian Observatory for Press and Media: Six violations of press freedom during August
On Saturday, the Egyptian Observatory for Press and Media said it had documented six press freedom violations during August. Violations ranged from arrest, arbitrary dismissal, beating, fines, release on financial bail, and prevention of broadcasting content. The human rights group…
Electronic Frontier Foundation awards Alaa Abdel-Fattah its 2022 freedom award
On Wednesday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), which deals with the relationship between civil rights and the Internet, announced that programmer and political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah won its award for the year “in honour of his vital contribution to pushing…
Alaa Abdel-Fattah resembles Palestinian captives in Israeli prisons, says his mother
On Saturday, Professor Laila Soueif, mother of imprisoned programmer and political activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah, described the condition her son was found during a visit to the Wadi El-Natrun prison complex as close to that of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons….
Sisi in Qatar for the first time
In the first visit by an Egyptian president since 2010, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi arrived in Doha on Tuesday. Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad visited Egypt on June 24, his first visit since Sisi became president. According to the Qatar…
EBRD gives Egypt $1.3 billion to finance clean energy
On Monday, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced $1 billion in financing to Egypt to cover a tenth of its needs to produce 10 gigawatts of wind energy by 2028 and $300 million to help it stop…
Human Rights Watch says the Egyptian government oppresses local environmental groups
On Monday, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said that the Egyptian government has severely restricted the ability of local environmental groups to operate independently, explaining that such restrictions threaten Egypt’s ability to meet its environmental and climate action obligations while hosting…
Civil society demands Public Prosecutor quit Mada Masr probe
On Wednesday, Egyptian human rights groups demanded that the Public Prosecutor close the case against four journalists from the Mada Masr news website. Last week, Ragia Omran, a Mada Masr’s defence team member, said that the complaints submitted to the…
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