CPJ: Arab governments use new ways to censor independent press
On the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring, the Committee to Protect Journalists issued a report about the freedom of press over the past 10 years. Titled, “10 years after the Arab Spring, Arab media confronts dangerous threats,” the report…
Al-Sisi in Jordan: Egypt attempts to find a role in the Palestinian cause
Last Monday, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited Jordan for a meeting with Abdullah II of Jordan, just a day after the meeting that gathered Abbas Kamel, the head of the Egyptian General Intelligence, and his Jordanian counterpart Ahmed Hosni with the…
On the January uprising anniversary, where are the revolutionaries and where are the Mubarak loyalists?
Ten years after the Egyptian revolution, its icons live in exile and are in prison at a time when the pillars of the regime of the late President Hosni Mubarak have been released while some of them have returned to…
Egypt’s parliament inaugurates by violating the constitution
Hanafy Gebaly, the speaker of the parliament, decided on Wednesday to end the parliamentary discussion of the minister of education Tarek Shawki despite the members’ objections. The day before had witnessed a violent attack on the Media Minister Osama Heikal…
Endless, escalating repression: Human rights in Egypt in 2020
“There is no end to the escalating repression.” This is how Human Rights Watch (HRW) described the human rights situation in Egypt during 2020, as Egyptian authorities intensified their repression of peaceful critics of the government, effectively eliminating any space…
Mohamed Beltagy: One of the January Revolution’s forgotten heroes
On the tenth anniversary of the 25January Revolution, we remember Professor Mohamed Beltagy, one of its icons, who is paying the price of his principles and attitudes, as he concludes his seventh year in the high security Scorpion Prison where…
Among escalating crises, the Handball World Cup is little more than a fig leaf for al-Sisi
“The USA is now in turmoil, with the storming of congress and many other problems. But Egypt … praise be to God, is now organising the World Handball Championship,” said Ahmed Mousa, the broadcaster close to the regime, who is…
The insurgency in Sinai: Wilayet Sinai expands towards Suez Canal
Amid a media blackout, 16 military personnel, including four officers, were killed during December and January in the warfare in North Sinai between the Egyptian military and ISIS-affiliated Wilayet Sinai. Such news is absent in statements of the spokesman of…
Could the workers succeed in stopping the closure and liquidation of their factories?
Although the Egyptian authorities’ decision to sell and liquidate factories was not a surprise to workers, the real surprise was the workers’ continuous protests, which surprised the regime, which has suppressed every voice opposing it in recent years. Over many…
Report: Workers continue to protest against al-Sisi’s regime
The Arab Network for Human Rights Information said that democracy in Egypt continues to deteriorate in 2020 with the recurrent governmental violations of law. This was in the seventh report on democracy in Egypt issued by the Lawyers for Democracy…
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