Could the battle of the empty stomachs succeed in securing the detainees’ rights?
From time to time, news leaks out about detainees in various Egyptian prisons starting open hunger strikes to obtain their rights and to protest their poor conditions and degrading treatment. Among prisons that witnessed hunger strikes is the highly-guarded and…
Will there be a rapprochement between Turkey and Egypt?
The level of Turkish flirtation with Egypt has escalated in the past few days, amid news of the success of the meetings that took place between two intelligence delegations from the two countries in reaching a “media truce,” which may…
Refugees are the most prominent victims of organ trafficking in Egypt
News continues in Egypt about gangs specialising in the organ trade, and warnings spread about the increase in the number of children and women being kidnapped to steal their organs, especially among refugees. According to the United Nations, the human…
Egyptians react to Maadi girl incident with anger and sympathy
In less than 24 hours, social networking sites in Egypt were swept with a wave of sympathy and anger after the killing of a 24-year-old woman in 9th Street in Maadi, south of the capital Cairo. Maryam, a bank employee,…
Egypt’s media: As faces disappear and return, the content remains unchanged
Egypt’s media is ambiguous and incomprehensible and experts are confused. Faces close to the authority disappear, and they are excluded for a period that the follower thinks is for the purpose of reform and development. Then, the same faces that…
100 detainees daily since Egypt’s September protests
Lawyer and former presidential candidate Khaled Ali has made public an inventory of the names of those arrested between 20 September and 10 October. According to the published inventory, their number amounted to 1,943 persons whose names were collected from…
Anger among regime supporters over senate appointments
The announcement of the people appointed by Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to the senate, whose elections ended last month, has sparked resentment and anger among observers. Immediately after the names were announced, a hashtag “Al-Sisi’s Parliament, not the people,” was trending…
Exclusive: Egypt’s security services use gangster Sabry Nakhnoukh to repress protests
Following the calls for protests in September 2019 by the actor and the dissident Egyptian army contractor Mohamed Ali, it was rumoured that there have been calls for large gatherings and counter-rallies to support the regime and the president, sponsored…
For Sinai’s displaced, hope of return fades among mines
They waited for several months, hoping that they would return to their villages and homes after the displacement. The wait was long, the anxiety increased, and when they returned, they were surprised by the extent of the destruction and mines…
Frustrations deepen: The UAE and Egypt move from support to tension
Egyptian and Emirati relations have been lukewarm for months on several levels, especially the hot issues that the region is going through, in which Abu Dhabi plays an influential role. This apathy increased the state of resentment among decision-makers in…
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