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Egypt | Human rights & freedom of expression in Egypt – trapped between security services and the media

2017 Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Human Rights Media Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism Unknown

October 04, 2017 06:27 am

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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): Unknown Original Link: http://www.cihrs.org/?p=20296&lang=en Following the escalating violent attempts to suppress and divide civil society organizations, restrict their resources, and increase security measures to silence advocates for human rights and freedom of speech and expression in Egypt, the Egyptian state and media have...

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Sisi’s Expanding Authority

2017 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Maged Mandour Paper

October 04, 2017 05:56 am

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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Maged Mandour Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/73227 In advance of Egypt’s presidential election, scheduled to take place between February and May 2018, Egyptian MP Ismail Nasreddine put forth a proposal to amend Article 140 of the Egyptian Constitution to extend the presidential term from four to six years, postponing the election until...

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The Right to Citizenship in Egypt’s Age of Terror

2017 Human Rights Judicial Affairs May El-Sadany Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

October 02, 2017 05:54 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): May El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/the-right-to-citizenship-in-egypts-age-of-terror/ Shortly after President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi suggested at a side meeting of the United Nations General Assembly that the state of human rights in Egypt should not be judged from a Western perspective, Egypt’s cabinet gathered...

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Egypt between 2 Boxes: Elections and ammunition

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Khaled Fouad Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

October 01, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Khaled Fouad Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/egypt-between-2-boxes-elections-and-ammunition/ While Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections are approaching, there is a key question that needs to be answered before going into any details related to the upcoming elections, namely: To what extent can the ballot boxes win the ammunition boxes? In...

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1095 Days of al-Sisi’s Presidency: The Upcoming Egyptian Presidential Elections on SNS

2017 Democracy and Politics Media Michael Barak Paper The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies

September 30, 2017 05:52 am

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Source: The Moshe Dayan Center For Middle Eastern And African Studies Author(s): Michael Barak Original Link: https://dayan.org/content/1095-days-al-sisi%E2%80%99s-presidency-upcoming-egyptian-presidential-elections-sns Against the backdrop of preparations for the Egyptian presidential elections scheduled for April 2018, social networking sites (SNS) in Egypt have been, for several months...

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The British U-Turn on Egypt

2017 Amr Darrag Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Paper

September 20, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Amr Darrag Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-british-u-turn-on-egypt/ The British U-Turn on Egypt In the past few weeks, British officials have made statements and moves which have mostly lent strong support to the current Egyptian regime – and ones which ignore the growing violations, perpetrated constantly and methodologically, by the...

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Why Egypt Must Work Toward Abolishing the Death Penalty

2017 Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Sherif Azer The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 19, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Sherif Azer Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/why-egypt-must-work-toward-abolishing-the-death-penalty/ International rights groups this summer criticized death sentences issued by the Egyptian judiciary following what they called unfair trials, with convictions based on confessions obtained through torture. Since 2013...

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Factbox: Egypt and North Korea

2017 Atlantic Council Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Margaret Suter Paper

September 18, 2017 03:39 am

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): Margaret Suter Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/factbox-egypt-and-north-korea On September 12, during a visit to Seoul, South Korea, Egypt’s Defense Minister reportedly announced that Egypt would be severing military ties with the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea. The alleged announcement and subsequent speculation...

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Al-Azhar and the Battle of Ideas against Extremist Islamism

2017 Atlantic Council Egypt H. A. Hellyer Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper

September 18, 2017 03:35 am

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): H. A. Hellyer Original Link: http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/menasource/al-azhar-and-the-battle-of-ideas-against-extremist-islamism The subject of extremist Islamism, and refuting it, remains a live one—and it is unlikely that it will change anytime soon. If there is ever a comprehensive and thorough response to extremist Islamism, it will have to take...

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The Egyptian Crisis: Analysis of reality

2017 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Mohamed Kamal Paper

September 17, 2017 03:46 am

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Source: Egyptian Institute For Studies Author(s): Mohamed Kamal Original Link: http://en.eipss-eg.org/the-egyptian-crisis-analysis-of-reality/ The Egyptian Crisis: Analysis of reality The Egyptian crisis has gone beyond attracting the attention of social, economic and political researchers to drowning the non-politicized citizen who found himself in the midst of a fierce conflict between right...

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TIMEP Brief: Torture in Egyptian Detention Centers

2017 Egypt Human Rights Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Unknown

September 15, 2017 03:40 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Unknown Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/timep-brief-torture-in-egyptian-detention-centers/ The use of torture in police and military prisons and detention centers has been thoroughly documented by rights groups in Egypt, despite government claims that the use of torture is rare. Since 2011, the number of cases seems to...

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U.S. Aid to Egypt Should Hinge on Rule of Law

2017 Brad Youngblood Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 13, 2017 03:38 am

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Source: The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Author(s): Brad Youngblood Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/u-s-aid-to-egypt-should-hinge-on-rule-of-law/ The United States Department of State announced three weeks ago that it would withhold $95.7 million in aid from Egypt and delay a further $195 million because of the country’s lack of respect for human rights. This...

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