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Egypt: Campaign to Crush Artistic Freedom

2018Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman Rights WatchPaper
September 26, 2018 15:55 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/16/egypt-campaign-crush-artistic-freedom The Egyptian authorities have arrested over a dozen people in a crackdown against artists, apparently prosecuting them for exercising their freedom of speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The government also has issued new decrees to severely curtail freedom of expression...

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Egypt: Campaign to Crush Artistic Freedom

2018Civil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
August 22, 2018 13:15 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/middle-east/n-africa/egypt (Beirut) – The Egyptian authorities have arrested over a dozen people in a crackdown against artists, apparently prosecuting them for exercising their freedom of speech, Human Rights Watch said today. The government also has issued new decrees to severely curtail freedom of expression...

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Egypt: No Justice For Rab’a Victims 5 Years On

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
August 13, 2018 19:28 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/08/13/egypt-no-justice-raba-victims-5-years (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities have failed to investigate or prosecute a single member of the security forces five years after their systematic and widespread killing of largely peaceful protesters in Rab’a Square in Cairo, Human Rights Watch said. Hundreds of...

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US Release of Military Aid to Egypt Sends Signal

2018Amr MagdiEgyptForeign RelationsHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMilitary AffairsPaper
August 01, 2018 12:55 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Amr Magdi Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/27/us-release-military-aid-egypt-sends-signal This week, the Trump administration restored US$195 million in military aid to Egypt despite an intensifying crackdown on human rights by the Egyptian authorities. The decision to reinstate the funds adds insult to injury for the human rights defenders...

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Egypt: Intensifying Crackdown Under Counterterrorism Guise

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaperSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
July 18, 2018 13:26 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/07/15/egypt-intensifying-crackdown-under-counterterrorism-guise (Beirut) – Egyptian authorities are increasingly using counterterrorismand state-of-emergency laws and courts to unjustly prosecute journalists, activists, and critics for their peaceful criticism, Human Rights Watch said today. These abusive...

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Satellite Imagery Shows Building Demolition in Northern Sinai

2018EgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
June 05, 2018 15:14 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/video-photos/satellite-imagery/2018/05/22/satellite-imagery-shows-building-demolition-northern-0 The Egyptian army has vastly expanded widespread destruction of homes, commercial buildings, and farms in the North Sinai governorate since February 9, 2018, as part of its military campaign against an affiliate of the...

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Egypt: Activists Arrested in Dawn Raids Release Everyone Unfairly Detained

2018Democracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
June 01, 2018 19:59 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/31/egypt-activists-arrested-dawn-raids (Beirut) – Egyptian police and National Security forces have carried out a wave of arrests of critics of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in dawn raids since early May 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The charges against them appear to be solely based on their...

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Egypt: Army Intensifies Sinai Home Demolitions

2018Civil SocietyEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismSinai
May 25, 2018 17:06 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/05/22/egypt-army-intensifies-sinai-home-demolitions (Beirut) – The Egyptian army has vastly expanded widespread destruction of homes, commercial buildings, and farms in the North Sinai governorate since February 9, 2018, as part of its military campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group there...

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Egypt: Looming Humanitarian Crisis in Sinai Relief Urgently Needed After 2 Months of Army Restrictions on Food

2018Culture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptExpertiseHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMinoritiesPaperSinaiYear
April 27, 2018 19:49 pm
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Source: HRW Author: N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/23/egypt-looming-humanitarian-crisis-sinai The Egyptian government campaign against an affiliate of the Islamic State group in North Sinai has left up to 420,000 residents in four northeastern cities in urgent need of humanitarian aid since February 9, 2018, Human Rights Watch said today. The government should provide...

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Egypt: Al-Sisi Should End Rights Abuses

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchMinoritiesPaperSinai
April 11, 2018 15:33 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/04/10/egypt-al-sisi-should-end-rights-abuses Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi should prioritize reforms to end serious human rights violations during his second term, Human Rights Watch said today. Al-Sisi won the April 2, 2018 election with 97 percent of the votes cast following months of intimidation...

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Egypt: Planned Presidential Vote Neither Free Nor Fair

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
February 13, 2018 18:15 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/02/13/egypt-planned-presidential-vote-neither-free-nor-fair (Beirut) – The Egyptian government has trampled over even the minimum requirements for free and fair elections for the planned March 26-28, 2018 vote for president, fourteen international and regional rights organizations said today. The government...

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