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Diplomatic source: ‘Prompt’ pardons for 32 Ethiopian nationals sign of ‘growing strategic relationship’ with Egypt

2018Democracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsHadeer El-MahdawyandJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperYear
June 18, 2018 00:48 am
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hadeer El-Mahdawy Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/11/feature/politics/diplomatic-source-prompt-pardons-for-32-ethiopian-nationals-sign-of-growing-strategic-relationship-with-egypt/ Egypt pardoned 32 Ethiopian nationals held in Egyptian prisons on Monday, following a request submitted by Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed to President Abdel Fattah...

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At the terminal: Stories from the Rafah Border Crossing

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHamza Abu EltarabeshMadamasrMilitary AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismYear
June 18, 2018 00:00 am
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Hamza Abu Eltarabesh Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/06/12/feature/politics/at-the-terminal-stories-from-the-rafah-border-crossing/ It has been one month since the Rafah Border Crossing was opened, marking the longest window in which Gazans have been permitted to leave and reenter the besieged Gaza Strip since 2013. What was initially purported to be...

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TIMEP Brief: Freedom of Association

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
June 11, 2018 16:33 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/timep-brief-freedom-of-association/ Egypt severely restricts freedom of association, despite the protections of the right in the constitution, with court cases targeting prominent rights defenders, wide-ranging travel bans and asset freezes, bureaucratic hurdles to organization...

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Egypts Position on Human Rights Conventions

2018Alaa AbdelmonsefCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
June 11, 2018 16:30 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Alaa Abdelmonsef Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-position-on-human-rights-conventions/ The term “Human Rights” has been repeated in Egypt in recent years, especially in the aftermath of the July 3 coup d’etat (2013), which created a frightening environment of widespread systematic repression, within a State policy, including...

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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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The Brotherhood: From Revolution to Coup – I

2018Badr ShafeiCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsIslamic Movements and InstitutionsMilitary AffairsPaper
May 28, 2018 16:10 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Badr Shafei Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/the-brotherhood-from-revolution-to-coup-i/ The Brotherhood: From Revolution to Coup – I On the 90th anniversary of the emergence of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, seven years after the January Revolution; after the Brotherhood came to power and then was sent to prisons and detention centers –...

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Fact Sheet – Egypt’s Totalitarian Turn: Al-Sisi’s Crackdown Deepens

2018Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperPomed
May 25, 2018 16:45 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypts-totalitarian-turn/ Following his sham re-election in March 2018, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is deepening his crackdown on dissent. Citizens involved in peaceful pro-democracy activism, research, or government criticism on social media have been detained under shadowy National Security Case 621/2018...

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Egypt | Detention of Amal Fathy is state retribution for exercising the right to free speech

2018Cairo Institute For Human Rights StudiesCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMilitary AffairsPaperWomen Affairs
May 14, 2018 20:17 pm
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Source: Cairo Institute For Human Rights Studies Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://cihrs.org/egypt-detention-of-amal-fathy-is-state-retribution-for-exercising-the-right-to-free-speech/?lang=en The undersigned human rights organizations condemn the arrest of Amal Fathy on May 11th and call for her immediate release. Egyptian state security forces arrested Fathy, a member of the April 6th...

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The Battle for Sinai: The Inside Story of Egypt’s Political Violence

2018Al Jazeera Centre For StudiesCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptGiuseppe DenticeHuman RightsJudicial Affairs
May 14, 2018 20:13 pm
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Source: Al-Jazeera Centre for Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice Original Link: http://studies.aljazeera.net/en/reports/2018/04/battle-sinai-story-egypts-political-violence-180401105807265.html In the wake of the killing of more 300 Muslim worshippers by allegedly Jihadist militants during al-Rawdah massacre in November 2017, President Sisi launched a new military campaign, “Comprehensive...

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Crushing Humanity: The Abuse of Solitary Confinement in Egypt’s Prison

2018Amnesty InternationalDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMilitary AffairsPaper
May 07, 2018 20:17 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1282572018ENGLISH.PDF With torture rife and prison conditions falling far short of the international minimum standards for the treatment of prisoners, there is a human rights crisis in Egypt’s prisons. Prisoners are subjected to overcrowding, a lack of sufficient nutritious food, bedding...

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Fact Sheet – Egypt’s Campaign against Civil Society

2017Civil SocietyCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperPomed
May 07, 2018 18:31 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypts-campaign-against-civil-society/ Democracy Workers Put on Trial In the notorious “Case 173,” a court convicted 43 American, Egyptian and other staff of 5 U.S. and German NGOs in 2013 of operating illegally and using foreign funds to “foment unrest.” The trial was marred by flagrant inaccuracies and loose evidentiary...

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Fact Sheet – Egypt’s Antidemocratic Parliament

2017Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperPomedPost TypeSourcesYear
May 07, 2018 18:23 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypts-antidemocratic-parliament/ Two years ago, Egypt held elections for a new parliament, returning a legislature to the country following the military-led ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood-run government in 2013. The vote was marred by very low turnout and by reports of extensive state interference to assure the victory...

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