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Egypt – Freedom In The World 2020

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptFreedom HouseHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
March 11, 2020 16:09 pm
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Source: Freedom House Author(s): Freedom House Original Link:  https://freedomhouse.org/country/egypt/freedom-world/2020 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who first took power in a 2013 coup, has governed Egypt in an increasingly authoritarian manner. Meaningful political opposition is virtually nonexistent, as expressions of dissent can draw criminal prosecution and imprisonment. Civil...

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While GERD’s Reservoir Remains Empty, Tensions Rise in Dam Dispute

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
March 06, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/while-gerds-reservoir-remains-empty-tensions-rise-in-dam-dispute/ This past week, Ethiopia opted to skip what was billed as the final round of talks in Washington to resolve the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Resolving the dispute over...

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Upholding values abroad: Europe’s balancing act in Egypt

2020EgyptEuropean Council On Foreign RelationsForeign RelationsHuman RightsKelly PetilloPaper
March 03, 2020 18:46 pm
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Source: European Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Kelly Petillo Original Link:  https://www.ecfr.eu/article/commentary_upholding_values_abroad_europes_balancing_act_in_egypt The plight of Egyptian student George Zaki has stirred concern in his temporary home of Italy and elsewhere in Europe. Zaki was arrested and allegedly tortured at Cairo airport on 7 February upon his return from...

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Bet. Oppression and Servility Testimonies from Inside Egyptian Prisons

2020EgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesEmad SamiHuman RightsPaper
March 02, 2020 19:09 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Emad Sami Many researchers have addressed the punitive prison system as a complete societal system, not as an institution within the state’s institutions, but rather it was described as a separate community with its own life laws that have been developed to be commensurate with the goals of its existence –

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State Terror in Egypt: Is It Time for Accountability?

2020Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsKhalil Al AnaniMediaSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
March 02, 2020 18:56 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/state-terror-in-egypt-is-it-time-for-accountability/ Egyptians have been living under a cruel dictatorship since the summer of 2013. The numbers of political detainees, extrajudicial killings, deaths in prison due to torture and medical negligence, forced disappearances, and mass...

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Mubarak’s Death Renews Debates About His Rule—And Sisi’s

2020CarnegieCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMichele DunnePaper
February 27, 2020 18:31 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link:  https://carnegieendowment.org/2020/02/26/mubarak-s-death-renews-debates-about-his-rule-and-sisi-s-pub-81157 Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak’s death on February 25, at age ninety-one, provoked diverse reflections from Egyptians on the legacy of his thirty years in power as well as comparisons with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi...

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Egypt’s Former President Hosni Mubarak Has Been Buried

2020CarnegieCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMichele DunnePaper
February 26, 2020 18:45 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Michele Dunne Original Link: https://carnegie-mec.org/diwan/81146 Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak has died at 91 and was buried in a military funeral on February 26. Many Egyptians are reflecting on the legacy of his 30 years in power, and perhaps most importantly are comparing his rule to that of the current president, Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi. While there

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Hosni Mubarak (1928–2020): The rise and fall of Egypt’s longest-ruling president

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptMadamasrPaper
February 25, 2020 19:09 pm
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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link:  https://madamasr.com/en/2020/02/25/feature/politics/hosni-mubarak-1928-2020-the-rise-and-fall-of-egypts-longest-ruling-president/ Former President Hosni Mubarak has died at the age of 91. Mubarak was Egypt’s longest-serving president, ruling from 1981 until 2011 when he was ousted following a mass uprising against his rule. Read more at...

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Hosni Mubarak’s Dramatic Rise and Fall from Power

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDavid OttawayDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperWilson Centre
February 25, 2020 18:38 pm
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Source: Wilson Center Author(s): David Ottaway Original Link: https://www.wilsoncenter.org/article/hosni-mubaraks-dramatic-rise-and-fall-power Hosni Mubarak, who died Tuesday, February 25 at 91, came to power under dramatic circumstances and was overthrown in equally dramatic ones. In between, he ruled Egypt for thirty years with a steady hand, only to leave behind myriad problems...

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Hosni Mubarak’s risk-averse reign brought Egypt to calamity

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperTamara Cofman WittesThe Brookings Institution
February 25, 2020 18:34 pm
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Source: Brookings Author(s): Tamara Cofman Wittes Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2020/02/25/hosni-mubaraks-risk-averse-reign-brought-egypt-to-calamity/ On my first day as an Obama administration deputy assistant secretary of state in November 2009, I sat down with my boss Jeff Feltman and his principal deputy Ron Schlicher for a meeting. “What are your...

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Egypt between the Libyan crisis and the Middle East question

2020Alessia MelcangiCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptForeign RelationsGiuseppe DenticeItalian Institute for International Political StudiesPaper
February 21, 2020 19:10 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice and Alessia Melcangi   Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-tra-crisi-libica-e-questione-mediorientale-25147 After the protests that broke out in September 2019 in the main Egyptian cities in protest against the rampant corruption within the Egyptian power system, the internal...

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Egypt’s Puzzling Dilemma: Escalating Challenges and Obstructed Mobilization

2020Arab Center Washington DCCivil SocietyCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperSahar Khamis
February 20, 2020 21:47 pm
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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Sahar Khamis Original Link:  http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/egypts-puzzling-dilemma-escalating-challenges-and-obstructed-mobilization/ When Egypt’s historic revolution erupted in 2011, stunning the world with its magnitude, peacefulness, organization, and solidarity, the popular demands chanted by the Egyptian people were...

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