While Sisi is calling for a political dialogue, touting his regime’s supposed openness and tolerance, however a spate of recent arrests tells a different story Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has used the so-called “Egyptian Family [ More … ]
Months of increasing repression and arrests leave even those supporting the Palestinian Authority wondering if it is on the verge of collapse Middle East Eye has reported that while a Palestinian Authority insider last weekend [ More … ]
Abdo Fayed, a political researcher specializing in international relations has been arrested in mid-night and forcibly disappeared. Fayed’s family have said they tried to send telegrams to the attorney general to know Abdo Fayed’s whereabouts [ More … ]
Egypt’s public prosecutor has referred 28 people to a criminal court on charges including forming an illegal group aiming to topple the government. Nabil Sadek, the Egyptian public prosecutor, referred 28 accused to an urgent [ More … ]
Egypt’s chief prosecutor delivered a withering broadside against the news media on Wednesday, blaming the “forces of evil” for negative coverage and instructing his staff to take legal action against outlets deemed to be undermining [ More … ]
Lawmakers have drafted a new law to punish “political commentators and intellectuals” for defaming historical symbols. Egypt has witnessed a widening crackdown on free expression with fresh arrests and raids, according to Deutsche Welle. Local [ More … ]
Egyptians have protested again against the handover of Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia after the government sent the agreement to the Egyptian parliament for ratification. A group of activists gathered in front of the [ More … ]
Egypt’s cabinet accepted the resignation of Minister of Supply and Internal Trade Khaled Hanafy amid the highest-profile corruption since Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came to power in 2014, said Reuters. Hanafi’s resignation is the most senior-level [ More … ]
A study was released Tuesday by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) assessing the academic freedoms in Egypt for 2015/2016, noting that despite a decline in student movements, students are still subject to violations [ More … ]
– President Erdogan calls on citizens to report people suspected of Fetullah Terrorist Organization links – Thousands of members of the Fetullah Terrorist Organization (FETO) – led by US-based preacher Fetullah Gulen – detained after [ More … ]
The Journalist Support Committee (JSC) said that Israel’s military and security forces committed 47 violations against journalists and media workers during July 2016. In a recent report, the JSC said that the Israeli army and [ More … ]
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