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Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more
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Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more

The Egyptian House of Parliament on July 14 approved an all-new law for non-governmental organizations (NGO), replacing the controversial law…
Rights organization calls for pardoning activists for Eid al-Adha
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Rights organization calls for pardoning activists for Eid al-Adha

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) called on President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to pardon activists and peaceful protesters detained…
Local, international organizations demand Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release
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Local, international organizations demand Alaa Abdel Fattah’s release

In a joint statement, 35 Arab, international and local organizations demanded on Thursday the immediate release and fair trial of…
Egyptian rights group: Brotherhood responsible for Sinai violence
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Egyptian rights group: Brotherhood responsible for Sinai violence

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights has denounced what it calls terrorist acts in Sinai in the early hours of…
Hundreds march to Tahrir, call for civil disobedience
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Hundreds march to Tahrir, call for civil disobedience

The number of protesters in Tahrir Square swelled throughout Friday afternoon as opposition forces gathered to call for President Mohamed…
Amnesty International report criticizes Egypt’s NGO restrictions
Egypt

Amnesty International report criticizes Egypt’s NGO restrictions

Amnesty International deeply criticized Thursday a letter from Egyptian authorities to an NGO requiring it not to engage into contacts…
NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives
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NGOs talk human rights violations with EU, US representatives

Thirteen local rights groups met on Wednesday with Stavros Lambrinidis, the European Union's special human rights representative, and Michael Posner,…
For Egypt’s jailed children, an ongoing plight
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For Egypt’s jailed children, an ongoing plight

Police arrested yet another group of minors Friday, as protests and street clashes again swept across Cairo and its surrounding…
Prosecutor releases child with cancer following 11-day detention
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Prosecutor releases child with cancer following 11-day detention

Alexandria prosecutors ordered the release of Mahmoud Adel, a minor with cancer detained during recent protests, Al Jazeera reported Wednesday.…
Access legalized: A new freedom of information law in the making
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Access legalized: A new freedom of information law in the making

A new government draft law on access to information appeared last week, and has been received with mixed reactions from…
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