NGOs funding case
Egyptian court approves asset freezes in high-profile NGO trial
Egypt
September 17, 2016
Egyptian court approves asset freezes in high-profile NGO trial
An Egyptian court on Saturday approved a freeze on the assets of five prominent human rights activists and three non-governmental…
German think-tank Friedrich Naumann to reopen Cairo office: German FM
Egypt
May 29, 2016
German think-tank Friedrich Naumann to reopen Cairo office: German FM
The German foreign minister has announced that German think-tank Friedrich Naumann will likely return its Middle East operations office to…
UN, NGOs express fear for rights groups in Egypt
Egypt
March 24, 2016
UN, NGOs express fear for rights groups in Egypt
The United Nations and global rights groups including Human Rights Watch and Amnesty urged Egypt on Wednesday to drop a…
Tantawi backs government against confidence withdrawal threat
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Tantawi backs government against confidence withdrawal threat
The head of Egypt's ruling military council on Monday intervened to ease tension between the cabinet and the People's Assembly…
US judge arrives in Cairo
Egypt
March 12, 2012
US judge arrives in Cairo
A US Judge arrived in Cairo on Monday for discussions about how to improve judicial cooperation between the two countries,…
Deputy speaker says Parliament to work on PM removal
Egypt
March 12, 2012
Deputy speaker says Parliament to work on PM removal
Parliament members were not prejudiced against the government during a Parliament questioning Sunday, People’s Assembly Deputy Speaker Ashraf Thabet has…
Update: Parliament to discuss NGO funding case, Ganzouri not to attend
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Update: Parliament to discuss NGO funding case, Ganzouri not to attend
Parliament on Sunday will discuss the NGO funding case and circumstances around a decision to lift the travel ban on…
Behind the bars of the NGOs case: The Egyptian defendants
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Behind the bars of the NGOs case: The Egyptian defendants
Egyptian NGO workers appeared in court on 8 March. New judges have been appointed to hear the trial of 43…
Rights group to UN: Egypt civil society suffering worst crackdown in its history
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Rights group to UN: Egypt civil society suffering worst crackdown in its history
Freedom of association in Egypt is suffering “the worst crackdown since [civil society’s] emergence in 1985,” the Cairo Institute for…