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Abdel Fatah al-Sisi; Egypt; Military; Media; Human Rights
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Left Leaders Detained in Egypt During Macron’s Visit
Egyptian authorities have detained at least seven left-wing and secular activists in the second wave of arrests targeting leftist groups since last summer. The crackdown has coincided with the visit of French President Emmanuel Macron, [ More … ]
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Egypt’s Police Arrests 24 in Demolition Protests near Pyramids
Egyptian security officials say police have arrested 24 people who tried to prevent authorities from demolishing buildings near the Giza pyramids. They say police used tear gas to disperse residents and shopkeepers in the Nazlet [ More … ]
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Under Security Surveilling, Shady Abu Zeid Attends His Father’s Funeral
At the Nour Mosque in Abbasiya Square, in the heart of Cairo, the crowd were gathered waiting for detained blogger Shady Abu Zeid to attend his father’s funeral. The family of 25-year-old satirist and video [ More … ]
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Egypt: Five Years Since ‘Rabaa massacre’
Half a decade after ‘ Rabaa massacre ‘ the deadly crackdown of supporters of the first democratically elected president Mohamed Morsi, human rights activists still call for probe. Five years ago, Egypt witnessed one of the [ More … ]
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Column: Sisi’s Egypt and the politics of fear
BY: Amr Khalifa* Under Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, fear plays a prominent role in Egyptian public life A few weeks ago, at 1am in a Cairo side-street cafe, I was struck by how empty the previously [ More … ]