Law will also prevent exempted military leaders from running against Sisi for office An Egyptian parliament bill granting legal immunity to army leaders is “unconstitutional” and violates “all international standards”, Human Rights Watch has said. [ More … ]
Ibrahim Halawa remains in jail due to ‘paperwork’, more than two weeks after being cleared of alleged terrorism offences Irish citizen Ibrahim Halawa, who was acquitted of terrorism charges on 18 September after spending four [ More … ]
The renewed three-month state of emergency will start on July 10. It comes after twin church bombings in April claimed 45 lives. Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi extended a state of emergency declared after twin church [ More … ]
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