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Egypt, “Void” campaign

April 17, 2019 MEO Staff

US Senators Urge Secretary Pompeo to Address Human Rights during Sisi’s Visit

April 9, 2019 MEO Staff

One day before Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s visit to the White House, senators from both parties sent a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urging him to address “the erosion of [ More … ]

9 Rights Organizations and Think Tanks Criticize Sisi’s Move against Actors ‘Waked and Abol Naga’ in a Joint Statement

April 3, 2019 MEO Staff

Nine international human rights organizations and Western think tanks on Wednesday 2 April issued a joint statement titled, “Reprisal Against Award-Winning Actors Amr Waked and Khaled Abol Naga for Speaking Out Against Repression”. The joint [ More … ]

Egypt’s Opposition Decries Constitutional Changes

March 28, 2019 Noura Ali

A coalition of opposition parties on Wednesday urged Egyptians to vote against constitutional amendments that would potentially allow Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi to remain in power until 2034. Egypt’s Parliament, which is packed with al-Sisi supporters, overwhelmingly [ More … ]

A New Proposal Raises Alarm in Egypt

March 20, 2019 Noura Ali

The Egyptian government agreed February 27 to a proposal introducing new legal amendments to Anti-Terrorism Law No. 94 of 2015, forcing landlords to inform the police of any new lease contracts, as part of the government’s [ More … ]

Egypt Executed 15 People in February. Why Is UK Staying Silent: The Guardian

March 13, 2019 Noura Ali

While there may be ” a special place for hell” for those who backed Brexit without a plan, regimes that execute people after fundamentally flawed trials get their own summit, wrote Rhys Davies. Just a [ More … ]

EU Must Hold Egypt Accountable on Human Rights

March 9, 2019 Noura Ali

There must be consequences when a country violates human rights. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case, writes journalist Rainer Hermann from the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. In his article, “EU must hold Egypt accountable on human [ More … ]

UN concerned about flawed trials and torture in Egypt

February 26, 2019 MEO Staff

The UN human rights office voiced concern about trials that saw 15 people executed in Egypt this month may have been unfair amid allegations of torture used to obtain confessions. Egypt executed nine men on [ More … ]

Al-Sisi’s Regime Executed Nine Men Despite Calls from Rights Group

February 20, 2019 Noura Ali

Al-Sisi’s regime executed nine men for killing Egypt’s top prosecutor, a prison source and a lawyer said on Wednesday. The men were among a group of 28 who were sentenced to death in the case [ More … ]

UAE announces $1.1 billion of military deals amid Yemen war criticism

February 18, 2019 MEO Staff

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Sunday (Feb 18) it had signed military deals worth 3.87 billion UAE dirhams ($1.1 billion) with international companies. A spokesman for the IDEX defense conference said the UAE [ More … ]

Egypt Canceled Contract with US Lobbyist After Sisi’s Interview in CBS

February 9, 2019 Noura Ali

The Egyptian government canceled a contract with a top US lobbying firm days after the American broadcaster CBS grilled Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi about his human rights record, a report has revealed. According to Al-Monitor, [ More … ]

Egypt executes three political prisoners!

February 7, 2019 Ahmed Rashed

Egyptians authorities executed 3 political prisoners today.Ahmed Elhendawy. Almoataz Alattar. Abdelhamid Metwally. Their families were supposed to visit them in prison today but the prison authorities told them they won’t see them because they are [ More … ]

Left Leaders Detained in Egypt During Macron’s Visit

January 30, 2019 Noura Ali

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 … ]

Egypt Frustrates Guilio Regeni Investigation Three Years On

January 26, 2019 Noura Ali

Three years after the disappearance, torture and murder of Italian doctoral student Giulio Regeni in Cairo, Egypt is stonewalling Italy’s efforts to investigate. In November, Italian prosecutors officially named five members of Egypt’s security services as [ More … ]

House Democrats slash aid to Egypt

January 6, 2019 MEO Staff

House Democrats sharply rebuked Egypt over its human rights record last Thursday, putting Cairo on a path to lose $300 million in military assistance this year. As part of a spending package for the rest [ More … ]

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