The opposition and military council met at a ceremony on the Nile to sign ‘constitutional declaration’ Sudan’s main opposition coalition and the ruling military council on Saturday signed a landmark “constitutional declaration” paving the way [ More … ]
An Egyptian court has extended the pretrial detention of prominent opposition member and former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Aboul Fotouh for another 45 days on charges of communicating with entities opposed to the Egyptian state [ More … ]
The two sides initialled a document called the ‘Political Declaration’ after intense talks through the night Sudan’s opposition coalition and ruling generals signed an agreement on Wednesday intended to pave the pay to a power-sharing [ More … ]
Members of Al-Sisi’s own regime have joined Egypt’s opposition and the president is afraid, Director of the Egypt-based Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies Bahey eldin Hassan has told an audience in London. This has [ More … ]
“Egyptian authorities rounded up at least five left-wing and liberal activists on Tuesday in the latest crackdown against dissent led by Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, ” said the Middle East Eye. According to human rights lawyers and the [ More … ]
A new scandal by the Egyptian regime Internet providers in Egypt are blocking access to an estimated 34,000 internet domains in an apparent bid to stamp out an opposition campaign launched last week under the [ More … ]
In pursuit ond persecution of Egyptian opponents and their families both inside and outside Egypt, a pro-regime lawyer, Tariq Mahmoud, has filed a complaint to the Egyptian Prosecutor-General’s office, accusing TV anchor Moataz Matar and [ More … ]
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 … ]
On the eighth anniversary of the 25 January revolution, a group of Egyptian opposition in exile voices concern about the state of the nation today The Middle East Eye published today (25 January) an article [ More … ]
Egyptian authorities have executed 32 people since the military overthrew the first democratically elected President Mohamed Morsi in July 2013. According to the New Khaleej, Egyptian authorities have executed 32 people in nine cases since the coup [ More … ]
United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo signed off on the release of $US 1.2 billion in foreign military financing to Egypt as reported by Associated Press. A statement by US State Department announced that Pompeo [ More … ]
A wave of legal complaints by pro-government lawyers have been filed against Egyptian leftist leader Hamdeen Sabahi after calling for regime change. During a press conference on Monday, Sabahi condemned last week’s arrest of six [ More … ]
An Egyptian former diplomat was detained by authorities in Cairo on Thursday, just two weeks after calling for a referendum on Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government, said family members. “Security forces took my father, Maasoum Marzouk, [ More … ]
An Egyptian politician has called for a referendum on Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi’s government. Maasoum Marzouk, a former diplomat, announced a roadmap this week including the suspension of the constitution and the dissolution of parliament if Egyptians [ More … ]
A human rights watchdog says Egyptian authorities “are increasingly using counter-terrorism and state-of-emergency laws and courts to unjustly prosecute journalists, activists, and critics for their peaceful criticism.” Human Right Watch said that the abusive practices [ More … ]
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