Banners line streets of Cairo telling citizens to vote to extend presidency of Abdel Fatah al-Sisi Polling stations across Cairo filled with people as Egyptians voted in a snap referendum expected to allow President Abdel [ More … ]
Despite blocking, the campaign had attracted more than 500,000 votes online opposing constitutional changes For the seventh time round, the Egyptian authorities on Wednesday morning blocked the new site of the anti-constitutional amendments “Batel” electronic [ More … ]
Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi blocked access to opposition websites, introduced draconian penalties and vowed to punish journalists ahead of vote As the world watches the peaceful revolution that is changing Sudan in awe and amazement, it [ 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 … ]
Warlord also understood to have private support of Saudi Arabia and the UAE Khalifa Haftar, the Libyan warlord bombarding Tripoli in an attempt to oust the country’s UN-recognized government, has won unequivocal support from the [ More … ]
US President Donald Trump welcomed Egypt’s Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to the White House on Tuesday, and bestowed on his ally what he most eagerly sought: a ringing endorsement of his strongman rule, according to Mark [ More … ]
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 … ]
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 … ]
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 brutal crackdown on workers’ rights runs far deeper than the fate of two actors. In case anyone should underestimate the regime’s fear of union power, let us remember the story of murdered student Giulio [ More … ]
Egypt imposes new rules that allows state to block websites and social media accounts for ‘fake news’ or incitement. Egypt’s top media regulator put into effect tighter restrictions that allow the state to block websites [ More … ]
Egyptian regime’s recent attempts to entrench authoritarianism into the constitution reveal the regime’s fear rather than power. The changes could precipitate the most significant challenge that military strongman Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has yet to face [ More … ]
When things go wrong, the regime invariably blames the Muslim brothers Passengers waiting on the platform had only seconds to run before they were engulfed in flames. On February 27th a train hurtled into Cairo’s [ More … ]
One of Egypt’s best-known actors has been told that he has been sentenced to eight years in jail in his absence for criticising the regime of President Sisi. Amr Waked, best known in Britain for [ More … ]
Amnesty International warned Wednesday that dozens of rights activists in Egypt have been put in “grave danger” by email phishing attacks that it says appear to be government orchestrated. “Dozens of Egyptian human rights defenders [ More … ]
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