Source: POMED Author(s): N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypts-antidemocratic-parliament/ Two years ago, Egypt held elections for a new parliament, returning a legislature to the country following the military-led ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood-run government in 2013. The vote was marred by very low turnout and by reports of extensive state interference to assure the victory...
Learn MoreSource: POMED Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-snapshot-the-wrong-target-egypt-imprisons-nonviolent-student-activist-for-terrorism/ SUMMARY On October 15, Andrew Nasif, an Egyptian university student and leftist opposition party member, became the first Coptic Christian to be sent to prison under the country’s draconian anti-terrorism law. The court ruled that...
Learn MoreSource: POMED Author(s): Nael Shama Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-snapshot-stripping-away-identity-the-dangers-of-a-repressive-new-nationality-law-in-egypt/ SUMMARY The Egyptian cabinet’s recently proposed amendments to the Nationality Law would enable the government to revoke citizenship from peaceful opponents of the regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi under a sweeping definition of who...
Learn MoreSource: POMED Author(s): N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-u-s-military-assistance-to-egypt-separating-fact-from-fiction/ Ahead of Vice President Mike Pence’s planned trip to Cairo this weekend, two new POMED fact sheets illustrate the complicated military assistance relationship between the United States and Egypt. Below, the fact sheet “U.S. Military Assistance to Egypt...
Learn MoreSource: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Hussein Duqeil Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/repercussions-of-the-2013-coup-on-egypts-monuments/ After the coup d’état of July 3, 2013, incidents of robbery of antiquities increased significantly. In spite of the overwhelming evidence in this regard, yet officials have repeatedly claimed that the events of January Revolution, 2011...
Learn MoreSource: Transparency International Author(s): N/A Original Link: http://ti-defence.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/The_Officers_Republic_TIDS_WEB2.pdf Under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Egypt’s armed forces have worked hard to cement their powerful position, which grants them unique economic privileges and removes them from independent, civilian scrutiny. The military pursues four main...
Learn MoreSource: MadaMasr Author(s): Asmahan Soliman Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/05/01/feature/politics/syria-cooperation-highlights-progress-in-egypt-russia-relations-as-hurdles-remain/ Phone calls between high-ranking Egyptian and Russian officials have brought the two countries into accord on the Syrian crisis, according to an Egyptian government source, in what is one of several...
Learn MoreSource: POMED Author(s): Badr Elbendary Original Link: http://pomed.org/the-civil-democratic-movement-sisis-regime-reacts-to-its-greatest-fear/ Four years after the popularly supported military coup that overthrew its first freely elected president, Egypt’s political life is going through a period widely seen as worse than the time of Mubarak. In presidential elections held last week, official...
Learn MoreSource: POMED Author(s): Andrew Miller Original Link: http://pomed.org/a-new-hope-for-ngos-in-egypt/ On April 5, Egypt’s highest appeals court ordered a retrial in the 2012-2013 NGO foreign funding case, in which 43 U.S.- and German-based non-governmental organization employees were sentenced to up to five years in prison for illegally receiving foreign funds, operating without a license and...
Learn MoreSource: MadaMasr Author(s): Mohamed Hamama and Rania al-Abd Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/04/25/feature/politics/has-the-government-finally-found-a-mechanism-to-seize-brotherhood-assets/ The Law to Regulate the Procedures for the Seizure, Enumeration, Management and Disposal of the Assets of Terrorist Organizations and Individuals was ratified by President Abdel Fattah...
Learn MoreSource: Chatham House Author(s): Dr. Georges Fahmi Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/expert/comment/egyptian-election-numbers-show-regime-supporters-are-becoming-more-passive The Egyptian presidential election has shown that the regime of Abdel Fattah el-Sisi still enjoys support among the same constituencies that opposed the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood in June 2013. However...
Learn MoreSource: Brookings Author(s): Adel Abdel Ghafar Original Link: https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2018/03/01/egypts-long-term-stability-and-the-role-of-the-european-union/ In Europe, the combination of the migration crisis, terrorist threats, economic pressures, and the rise of the populist far-right have highlighted the fact that instability in the Middle East has a direct bearing...
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