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Egypt Timeline: Since the Arab Uprising

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Darine El Hage Egypt Human Rights Institute of Peace Paper

February 12, 2019 16:22 pm

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Source: United States Institute of Peace Author(s): Darine El Hage Original Link: https://www.usip.org/publications/2019/02/egypt-timeline-arab-uprising Since 2011, Egypt has witnessed protests, political turnovers, sporadic violence, and waves of repression. A younger generation of activists energized long-stagnant politics in countrywide demonstrations that ousted President Hosni Mubarak...

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Egypt: A Move to Enhance Authoritarian Rule

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Watch Judicial Affairs Paper

February 12, 2019 16:16 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/02/12/egypt-move-enhance-authoritarian-rule Proposed amendments to Egypt’s constitution, including granting the armed forces authority to intervene in government, would undermine judicial independence and expand executive powers that are already being abused, Human Rights Watch said today. The...

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‘Union to Defend the Constitution’ brings opposition forces together to reject constitutional amendments

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

February 07, 2019 15:45 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/02/07/feature/u/union-to-defend-the-constitution-brings-opposition-forces-together-to-reject-constitutional-amendments/ Two days after a host of constitutional amendments were submitted to Egypt’s Parliament earlier this week, a number of political parties and public figures announced the establishment...

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Report – Fighting Corruption or Protecting the Regime? Egypt’s Administrative Control Authority

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Jessica Noll Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper Pomed

February 06, 2019 14:35 pm

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Source: POMED – Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Jessica Noll Original Link: https://pomed.org/report-corruption-egypts-administrative-control-authority/ This report explains the role of the Administrative Control Authority (ACA) as an instrument of power in al-Sisi’s regime, part of a wider system of repression and control. The report discusses how authoritarian rulers use...

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Lost Capital: The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood’s Neoliberal Transformation

2019 Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Islamic Movements and Institutions Paper Wael Gamal

January 31, 2019 18:31 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Wael Gamal Original Link: http://carnegie-mec.org/2019/02/01/lost-capital-egyptian-muslim-brotherhood-s-neoliberal-transformation-pub-78271 In an October 2011 interview, Hassan Malek, a leading Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood businessman, emphasized that the Islamist group was friendly to business. Its main problem with the economic policies of former president Hosni...

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Restoration, Transformation and Adaptation: Authoritarianism after 2011 in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iran

2019 Barcelona Centre For International Affairs Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Eckart Woertz Economy Egypt Erzsébet N. Rózsa Hiba Hassan Human Rights Judicial Affairs Luciano Zaccara Paper Rasmus Alenius Boserup

January 30, 2019 17:35 pm

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Source: Barcelona Centre for International Affairs Author(s): Rasmus Alenius Boserup; Eckart Woertz; Hiba Hassan; Erzsébet N. Rózsa and Luciano Zaccara Original Link: https://www.cidob.org/en/publications/publication_series/menara_papers/working_papers/restoration_transformation_and_adaptation_authoritarianism_after_2011_in_egypt_saudi_arabia_and_iran Following the push for reform during the...

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MIDDLE EAST & NORTH AFRICA: CORRUPTION CONTINUES AS INSTITUTIONS AND POLITICAL RIGHTS WEAKEN

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Transparency International

January 29, 2019 15:25 pm

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Source: Transparency International Author(s): Transparency International Original Link: https://www.transparency.org/news/feature/regional-analysis-MENA The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 presents a grim reality in the Middle East and Northern Africa where, despite some incremental progress by a select few, most countries are failing in the fight against corruption. With an average score of...

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How French Weapons Enable Egypt’s Abuses

2019 Bénédicte Jeannerod Civil Society Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Human Rights Watch Military Affairs Nadim Houry Paper

January 28, 2019 19:48 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Nadim Houry and Bénédicte Jeannerod Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2019/01/28/how-french-weapons-enable-egypts-abuses On January 27, President Emmanuel Macron began his first official visit to Egypt. Relations between the two countries and presidents have never been warmer. Macron has justified France’s support for Egypt, despite the well...

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Egypt’s Sectarian Committee to Combat Sectarianism

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Timothy E. Kaldas

January 28, 2019 15:21 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East PolicyAuthor(s): Timothy E. KaldasOriginal Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-sectarian-committee-to-combat-sectarianism/ In late December, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi announced the formation of a committee to combat sectarianism in Egypt. On its face, Sisi’s decision is welcome, especially after a series of violent...

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Verdict for Warraq residents’ lawsuit against the government set for March 26

2019 Civil Society Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Madamasr Paper

January 26, 2019 15:57 pm

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Source: Madamasr Author(s): Madamasr Original Link: https://madamasr.com/en/2019/01/26/news/u/verdict-for-warraq-residents-lawsuit-against-the-government-set-for-march-26/ The date of March 23 has seen set for the ruling in a lawsuit filed by Warraqresidents against a government decision to develop a new urban community on the disputed Cairo island. The date, set by the State...

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Egyptian Authorities are Denigrating the Revolution

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Mai El-Sadany Media Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Yasmin Omar

January 24, 2019 18:02 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Yasmin Omar and Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egyptian-authorities-are-denigrating-the-revolution/ Earlier this month, Judge Muhammad Shereen Fahmy of the Cairo Criminal Court sentenced Egyptian activist Ahmed Douma to 15 years in prison and a fine of six million Egyptian pounds in a retrial of...

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Egypt’s Lost Academic Freedom

2019 Amy Austin Holmes Carnegie Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper Sahar Aziz Youth

January 24, 2019 15:41 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Amy Austin Holmes and Sahar Aziz Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/78210 In his speech at the American University in Cairo (AUC) on January 10, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo highlighted the inherent connection between academic freedom and economic development. He called on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to “unleash the creative energy...

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