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Egypt’s Empowered Prosecution and Threats to Fair Trial Guarantees

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsNourhan FahmyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 04, 2020 15:33 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Nourhan Fahmy Original Link:  https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-empowered-prosecution-and-threats-to-fair-trial-guarantees/ Legally defined as acting in the interest of the public, the public prosecution has always been a critical juncture in the Egyptian criminal justice system. As the body that initiates...

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The Role of Egypt’s Lawyers Amid State Crackdown and Prosecutorial Repression

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsNourhan FahmyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 04, 2020 15:31 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Nourhan Fahmy Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-role-of-egypts-lawyers-amid-state-crackdown-and-prosecutorial-repression/ At the 2015 funeral of the assassinated Egyptian Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat, President Abdel-Fattah El Sisi expressed the urgent need for exceptional measures in order to achieve...

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The Egyptian Prosecution: A Fact Sheet

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsNourhan FahmyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
May 04, 2020 15:27 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Nourhan Fahmy Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/the-egyptian-prosecution-a-fact-sheet/ What is the Public Prosecution? Who is the Public Prosecutor? How has the Public Prosecutor been appointed over the years?What appointment guidelines apply to prosecutors more broadly?Spotlight: What is the Supreme State...

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EGYPT: PRISONS ARE NOW JOURNALISTS’ NEWROOMS

2020Amnesty InternationalDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsMediaPaper
May 03, 2020 14:29 pm
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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link:  Since 2016, the Egyptian authorities have consolidated their grip on the media landscape and intensified their crackdown on journalists daring to deviate from the official narrative, Amnesty International said. This clampdown on media not only violates journalists’ right to freedom of expression, but also the...

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Countermeasures for the COVID-19 Outbreak in Egypt: This Time is Really Different

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomic Research ForumEconomyEgyptHealthPaperSarah El Khishin
April 27, 2020 13:46 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Sarah El Khishin Original Link:  https://erf.org.eg/publications/countermeasures-for-the-covid-19-outbreak-in-egypt-this-time-is-really-different-2/ In their book This Time Is Different, Carmen Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff argue that although policy-makers usually believe the opposite, crises in recent history are generally initiated by similar causes...

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Coronavirus and Prospects for Instability in Egypt

2020CarnegieCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthPaperRenu SinghScott Williamson
April 22, 2020 19:57 pm
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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Renu Singh and Scott Williamson Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/81615 Egyptians are unlikely to challenge their government over COVID-19 disruptions for now, but President Sisi could be exposed to anger over the longer-term impact of the virus. Read more at original link

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Covid-19 in Egypt: Global Pandemics in Times of Authoritarianism

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthItalian Institute for International Political StudiesLucia ArdoviniPaper
April 07, 2020 16:58 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Lucia Ardovini Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/covid-19-egypt-global-pandemics-times-authoritarianism-25653 The spread of COVID-19 has hit countries and regimes in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region at a time already characterised by deep-seated issues, such as ongoing conflicts...

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The Whole World Got Hosni Mubarak Wrong

2020Council On Foreign RelationsDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptPaperSteven A. Cook
March 12, 2020 17:10 pm
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Source: Council on Foreign Relations Author(s): Steven A. Cook Original Link:  https://www.cfr.org/article/whole-world-got-hosni-mubarak-wrong This article was first published here on ForeignPolicy.com on March 3, 2020.  The eulogies for Egypt’s fourth president focused on his downfall, but history will remember his overlooked accomplishments while in office. Read more at...

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Egypt – Freedom In The World 2020

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptFreedom HouseHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
March 11, 2020 16:09 pm
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Source: Freedom House Author(s): Freedom House Original Link:  https://freedomhouse.org/country/egypt/freedom-world/2020 President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who first took power in a 2013 coup, has governed Egypt in an increasingly authoritarian manner. Meaningful political opposition is virtually nonexistent, as expressions of dissent can draw criminal prosecution and imprisonment. Civil...

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While GERD’s Reservoir Remains Empty, Tensions Rise in Dam Dispute

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptForeign RelationsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyTimothy E. Kaldas
March 06, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Timothy E. Kaldas Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/while-gerds-reservoir-remains-empty-tensions-rise-in-dam-dispute/ This past week, Ethiopia opted to skip what was billed as the final round of talks in Washington to resolve the dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). Resolving the dispute over...

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