Democracy and Politics – Page 38 – Middle East Policy Platform

EGYPT: GROSS HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS UNDER PRESIDENT AL-SISI -AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL SUBMISSION FOR THE UN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW, 34TH SESSION OF THE UPR WORKING GROUP, NOVEMBER 2019

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

June 19, 2019 17:00 pm

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Source: Amnesty International Author(s): Amnesty International Original Link: https://www.amnesty.org/download/Documents/MDE1202532019ENGLISH.pdf This submission was prepared for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of Egypt in November 2019. In it, Amnesty International evaluates the implementation of recommendations made to Egypt in its previous UPR, including in relation to freedom of...

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Morsi’s Death Is yet Another Sombre Milestone in Egypt’s Transition

2019 Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Lucia Ardovini Media Paper

June 18, 2019 17:40 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Lucia Ardovini Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/en/pubblicazione/morsis-death-yet-another-sombre-milestone-egypts-transition-23329 Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Mohamed Morsi, collapsed and died on June 17th after addressing a state court during his trial for espionage charges. The ex-president...

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Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s First Democratically Elected President, Dies

2019 Atlantic Council Culture, Education and Development David Wemer Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Paper

June 18, 2019 17:27 pm

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Source: Atlantic Council Author(s): David A. Wemer Original Link: https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/new-atlanticist/mohammed-morsi-egypt-s-first-democratically-elected-president-dies Mohammed Morsi, Egypt’s first democratically elected president, died after an appearance in a Cairo courtroom on June 17. Morsi was in a hearing facing espionage charges, reportedly stemming from alleged...

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Sudan’s Military: Following Egypt’s Playbook?

2019 Arab Center Washington DC Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Gregory Aftandilian Human Rights Islamic Movements and Institutions Military Affairs Paper

June 12, 2019 17:03 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Gregory Aftandilian Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/sudans-military-following-egypts-playbook/ The recent violent crackdown on demonstrators in Khartoum by Sudan’s military and its suspension of talks with the civilian protest leadership have many parallels with Egypt’s tumultuous summer of 2013. It is also probably not a...

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TIMEP Brief: Accountability in US Arms Transfers

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Judicial Affairs Military Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

June 10, 2019 18:40 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/accountability-in-arms-transfers/ Every year, the United States Congress appropriates billions of dollars to support foreign security forces by supplying training and equipment in an effort to maintain foreign policy and national security objectives. However, few avenues...

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Sinai and the Deal of the Century: A Reading in the Leaks

2019 Democracy and Politics Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Foreign Relations Mohamed Abu Saada Paper Sinai

June 10, 2019 17:58 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mohamed Abu Saada Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/sinai-and-the-deal-of-the-century-a-reading-in-the-leaks/ In light of the challenges facing the Middle East, and with the imminent announcement or application of the “Deal of the Century”, this report attempts to addresses a central point that may be considered an essential element of the...

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Christians and Other Religious Minorities in the Middle East

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Elizabeth Monier Human Rights Minorities Paper The Century Foundation

June 06, 2019 17:31 pm

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Source: The Century Foundation Author(s): Elizabeth Monier Original Link: https://tcf.org/content/report/christians-religious-minorities-middle-east-questions-elizabeth-monier/ Thanassis Cambanis: You’ve said that Christians in the Middle East represent different denominational, ethnic, and linguistic identities. Is it unproductive to talk about Middle Eastern Christians as a homogenous...

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The Gulf Divided: The Impact of the Qatar Crisis

Chatham House Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Islamic Movements and Institutions Jane Kinninmont Paper

May 30, 2019 18:11 pm

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Source: Chatham House Author(s): Jane Kinninmont Original Link: https://www.chathamhouse.org/sites/default/files/publications/research/2019-05-30-Gulf%20Crisis_0.pdf By early 2019 the rupture within the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)1 stemming from the boycott of Qatar by four Arab states appeared to be well entrenched as a new feature of Middle East politics. The crisis erupted in June 2017...

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Europe’s Deep Reservoir of Goodwill in the Middle East: Lessons for Public Diplomacy

2019 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Human Rights Lindsay J. Benstead Middle East Institute Paper

May 29, 2019 16:07 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Lindsay J. Benstead Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/europes-deep-reservoir-goodwill-middle-east-lessons-public-diplomacy Political and economic transitions are seldom, if ever, compartmentalized processes, insulated from regional and global influences. On the contrary, they are often informed and shaped by exogenous forces and the...

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Egypt of al-Sisi: Militarization and Repression

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Foreign Relations Giuseppe Dentice Human Rights Italian Institute for International Political Studies Judicial Affairs Paper

May 28, 2019 17:30 pm

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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Guiseppe Dentice Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/legitto-di-al-sisi-militarizzazione-e-repressione-23190 In continuity with the trend of preventive repression re-launched with greater force in the aftermath of the presidential elections of 2018, the head of state Abdel Fattah al-Sisi marked a new...

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TIMEP Brief: Press Freedom in Egypt

2019 Civil Society Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Media Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

May 24, 2019 14:53 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/timep-briefs/timep-brief-press-freedom-in-egypt/ Egypt today is among the world’s worst offenders against press freedom. While Egypt’s current constitution enshrines a free press, bans censorship, and ensures press independence, these rights are not protected in practice. The...

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Egypt: Politics intrudes on daily life in an unexpected way

2019 Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Egypt Media Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

May 20, 2019 15:52 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/publications/monday-briefing-iraq-back-eye-storm Last month’s referendum on constitutional amendments in Egypt passed with a huge majority (almost 90%) and little fanfare. Despite the far-reaching ramifications of the amendments and their direct implications for the country’s democratic development...

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