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Egypt: Spate of ‘Morality’ Prosecutions of Women

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaperWomen Affairs
August 17, 2020 14:29 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/08/17/egypt-spate-morality-prosecutions-women Egyptian authorities have since late April 2020 carried out an abusive campaign targeting female social media influencers on charges that violate their rights to privacy, freedom of expression, and nondiscrimination, Human Rights Watch said today...

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Egypt’s TikTok Crackdown and “Family Values”

2020Basil El-DabhCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHuman RightsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
August 14, 2020 13:43 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Basil El-Dabh Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egypts-tiktok-crackdown-and-family-values/ This past month, the Economic Court in Cairo sentenced two women, Haneen Hossam and Mawada al-Adham, to two years in prison and a fine of 300,000 Egyptian pounds ($18,750) each, on charges of “violating family values and...

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Legal Guide: Effective Communication Between the Lawyer and Defendant in Egypt

2020Adel RamadanEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
July 29, 2020 14:14 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Adel Ramadan Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/special-reports/legal-guide-effective-communication-between-the-lawyer-and-defendant-in-egypt/ The relationship between the lawyer and his or her client is central to the functioning of the legal system. At every stage, from interrogation to sentencing, this...

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Egypt: Apparent Covid-19 Outbreaks in Prisons

2020EgyptHealthHuman RightsHuman Rights WatchPaper
July 20, 2020 14:20 pm
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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): N/A Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/news/2020/07/20/egypt-apparent-covid-19-outbreaks-prisons Several Egyptian prisons and police stations have had suspected Covid-19 outbreaks in recent weeks amid a strict official information blackout, Human Rights Watch said today. Accounts by witnesses to Human Rights Watch, leaked letters from...

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Where are Sisi’s promises, 7 years after the coup?

2020Asmaa ShukrCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsPaper
July 13, 2020 14:03 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/where-are-sisis-promises-7-years-after-the-coup/ Seven years ago, when he was only defense minister, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi came out to announce the Egyptian people the oust of the first democratically elected civilian president in Egypt’s history. This was in the evening of Wednesday, 3...

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Egyptian Doctors in the State’s Eyes: Rhetoric Versus Reality

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHuman RightsPaperShohdi MouradThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
July 09, 2020 14:22 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Shohdi Mourad Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/egyptian-doctors-in-the-states-eyes-rhetoric-versus-reality/ One week before the Egyptian government eased restrictions that had been put in place in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly blamed the absence of “a...

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What Egypt is Losing by Silencing Journalists During the Pandemic

2020Civil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptHealthHuman RightsMahmoud FaroukMediaPaperPomed
June 29, 2020 14:01 pm
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Source: Project on Middle East Democracy Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk Original Link: https://pomed.org/what-egypt-is-losing-by-silencing-journalists-during-the-pandemic/ As the coronavirus continues to spread in Egypt, the regime is stepping up efforts not to combat the pandemic, but to silence the country’s few remaining independent media voices. In recent weeks, security forces have...

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Egypt’s Copts and Politics: Determinants and Developments

2020Democracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsMamdouh AlmuneirMinoritiesPaper
June 23, 2020 14:07 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Mamdouh Almuneir Original Link:  https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-copts-and-politics-determinants-and-developments/ Although Egypt’s Copts are considered an important component of the Egyptian society, however, many problems have often surfaced regarding the status of the Copts within the State and even within the Egyptian society itself. These...

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Refugees and asylum-seekers in Egypt in the time of Covid-19

2020Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsDina Abdel-FattahEconomic Research ForumEgyptHealthHuman RightsPaper
May 25, 2020 14:10 pm
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Source: Economic Research Forum Author(s): Dina Abdel-Fattah Original Link: https://theforum.erf.org.eg/2020/05/20/refugees-asylum-seekers-egypt-time-covid-19/ The many refugees and asylum-seekers in Egypt were facing numerous challenges of integration and access to work even before the Covid-19 pandemic. This column outlines their daily struggles for survival, as well as the emerging economic...

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Egypt: the pandemic undermines internal stability and regional ambitions

2020Alessia MelcangiCulture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptGiuseppe DenticeHealthHuman RightsItalian Institute for International Political StudiesMediaPaper
May 25, 2020 14:06 pm
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Source: Italian Institute for International Political Studies Author(s): Giuseppe Dentice and Alessia Melcangi Original Link: https://www.ispionline.it/it/pubblicazione/egitto-la-pandemia-mina-stabilita-interna-e-ambizioni-regionali-26249 Like other countries in the region, Egypt is also committed to coping with the sudden and rampant pandemic spread of Covid-19, a health emergency that has...

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COVID-19: Egypt can still spare prison infections via cond. release

2020Asmaa ShukrCulture, Education and DevelopmentEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHealthHuman RightsPaper
May 05, 2020 14:58 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Asmaa Shokr Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/covid-19-egypt-can-still-spare-prison-infections-via-cond-release/ Over the past years we have been accustomed to hearing about repeated cries of distress coming from inmates in prison cells and their families, as well as solidarity campaigns from public figures or activists, and countless...

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