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World Report 2021 | Egypt

2021 Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Foreign Relations Health Human Rights Human Rights Watch Judicial Affairs Media Minorities Paper Security and Counter-Terrorism

January 12, 2021 15:13 pm

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Source: Human Rights Watch Author(s): Human Rights Watch Original Link: https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/egypt Egyptians in 2020 continued to live under the harsh authoritarian grip of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s government. Tens of thousands of government critics, including journalists and human rights defenders, remain imprisoned on politically motivated charges...

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Her Honor Setting the Bar: Fighting for Equality in Egypt’s Judiciary

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Omnia Gadalla Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy Women Affairs

October 02, 2020 14:15 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): Omnia Gadalla Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/analysis/her-honor-setting-the-bar-fighting-for-equality-in-egypts-judiciary/ From time to time, the media covers the appointment of Egyptian women judges, celebrating their promotions into the ranks of the judiciary and displaying it as a step towards female empowerment and...

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Targeting the last line of defense: Egypt’s attacks against lawyers

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Paper The Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy

September 23, 2020 15:12 pm

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Source: The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy Author(s): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/reports-briefings/special-reports/targeting-the-last-line-of-defense-egypts-attacks-against-lawyers/ In Targeting the last line of defense: Egypt’s attacks against lawyers, the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ) and the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) call on the...

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

2020 Adel Ramadan Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper The 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’s Emboldened Military Courts

2020 Carnegie Democracy and Politics Egypt Judicial Affairs Mahmoud Khalid Military Affairs Paper

June 23, 2020 14:27 pm

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Source: Carnegie Author(s): Mahmoud Khalid Original Link: https://carnegieendowment.org/sada/82146 Sisi’s government is instrumentalizing the coronavirus pandemic to pass new amendments related to Egypt’s emergency law, only expanding the military’s legal authority nationwide. Read more at original link

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Egypt’s Empowered Prosecution and Threats to Fair Trial Guarantees

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Nourhan Fahmy Paper The 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

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Nourhan Fahmy Paper The 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

2020 Democracy and Politics Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Nourhan Fahmy Paper The 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’s Parliament meets to discuss emergency legislation and economic relief

2020 Culture, Education and Development Egypt Health Judicial Affairs Middle East Institute Mirette F. Mabrouk Mirette F. Mabrouk Paper

April 20, 2020 14:33 pm

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Source: Middle East Institute Author(s): Mirette F. Mabrouk Original Link: https://www.mei.edu/blog/egypts-parliament-meets-discuss-emergency-legislation-and-economic-relief Egypt’s parliamentarians are going to be trying something new; they’re going to have to sit at least six feet apart, something that doesn’t come naturally to them. The government isn’t taking any chances — MPs’ access to...

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Egypt government policy to address COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 Abdel-Wahab Mohamed Culture, Education and Development Economy Egypt Egyptian Institute For Studies Health Judicial Affairs Paper

April 13, 2020 15:25 pm

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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Abdel-Wahab Mohamed Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-economic-decisions-to-address-coronavirus-repercussions/ On March 11, 2020, WHO declared Covid-19 as a pandemic after continued assessment of its outbreak worldwide. “WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming...

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Egypt – Freedom In The World 2020

2020 Culture, Education and Development Democracy and Politics Economy Egypt Freedom House Human Rights Judicial Affairs Paper

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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State Terror in Egypt: Is It Time for Accountability?

2020 Arab Center Washington DC Civil Society Culture, Education and Development Egypt Human Rights Judicial Affairs Khalil Al Anani Media Security and Counter-Terrorism

March 02, 2020 18:56 pm

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Source: Arab Center Washington DC Author(s): Khalil al-Anani Original Link: http://arabcenterdc.org/policy_analyses/state-terror-in-egypt-is-it-time-for-accountability/ Egyptians have been living under a cruel dictatorship since the summer of 2013. The numbers of political detainees, extrajudicial killings, deaths in prison due to torture and medical negligence, forced disappearances, and mass...

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