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Egypts Position on Human Rights Conventions

2018Alaa AbdelmonsefCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptEgyptian Institute For StudiesHuman RightsJudicial AffairsPaper
June 11, 2018 16:30 pm
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Source: Egyptian Institute for Studies Author(s): Alaa Abdelmonsef Original Link: https://en.eipss-eg.org/egypts-position-on-human-rights-conventions/ The term “Human Rights” has been repeated in Egypt in recent years, especially in the aftermath of the July 3 coup d’etat (2013), which created a frightening environment of widespread systematic repression, within a State policy, including...

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“Egypt’s Sham Election” Essay in Foreign Affairs

2018Amy HawthorneAndrew MillerDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsJudicial AffairsPaperPomed
May 07, 2018 18:37 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): Andrew Miller and Amy Hawthorne Original Link: http://pomed.org/egypts-sham-election/ In a March 23, 2018 snapshot for Foreign Affairs, “Egypt’s Sham Election,” POMED’s Deputy Director for Policy Andrew Miller and Deputy Director for Research Amy Hawthorne take a look at Egypt’s March 26-28 presidential election, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s purge of opposition...

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Fact Sheet – Egypt’s Antidemocratic Parliament

2017Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperPomedPost TypeSourcesYear
May 07, 2018 18:23 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): N/A Original Link: http://pomed.org/fact-sheet-egypts-antidemocratic-parliament/ Two years ago, Egypt held elections for a new parliament, returning a legislature to the country following the military-led ouster of the Muslim Brotherhood-run government in 2013. The vote was marred by very low turnout and by reports of extensive state interference to assure the victory...

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Snapshot – The Wrong Target: Egypt Imprisons Nonviolent Student Activist For Terrorism

2018Culture, Education and DevelopmentDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsMahmoud FaroukPaperPomed
May 07, 2018 18:17 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): Mahmoud Farouk Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-snapshot-the-wrong-target-egypt-imprisons-nonviolent-student-activist-for-terrorism/ SUMMARY On October 15, Andrew Nasif, an Egyptian university student and leftist opposition party member, became the first Coptic Christian to be sent to prison under the country’s draconian anti-terrorism law. The court ruled that...

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Snapshot – Stripping Away Identity: The Dangers of a Repressive New Nationality Law in Egypt

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsNael ShamaPaperPomed
May 07, 2018 17:52 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): Nael Shama Original Link: http://pomed.org/pomed-snapshot-stripping-away-identity-the-dangers-of-a-repressive-new-nationality-law-in-egypt/ SUMMARY The Egyptian cabinet’s recently proposed amendments to the Nationality Law would enable the government to revoke citizenship from peaceful opponents of the regime of Abdel Fattah al-Sisi under a sweeping definition of who...

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A New Hope for NGO’s in Egypt

2018Andrew MillerCivil SocietyDemocracy and PoliticsEgyptJudicial AffairsPaperPomed
May 04, 2018 13:32 pm
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Source: POMED Author(s): Andrew Miller Original Link: http://pomed.org/a-new-hope-for-ngos-in-egypt/ On April 5, Egypt’s highest appeals court ordered a retrial in the 2012-2013 NGO foreign funding case, in which 43 U.S.- and German-based non-governmental organization employees were sentenced to up to five years in prison for illegally receiving foreign funds, operating without a license and...

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Has the government finally found a mechanism to seize Brotherhood assets?

2018Democracy and PoliticsEgyptIslamic Movements and InstitutionsJudicial AffairsMadamasrMohamed HamamaPaperRania al-Abd
May 02, 2018 15:36 pm
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Source: MadaMasr Author(s): Mohamed Hamama and Rania al-Abd Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/04/25/feature/politics/has-the-government-finally-found-a-mechanism-to-seize-brotherhood-assets/ The Law to Regulate the Procedures for the Seizure, Enumeration, Management and Disposal of the Assets of Terrorist Organizations and Individuals was ratified by President Abdel Fattah...

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Raising the Stakes: Implications of a Second Sisi Term

2018Democracy and PoliticsEconomyEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMinoritiesPaperSecurity and Counter-TerrorismThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East PolicyWomen Affairs
March 21, 2018 16:13 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute Author(S): TIMEP Original Link: https://timep.org/special-reports/raising-the-stakes-implications-of-a-second-sisi-term/ Summary: Egypt’s 2018 presidential elections offer little illusion of any outcome than incumbent Abdel-Fattah el Sisi’s certain reelection to a second term; any expectation for free and fair elections was lost after four years of unprecedented...

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In the Era of “Fake News,” Egypt Monitors and Silences

2018EgyptJudicial AffairsMay El-SadanyPaperThe Tahrir Institute For Middle East Policy
March 16, 2018 16:57 pm
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Source: The Tahrir Institute Author(s): Mai El-Sadany Original Link: https://timep.org/commentary/in-the-era-of-fake-news-egypt-monitors-and-silences/ Summary: Mai El-Sadany explores the Egyptian state’s crackdown on alternative voices. She reviews regulations and legislations enacted to combat the spread of “fake news”. She also discusses the public prosecution’s and the government’s roles in...

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Parliament in haste to approve cybercrime bill: Ambiguous provisions, loose definitions, legalized web censorship

2018EgyptJudicial AffairsMadamasrPaperRana MamdouhRania al-AbdSecurity and Counter-Terrorism
March 14, 2018 15:36 pm
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Source: MadaMasr Author(s): Rana Mamdouh, Rania al-Abd Original Link: https://www.madamasr.com/en/2018/03/14/feature/politics/parliament-in-haste-to-approve-cybercrime-bill-ambiguous-provisions-loose-definitions-legalized-web-censorship/ In a whirlwind Tuesday meeting attended by a bevy of state officials, 14 articles of the cybercrime prevention bill were approved by Parliament’s...

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The Prevalence of Torture in Egypt

2018CarnegieEgyptHuman RightsJudicial AffairsKhaled HassanPaper
March 06, 2018 18:06 pm
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Source: Carnegie Endowment Author(s): Khaled Hassan Original Link: http://carnegieendowment.org/sada/75714 Summary: This article explores the subject of torture and human rights abuses conducted by, and within, the Egyptian regime. Khaled Hassan documents cases of such violations and highlights the tensions between the judiciary and the regime regarding the matter. Hassan states that courts...

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“In the Name of The People” Death Penalty in Egypt 2017

2018EgyptEgyptian Initiative For Personal RightsHuman RightsJudicial AffairsMilitary AffairsPaper
February 12, 2018 19:39 pm
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Source: Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Author (s): N/A Original Link: https://eipr.org/en/publications/%E2%80%9C-name-people%E2%80%9D-death-penalty-egypt-2017 Snapshot: Chapter I of this report documents the death penalty verdicts that were issued in 2017 and which the research team managed to gather from the court documents, whether issued by the court of first instance or by the...

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