CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian police detained an activist known for his harsh criticism of the government on charges including insulting President …
Tampa Bay Times: “Egypt arrests activist on charges of insulting president” Read More »
Egypt’s prosecutor general referred 278 suspected militia members to military trial on Sunday on “terrorism” charges, a judicial official said.
Middle East Monitor: “Egypt puts 278 on trial on ‘terrorism’ offences” Read More »
In 2011, when Egypt was pulsating with post-revolution possibility, I received a grant from the Pulitzer Center to report on “The Country Outside the Square” — an exploration of Egypt’s oft-neglected provinces, hundreds of miles from the nerve center of Tahrir Square. There, schools look like …
He has never lost anyone over views, which has become a scarce trait in Egypt these days. I don’t know how you can sleep at night while keeping Mahmoud in jail for 500 days without releasing him or giving him a chance to defend himself in court. And how do you enjoy sitting among your family, when …
Al Jazeera: “A letter to Egypt: Why have you jailed my friend Mahmoud Hussein?” Read More »
Comment: Freedom of the press is a tool for democracy, but in Sisi’s Egypt, and Assad’s Syria the press is being manipulated as a tool for tyranny, writes Sam Hamad.
The New Arab: “Journalism in Sisi’s Egypt: A Stark Warning to the World” Read More »
