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Egypt’s new political order in the making
Constitutional amendments will extend Sisi’s term and grant him sweeping powers
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church building • 13 min read
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Agriculture Ministry • 9 min read
Meals under threat by the ban on live poultry
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Apple • 6 min read
Putting all the Apples in one basket?
Alaa Haggag | Importer list highlights role of NTRA and regional distributor in abetting monopolistic practices
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Cairo International Film Festival • 9 min read
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Ismail Fayed reviews Ahmed Fawzi Saleh’s debut feature film, Poisonous Roses
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sexual assault • 27 min read
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Esteban Kelly | Esteban Kelly, one of the founding members of Philly Stands Up, describes its journey
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detainee and prisoner deaths • 6 min read
After Afroto, state-led human rights council calls for legal reform to address ‘increasingly intolerable’ torture
Mostafa Mohie | The state-led National Council for Human Rights demands legal amendments to address torture
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activist detentions • 7 min read
European Parliament adopts resolution condemning human rights violations in Egypt
13 December 2018
Foreign Ministry • 7 min read
Rights organizations call on UN to act on allegations of reprisals against people who met UN special rapporteur in Egypt
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freedom of expression • 7 min read
Petition against Supreme Media Regulatory Council bylaws gathers steam
11 December 2018
activist arrests • 5 min read
Lawyer detained on array of charges, including inciting protests in relation to ‘possession of yellow vests’
11 December 2018
 
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Amr Ezzat
On the precarious ‘non-existence’ of Egyptian atheists
Amr Ezzat writes about the contradiction inherent in the state’s response to atheists
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Ivan Surkoš
Upholding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: More important than ever
Marking the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
10 December 2018
Rana Sabbagh
Arab investigative reporters: Life on the edge
The Arab press must continue holding authorities accountable, despite mounting pressures
30 November 2018
 
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