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November 14, 2018 Dispatches

US Congress Should Not Be Fooled By Egypt’s Platitudes

President Sisi’s Call To Amend Draconian NGO Law Is Not Enough

U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi walk the colonnade at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017.
June 21, 2018 Dispatches

If Trump Won't Act on Egypt's Repression, Congress Needs to Keep Up the Pressure

Egyptian Authorities Arrest US Citizen, Government Critics

U.S. President Donald Trump and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi walk the colonnade at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 3, 2017.
October 23, 2017 News Release

France: Stop Ignoring Egypt’s Dire Rights Record

Macron Should End an Era of Indulgence

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian shakes hand with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry after their joint news conference in Cairo, Egypt June 8, 2017.
September 11, 2017 Commentary

Britain Should Be Championing Rights Not Repression in Egypt

Members of security forces keep watch in Tahrir Square during the fifth anniversary of the uprising that ended the 30-year reign of Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, January 25, 2016.
June 2, 2017 News Release

Egypt: New Law Will Crush Civil Society

Many Groups Likely to Close Despite Growing Need for Services

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi gives an address at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, May 26, 2017.
March 24, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Aya Hijazi's Trial a Travesty

Postponed Verdict Caps Extensive Fair Trial Violations

Aya Hegazy and her husband Mohamed Hassanein, founders of a nongovernmental organization that looks after street children, sit on the ground talking inside a holding cell as they face trial on charges of human trafficking, sexual exploitation of minors, a
February 9, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Workers Charged over Protests

Drop Charges; Change Laws that Restrict Right to Organize, Strike

Workers holding a banner shout slogans against the government during a protest near Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt on April 29, 2013.
January 12, 2017 News Release

Egypt: Consolidating Repression Under al-Sisi

Unprecedented Steps to Eliminate Independent Groups

Journalists protest in front of the Press Syndicate in Cairo against press restrictions and for the release of detained journalists, May 2016.
December 8, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Women’s Rights Defender Arrested

Azza Soliman Accused in Escalation of Foreign Funding Case

An investigative judge accused Azza Soliman of tax evasion, establishing an entity that conducts activities similar to those of registered associations, and obtaining funding for the purpose of harming state interests.
November 28, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Draft Law Bans Independent Civil Society Groups

Would Put Organizations Under Security Agencies’ Control

November 2, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Lift Abusive Arbitrary Travel Bans

Human rights lawyer latest to be barred from travelling abroad

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September 20, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Ruling Risks Eradicating Human Rights Work

Court Order Freezes Activist Groups’ Assets

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi shaking hands with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the 2015 UN General Assembly
June 28, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Travel Ban on Women’s Rights Leader

Ongoing Repression Against Civil Society

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June 8, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Stop Retaliation for Anti-Torture Proposal

2 Judges, Human Rights Lawyer Face Prosecution

Negad al-Borai with Raouf and Abd el-Gabbar
April 30, 2016 News Release

Egypt: Unshackle Workers’ Right to Organize

Draft Law Should Guarantee Unions’ Independence

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