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Egypt Human Rights Groups Fear Crackdown

Leading local organisations that highlight human rights violations, discrimination and other abuses fear their work could be crippled under laws giving the government tight...

Salafi Front Vows ‘Islamic Revolution’ on 28 November

The Salafi Front, part of the Anti-Coup Alliance that supports the reinstatement of ousted Muslim Brotherhood President Mohamed Morsy, was formed in 2011 after...

Egypt Receives 300 Recommendations in UN Human Rights Review

The list includes recommendations relating to the controversial Protest and NGO Laws, media freedoms, freedom of association, the use of the death penalty, and...

Egypt Revokes Citizenships of Hamas Leaders Granted by Morsi

Khaled Meshaal, leader of Hamas with Mohamed Morsi.   “Most of those given citizenship under Morsi were Palestinians, including most of the Hamas leadership in the...

Mob Burning of Christian Couple Prompts Criticism of Pakistan’s Blasphemy Law

According to reports, Shahzad Masih, 26, and Shama Masih, 24, who was four months pregnant, were kidnapped and held hostage by a Muslim mob...

Egypt Elevates an Official Hostile to U.S.

The new adviser, Fayza Abul Naga, provoked one of the biggest crises in Cairo’s 35-year-old alliance with Washington. The case forced the son of...

UK ‘Encourages’ Egypt to Implement Freedoms

This comes following the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) for Egypt on Wednesday at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.   "The UK supports the important...

Church Won’t Back Any Electoral List in Elections, Says Coptic Pope

In an interview with Al-Hayat TV channel on Tuesday, Tawadros denounced accusations that the church was mobilising Christian votes towards specific candidates and parties,...

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Nabil Na’im, the former leader of the Egyptian Islamic...