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Kerry’s Secret Gift to Egypt

Congress erupted in anger June 4, when Egyptian courts sentenced 43 NGO workers, including 16 Americans, to jail terms of up to five years...

20 Egyptian NGOs: Politically Motivated Case a Fatal Blow to Freedom of Expression and Association

The undersigned organizations assert that this unjust ruling represents a fatal blow to the objectives of the revolution and democratization and further entrenches the...

Former Brotherhood MP’s Son Kidnaps Coptic Girl, Prosecutors Set Him Free

In an interview with Mideast Christian News, Lewis recalled the girl disappeared on May 17, 2011 while on her way back home from private...

Blasphemy Accusation Meant to Terrorize Christians, Says Muslim Lawyer

Murad (a Muslim lawyer and activist) noted that the issue is “flimsy” from a legal point of view, and the investigation is not based...

Convictions in Egypt NGO Case a Disgrace


The charges against the 43 NGO staff, made up of Egyptian and foreign staff including 17 Americans, were the culmination of a months-long campaign...

IRI: Egyptian Court Ruling Will Have a Chilling Effect on Egyptian Civil Society

While the court has not yet issued the written basis for its verdicts, penalties ranged from suspended sentences and fines for Egyptian staff to...

Kerry, Members of Congress, NGOs React to Verdict

In addition to Kerry, a number of Members of Congress have issued statements. Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), called...

Egyptian Court Jails American, German in NGO Case

The defendants were charged with running unlicensed organizations and receiving funds from abroad illegally.The Americans sentenced in absentia include the son of U.S. Transportation...

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