Freedom House condemned Egypt’s draft NGO law on Thursday, saying it “would stifle Egyptian civil society organizations, which are already operating in a repressive environment.”
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India/ Egypt: Ongoing human rights crisis in both countries must be addressed
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CAIRO — Mohamed el-Gindy spent three days in violent protests around Tahrir Square. In a television interview, he promised a backlash if the new Islamist government tried to recreate the Egyptian police state.
Egypt’s New Regime and the Future of the U.S.-Egyptian Strategic Relationship
A monograph by the Strategic Studies Institute examines the strategic importance of Egypt for the United States by exploring Egypt’s role in the Arab-Israeli peace process, its geographical role (providing air and naval access) for U.S. military assets heading to the Persian Gulf, and joint training programs. Strategic Studies Institute To read the …
Egypt's New Regime and the Future of the U.S.-Egyptian Strategic Relationship
A monograph by the Strategic Studies Institute examines the strategic importance of Egypt for the United States by exploring Egypt’s role in the Arab-Israeli peace process, its geographical role (providing air and naval access) for U.S. military assets heading to the Persian Gulf, and joint training programs. Strategic Studies Institute To read the …
Morsy meets with SCAF after report accuses army of abuses
President Mohamed Morsy met with the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces for an hour and a half on Thursday evening, as the army commanders expressed their dismay that political forces were attempting to distort the image of the Armed Forces, said informed sources.
Egypt army ‘tortured and killed during 2011 revolution’
The Egyptian army had claimed it played a neutral role in the protests in January and February 2011 that swept away the regime of Hosni Mubarak