#protests
Heavy police presence, random searches around Tahrir ahead of Sept. 20 protest anniversary
The rare protests in 2019 were followed by the biggest arrest campaign since Sisi took power
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#urban development
Egypt’s battle over buildings: The government takes on informal housing
In May, Sisi spoke in no uncertain terms and called for informal buildings to be razed to the ground
Mohamed Tarek
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#Sinai bulletin
Faced with displacement, unfilled promises, relentless clashes, Bir al-Abd villages live in the unknown
An official statement never materialized from the North Sinai Governorate nor the military spox.
Mada Masr
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#housing
Government campaign to demolish informal buildings sparks anger
The campaign has led to a number of violent confrontations between police and residents.
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#detainee and prisoner deaths
Third detainee dies in Tora Prison in 3-week span
Rights organizations have documented numerous cases of medical negligence in Egyptian prisons
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#sexual violence
Friend of witness in Fairmont case swept up in backlash arrests, ordered detained
The prosecutor’s statement did not specify the charges that the detainees are being investigated for
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#sexual assault
Friend of witness in Fairmont case swept up in backlash arrests, ordered detained
The prosecutor’s statement did not specify the charges that the detainees are being investigated for
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#sexual violence
Smear campaign, arrests in blowback over Fairmont rape case
Activists worry that the ripple effect will smother the movement against sexual violence in Egypt
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#remand detention
Jailed rights lawyers and journalists in remand detention charged in new case
Multiple pretrial detention orders might be a way of preempting the release of a defendant
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#gender and labor
How the justice system shuts women out
Among the 335 new appointees, all graduates of public law schools, there was not a single woman.
Hadeer El-Mahdawy
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#Muslim Brotherhood arrests
Security forces arrest acting Muslim Brotherhood leader Mahmoud Ezzat
Ezzat had been in hiding for seven years
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#Egypt foreign policy
Trimming Turkey’s wings: Ankara and Cairo fight for influence in Africa and East Med
Turkey has emerged as the primary antagonist in areas where Egypt has been trying to make its mark
Mada Masr
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#torture
How a former Egyptian prisoner is trying to take an ex-prime minister to court in the U.S.
Both the governments of Egypt and the United States have intervened to have the case dismissed
Mada Masr
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#sexual violence
Media orgs vow to investigate as Hisham Allam threatens rape accusers with legal action
On Sunday, the fifth in a series of testimonies against the journalist appeared on a blog
Mada Masr
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#Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh
Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh: A man apart
His political journey has been a winding one.
Mostafa Mohie
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#sexual violence
The unspoken crime of marital rape
There is no statute criminalizing marital rape, nor is it a legally valid reason for divorce
Heba Anis
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#immorality charges
Appeal rulings for women imprisoned for TikTok content due in mid-September
The women were convicted on immorality charges based in the 2018 cybercrime law
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رأي
cosmic lovers
On silence: When August started in February
«Dear cosmic lover, I feel like writing to you about silence. It’s raining in Cairo. It’s been raining non-stop all day. I’ve been sitting on my…»
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#activist detentions
State Security Prosecution keeps two activists in detention with fresh charges
Qassas's renewal matches a broader pattern of prosecution designed to sideline political opponents
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#Sisi and parliament
Senate elections: How we moved backward
It all began in a meeting room at an office attached to the presidency in the early fall 2019.
Mada Masr
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