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U.S. Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) released the following statement today on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s enactment of legislation that imposes strict [...]

By POMED –  The Egyptian Parliament is considering a bill to crackdown on those who insult “state figures and institutions,” including the president and the Parliament. The bill, submitted [...]

A Statement by Coptic Solidarity – February 6, 2017 President Trump now has a golden opportunity to reset US relations with Egypt making human rights a high priority while simultaneously [...]

By The Guardian – Human rights activists in Egypt have reacted angrily to the arrest of prominent women’s rights advocate Azza Soliman, saying it marked a “chilling escalation” of pressure [...]

By Amr Hamzawy – The Washington Post – Last week, an overwhelming majority of the Egyptian parliament passed repressive legislation regulating nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), [...]

By POMED – After the Egyptian parliament moved forward with an extremely repressive NGO law on November 29, twenty-two NGOs, four political parties, and 19 public figures urged President [...]

By Mada Masr – Egypt’s Parliament hastily approved a new NGO law on Tuesday, just a day after the State Council concluded it has no indications of unconstitutionality. Parliamentarian and [...]

Ziad Bahaa-Eldin – Al-Ahram – It’s perfectly normal for a law to be drafted and tabled by parliamentarians—the constitution states that bills can be submitted to the House by the government [...]

By International Christian Concern – ICC Note: A new law in Egypt is raising major concerns for non-governmental organizations who say the law will effectively eradicate civil society. The [...]

By POMED – Member of Parliament and chairman of the Egyptian Democratic Party Ehab Mansour announced [Ar] on Wednesday in a press conference that he is rescinding his approval from the NGO [...]