Egyptian judges forced into military re-education classes
By Ahmed Youness – Al-Monitor – The Egyptian regime has been trying to enroll judges and members of judicial authorities and committees in training sessions in strategic and national [...]
Egypt’s Parliament Thumbs Nose at Court, Approves Islands Deal with Saudi
By Al-Monitor – Egypt’s parliament quickly gave its blessing to a controversial maritime demarcation agreement under which Egypt is to transfer sovereignty over the islands of Tiran [...]
Egypt: judge sentences Coptic boy to 15 years; lawyer says ruling motivated ‘by faith, not law’
By World Watch Monitor – A 15-year-old Coptic Christian boy has been sentenced to 15 years in an Egyptian prison for sexual assault, even though forensic reports showed no evidence of a [...]
Egypt’s parliament, judiciary face off against each other
By Sayed Elhadidi – Al Monitor The 2014 Egyptian Constitution guarantees the independence of the judiciary and protects it from the interference of any other authority. And, according to [...]
Egypt Judiciary Lends Its Support to State’s Social Media Snooping
By Khalid Hassan – Al-Monitor – On Sept. 25, a judicial report was issued by the State Commissioners Authority, the advisory body for the State Council, supporting the Ministry of [...]
Coptic Solidarity Launches First Annual Modern Coptic Martyrs Remembrance Day at National Press Club
By Coptic Solidarity – October 7, 2016 Coptic Solidarity launched its first annual Modern Coptic Martyrs Remembrance Day at the National Press Club in Washington DC on October 5, 2016. The [...]
My Survivor’s Guilt: Coping with the Trauma of Loss After Maspero
By Sally Toma – Mada Masr I first met Mina Danial in Tahrir Square, following the bloody events of the Battle of the Camel. I believed in him from our first encounter. I had a lot of hopes, and [...]
A Growing Rift Between Egypt’s Christians and Their Leaders Spells Trouble
By Dr. Sarah E. Yerkes – Brooking Institution’s Center for Middle East Policy – Sunday marks the fifth anniversary of the October 9, 2011 Maspero massacre in which Egyptian army [...]
Egypt’s Draft NGO Law ‘Reflects Traditional Official Trepidation About NGOS’
By POMED – The United Group, an Egyptian law firm, published on October 5 an examination of the draft NGO law recently approved by the Egyptian Cabinet on September 8. The United Group [...]
Why Egypt’s New Church Law Has Some Activists Worried
By Abdelrahman Eyad – Al-Monitor – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a law on the construction and restoration of churches on Sept. 28, nearly a month after it had [...]
