Egypt’s new NGO law: Better, or ‘repackaged’ tyranny?
By Aya Nader – Al Monitor – Egypt’s recently enacted law regulating the work of nongovernmental organizations is continuing to draw heavy fire from many human rights activists [...]
Egypt imprisoned me for defending human rights. But I haven’t lost hope.
By Aya Hijazi – The Washington Post – Aya Hijazi is an Egyptian American social activist. She was imprisoned in Egypt and acquitted after nearly three years in detention. If you asked [...]
Legal Review of Egyptian NGO Law
By Ms. Elly Page, J.D. – Legal Advisor – Middle East/North Africa, The International Center for Not-for-Profit Law – President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi recently approved a new, [...]
Egypt on the Hill: Criticism, Praise, and Policy
By Christian Bischoff – POMED – The issue of U.S. policy toward Egypt has come up in four congressional hearings held in the past two weeks.[1] Members of Congress and Trump [...]
US Senators Send President Trump Letter Regarding Egypt’s NGO Law
On June 19, 2017, ten U.S. Senators sent a letter to President Trump regarding Egypt’s new NGO law that imposes draconian measures on civil society. View the original letter [...]
Egypt is in dire shape. Yet how I wish I could go back.
By Nancy Okail – The Washington Post – Today is the anniversary of the day an Egyptian court sentenced me to five years in prison. My “crime”: working for an international [...]
Fate of Egypt’s NGO Law Remains in Question
By POMED – On November 29, Egypt’s parliament approved a restrictive new law to govern the country’s NGO community, which decried the law as an effort to “subordinate” [...]
Arrest of leading Egyptian feminist Azza Soliman sparks anger
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 [...]
New NGO legislation takes Egypt down a dangerous path
By Amr Hamzawy – The Washington Post – Last week, an overwhelming majority of the Egyptian parliament passed repressive legislation regulating nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), [...]
Egypt Civil Society Urges Sisi to Reject NGO Law
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 [...]
