Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 12, 2015
At a party commemorating 50 years of diplomatic relations between Germany and Israel, German President Joachim Gauck expressed his concern over the increasing amount of violence against Jews in Europe. He also urged Germans to confront and fight anti-Semitism in a strong way.
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Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 12, 2015
President Sīsī met with Sayyid Muhammad Fā’iq, the President of the National Council for Human Rights, to receive the Council’s human rights report. The council’s spokesman said that the report contained five sections covering the human rights situation in Egypt. Sīsī confirmed the importance of...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 11, 2016
Egyptian President ‘Abd al-Fatah al-Sīsī still enjoys popular support for his presidency, but at the same time, cracks are beginning to form in the foundation of his government. Many Egyptians are still awaiting the promised improvements in health and education while they sink deeper into poverty...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 11, 2016
Sheikh Muhammad al-Bastawīsī, head of the Imams, accused Muhammad ‘Abd al-Rāziq, the official spokesman of the Egyptian Religious Endowment, of belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood. al-Bastawīsī said in an interview with “Misr al-‘Arabiyya” that belonging to the Brotherhood has almost become a...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 11, 2016
Muhammad Fahmī, an Egyptian journalist for al-Jazeera who was arrested in Egypt in 2013 on charges of spreading false news, reported that he would sue al-Jazeera in Canadian court. His lawyer reported that he plans to seek damages of 100 million dollars in compensation for his ordeal. Fahmī claims...
Date of source: الأربعاء, آيار (مايو) 11, 2016
Mansaf Najīb, the President of the Legislative Council for Administration, reported that the council finished preparing prison reform legislation in its latest session. The legislation comes in response to the demands of the National Council for Human Rights which requires that its members be...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 10, 2016
The United Nations is scrutinizing the United States’ human rights record after several violent flare-ups associated with the killings of unarmed black men by police officers around the country. In addition to investigating policing techniques, the United Nations is looking at mass-surveillance...
Date of source: الثلاثاء, آيار (مايو) 10, 2016
Hāfidh Abū Sa’adah, a member of the National Council for Human Rights, said that the council will be addressing the President and the head of the government to demand that the justice minister, Mahfūz Sābir, apologize for his controversial remarks that debarred Ibn ‘Āmal al-Nidhāfa from a...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 9, 2016
Transitional Justice Minister Hunaydī reported that he met with the Egyptian-American Chamber of Commerce to present Egypt’s point of view regarding the effect of American policies. He added that the goal of the meeting was to examine recent developments connected with human rights and elections...
Date of source: الاثنين, آيار (مايو) 9, 2016
Participants in a conference called “Religious Extremism and Terrorist Organizations” expressed their support and appreciation for President Sīsī’s call for a religious revolution to rid Islam of extremism. The conference participants also said that there is an urgent need for the leaders of...