Date of source: الأربعاء, كانون الثاني (يناير) 21, 2015
The undersigned organizations condemn the recent decisions to ban some democracy advocates from traveling, based on decisions by the investigative judge in the “foreign funding case.”
Date of source: الاثنين, كانون الثاني (يناير) 19, 2015
Thousands of mourners gathered at a mosque outside Cairo Sunday for the funeral of actor Fāten Hamāma, a pillar of Middle Eastern cinema who died a day earlier after a career that spanned seven decades and graced the golden age of Egyptian film-making.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2015
President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi said on Sunday that there are “no restrictions” on the freedom of expression in Egypt, adding that the standards Western countries promote concerning freedom of expression do not match Egypt's current situation.
Date of source: الأحد, كانون الثاني (يناير) 18, 2015
Historically, relations between Sufis and Salafists have been sour, with the latter accusing the former of engaging in un-Islamic rites and rituals.
Date of source: السبت, كانون الثاني (يناير) 17, 2015
The Egyptian General Union of Copts slammed Friday the latest European Parliament (EP) report in which the Egyptian human rights record was criticized.
Date of source: الجمعة, كانون الثاني (يناير) 16, 2015
Egypt's Foreign Ministry slammed a European Parliament report criticizing the country's human rights record and calling for the release of 167 members of the dissolved parliament.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2015
Egyptian human rights groups have condemned travel bans imposed on local rights activists, several of whom found out about their legal status when attempting to travel.
Date of source: الخميس, كانون الثاني (يناير) 15, 2015
The U.K. Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood called on Egyptian authorities during his meeting with President `Abd al-Fattāh al-Sisi Thursday to review the case of Aljazeera journalists and to take more steps for the political reform.
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2015
Five women’s rights activists released in China
On Monday, the Chinese police released five female human rights activists who were detained last month during International Women’s Day celebrations. The five women, who belong to a Chinese women’s rights association, will remain under police...
Date of source: الاثنين, نيسان (أبريل) 13, 2015
Human rights: Israeli settlements profit from exploitation of Palestinian children
Human Rights Watch have uncovered that, in the West Bank, Israel is exploiting Palestinian children as young as 11, most of whom come from poor areas, by making them work in dangerous conditions in order to gain...