Date of source: Sunday, May 23, 2021
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has yet to release any explanation as to why it voted “no” on a UN resolution that would require countries to protect its citizens and prevent genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity.
Date of source: Tuesday, May 18, 2021
For the first time, the Ministry of Interior has launched a campaign to vaccinate prisoners against COVID-19 as ordered by Minister of Interior Major General Maḥmūd Tawfīq.
Date of source: Monday, May 3, 2021
On April 20th, two weeks before World Press Freedom Day, the Supreme Council for Media gave media outlets the necessary licenses to work in Egypt.
Date of source: Thursday, March 25, 2021
During the last weeks of March, we witnessed a new development in the attempted thawing of relations between Egypt and Turkey. Ayman Nour [Ayman Nūr], head of “al-Sharq” television network, announced that he had met with representatives of the Turkish government to discuss “toning down” criticism...
Date of source: Monday, April 19, 2021
With the increase in Coronavirus cases and deaths in Egypt and demands for the government to take preventative measures to get control over the third wave of the virus, doctors at the Ministry of Health were surprised with the ministry’s insistence that they sign a “non-disclosure agreement” (NDA).
Date of source: Thursday, April 15, 2021
The escalating tension between the Sīsī regime in Egypt and Italy continues, following successive developments in the case of the murder of Italian researcher Giulio Regeni, the latest of which was the emergence of a new witness announced by the Italian investigative body, condemning four men of...
Date of source: Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio reinstated his country's determination to find the "truth" about the killing of researcher Giulio Regeni in Egypt.
“We will never be able to retreat on a search for the truth about the barbaric murder of Guilio Regeni” Di Maio said.
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2021
A campaign called “ Stop the Death Penalty in Egypt ” called for a presidential pardon for Wāʾil Saʿad Tawāḍrūs to stop the execution issued against him in the case of the murder of Bishop Apīphāniyūs head of the Anbā Abū Maqār Monastery.
Date of source: Monday, March 1, 2021
The “Stop the Death Penalty in Egypt” Facebook page run by the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms (ECRF) has launched a new campaign entitled “Life for Monk Ashʿiyāʾ,” demanding a presidential pardon for Wāʾil Saʿad Tawāḍrūs. Tawāḍrūs was convicted of murdering Bishop Epiphanius [...
Date of source: Tuesday, February 9, 2021
In a letter sent to Egyptian Public Prosecutor Ḥamāda al-Ṣāwī, Amnesty International expressed its concern over the situation of imprisoned Egyptian journalist Sulāfa Majdī.