Date of source: Wednesday, April 19, 2006
A number of Egyptian civil society organizations receive millions of dollars in annual funding from foreign bodies. Many questions arise regarding the state supervision of these NGOs and the role of the Ministry of Social Solidarity in this regard.
Date of source: Saturday, January 11, 2003 to Friday, January 17, 2003
Thieves, corrupt and unemployed people who look for an easy life in the luxurious European countries ask for political asylum with the claim that they are persecuted in Egypt. The reasons for their alleged persecution are homosexuality, female circumcision and changing religion.
Date of source: Sunday, October 30, 2005
Some Egyptian NGO’s have filed a lawsuit against the Supreme Committee concerned with observing the parliamentary elections, arguing that they pose an obstacle to observing the elections.
Date of source: Tuesday, October 25, 2005
As parliamentary elections loom, several NGO’s have applied for permission to monitor the polls.
Date of source: Friday, October 21, 2005
It is expected that Sa‘d al-Dīn Ibrāhīm will announce tomorrow in Alexandria, during a three-day conference, his intention to set up an Egyptian network for the advancement of democracy. Reports describe the network as part of a plan known as the Atlantic Network for Democracy.
Date of source: Thursday, August 26, 2004
Foreign funding is one of the controversial issues that trigger much debate in the political arena, especially after the government has accused human rights organizations of receiving millions of dollars from American and European organizations to harm our national security. This accusation...
Date of source: Thursday, April 28, 2005
The division among NGOs that received the one-million-dollar grant from the US Embassy in Cairo with the aim of monitoring presidential elections became stronger.
Date of source: Monday, June 28, 2004
In December 1976, Mamdouh Salem, then Minister of Interior, issued a
decision to cancel censorship on books and newspapers. This was one way President Sadat aimed at
presenting himself as democratic. The editors and the managers of the newspapers were appointed
by the president himself and thus...
Date of source: Saturday, January 24, 2004
The article presents the views of some members of the National Council for Human Rights regarding the responsibilities of the newly-established council and the change it will bring to Egyptian political life.
Date of source: Saturday, November 24, 2001 to Friday, November 30, 2001
A study conducted by the former secretary general of the Arabic Network for Developing Democracy and the Secretary General of the Egyptian Organization of Human Rights raised suspicions about the attempts of some persons to violate the law and receive donations from foreign bodies or NGOs.