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5. The season of the "Return of Copts" to parliament
Date of source: Sunday, August 20, 2000
The issue of Coptic candidates is now being debated and Coptic intellectuals, like Milad Hanna, reject the idea of isolating Copts and keep them waiting until the end of the nomination decision. The author listed many names expected to take part in the next election campaign and compared the...
7. The party that should have been closed
Date of source: Saturday, June 3, 2000
The author thinks that the main problem of Adel Hussein is that he still imagines that, within a week or a month, a revolution will erupt protesting against the suspension of his party. Hussein still thinks that he is the sponsor of Islam and can grant forgiveness for whatever he likes, and that...
20. NGO bill enacted into law
Date of source: Thursday, June 3, 1999 to Wednesday, June 9, 1999
In the early hours of last Thursday, following a day-long debate, the People’s Assembly approved, by a hefty majority, a new bill designed to regulate the activities of some 15,000 registered non-governmental organizations (NGOs). However, the bill did not go down well with 11 opposition deputies...
22. Parliament approves NGO bill
Date of source: Thursday, May 27, 1999 to Wednesday, June 2, 1999
A bill that regulates NGO activities has been approved in principle by the People’s Assembly. The bill faced severe criticism, with independent and opposition deputies arguing that the bill was at the expense of civil rights and political freedoms because it obstructs the formation of certain NGOs...

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