Date of source: Thursday, August 16, 2012
Concerns are dominating the media establishment after a decision to close down the al-Farā’īn channel owned by Tawfīq ‘Ukāshah following accusations of instigation against the president of the republic and the confiscation of an issue of al-Dustūr newspaper for nearly the same reason.
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
In an attempt to confront the repeated attacks on the freedom of the media the “Higher Committee for Opposing the ‘Brotherhoodization’ of the press and media, is to meet [Reviewer: no date mentioned] to discuss attempts to close down satellite TV channels and newspapers because of their opposition...
Date of source: Monday, August 13, 2012
An official judicial source has said that the Public Attorney’s office has concluded its investigation into the killing of 25-year-old Mu’āz Muhammad Ahmād amid the events of the recent ‘shirt fitnah’ in Dahshūr village, Giza governorate.
Date of source: Sunday, May 18, 2014
President of the Republic Adly Mansūr, has stated that transitional justice has become a possibility in the country, after its rule for forty years by a regime based on personal ambition.
Date of source: Sunday, September 23, 2012
A battle of statements flared up between the Salafī Front and the Coptic Orthodox Church after the front lodged a complaint with the public prosecutor accusing three Christian clergymen, including Bishop Serapion, of co-producing the prophet-denigrating movie.
Date of source: Friday, May 16, 2014
A Sudanese Court has ruled to execute a 27 year old lady, who has converted to Christianity from Islam according to anonymous Sudanese judicial sources.
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2012
Amīr ‘Ayād, founder of Christian Brotherhood Group, said that a large number of Coptic coalitions and unions will abstain from the anti-Brotherhood million-man protest on August 24. “Whoever is calling for it wants to put Copts at the first rows of the fight so that we redo the Maspero massacre...
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2012
Bishop Mūsá of Youth greeted Muhammad Mursī for Eid al-Fitr and Muslims, as well as Christians for the Virgin Mary feast.
Date of source: Monday, August 20, 2012
Two months have passed since work first began on the Constituent Assembly and still its sub-committees did not finish drafting the final articles of the Constitution amidst an ongoing tug-of-war among its members, particularly about Article II, articles concerning the powers of the president and...
Date of source: Thursday, August 23, 2012
Reading through the articles of the constitution, I took a long pause at Article 40, which read, “The state shall be obliged to take all legislative and executive measures necessary to bolster the principle of equality between women and men in all political, cultural and socio-economic fields in a...