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Date of source: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Statements
Grand Muftī of Egypt, Shawqī 'Allām, said that the exploitation of fatwás to deepen the rift is a detested and forbidden practice in Islam. In his TV-broadcast speech, he called for protection of the institutions of the state against any attack by any means, pointing out that such doing...
Date of source: Tuesday, August 20, 2013
The committee to amend the Constitution is supervising reviewing of the Constitution to prepare a draft of constitutional reforms. The Middle Eastern News Agency (MENA) quoted Chancellor ‘Alī ‘Awad, rapporteur of the committee, saying that the committee has reviewed around 132 articles so far and...
Date of source: Thursday, February 4, 2016
A number of rights groups denounced Wednesday the ongoing pretrial detention of Āya Hejāzī, her husband Muhammad Hassanēn, and five others in connection with the case against the Belādī Foundation for Street Children.
Date of source: Friday, February 5, 2016
Doctors at Mataryia Teaching Hospital decided Friday to submit their resignation to the Minister of Health if alleged police assault on doctors is not investigated.
Date of source: Thursday, November 12, 2015
Close to a year after Seymour Hersh advised Egyptian investigative journalist Hūssām Bahgat to "keep on going" and to publish stories without fear of reprisal, Bahgat was summoned by military intelligence and faced the all-too-familiar charge of "publishing false news that harms national interests...
Date of source: Tuesday, November 3, 2015
The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) affirmed Monday that reforming the legislative and regulatory structure of the press and the media in Egypt is the only way to avoid cases where breaches of privacy rights conflict with freedom of expression and the public's right to know...
Date of source: Tuesday, December 29, 2015
In 2015, Egyptian authorities imposed 13 publication bans, in which journalists were prohibited from reporting on certain cases until investigations into these cases had been completed.
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Excerpts: "A misspelling of her name has kept Salwa Mehrez locked up until today. Mehrez, who studied engineering, was arrested in June 2014 among others who were protesting against the protest law. She was tried and convicted for violating the same draconian law she was protesting against."
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