NGO funding case
Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
Egypt
May 27, 2016
Rights activist involved in foreign-funding case says banned from travel
An Egyptian human rights activist said on Thursday that airport security officials prevented him flying to Tunisia and told him…
Court mulls freezing activists’ funds, new judicial crackdown on NGOs imminent
Egypt
March 18, 2016
Court mulls freezing activists’ funds, new judicial crackdown on NGOs imminent
The Cairo Criminal Court will rule on Saturday on a decision by investigators to freeze the assets of two renowned…
The Trial of Democracy
Opinion
January 8, 2013
The Trial of Democracy
"Hey there, Number 28!" – A friend texts me using my new nickname. Indeed, for at least one day of every month…
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
Egypt
November 2, 2012
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
Sherif Mansour was safely ensconced in Washington, DC last year when the Egyptian government brought charges against him and 42…
Monday’s papers: Ultras, teacher uprisings and military lawsuits
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Monday’s papers: Ultras, teacher uprisings and military lawsuits
Monday’s papers focus their coverage on three main developments. Topping the news are the Ultras Ahlawy and their stand to…
New page should be turned in US-Egypt relations, says US Chamber of Commerce
Egypt
July 5, 2012
New page should be turned in US-Egypt relations, says US Chamber of Commerce
Not a single US company has withdrawn from Egypt after the revolution, Lionel C. Johnson, vice president of the American…
NGO case ruling could widen govt crackdown on civil society, says American defendant
Egypt
June 7, 2012
NGO case ruling could widen govt crackdown on civil society, says American defendant
The former senior program officer for Freedom House’s Middle East and North Africa programs accused in the NGO funding case…
Defense witnesses can give testimony in next NGO trial session, court rules
Egypt
June 5, 2012
Defense witnesses can give testimony in next NGO trial session, court rules
The trial of 43 NGO workers was adjourned again on Tuesday until 4 July. Nineteen US nationals, 14 Egyptians, five…
NGO funding case to resume on Tuesday
Egypt
June 4, 2012
NGO funding case to resume on Tuesday
The Cairo Criminal Court will resume hearings in the NGO funding case on Tuesday. Forty-three Egyptians and foreigners are accused…