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Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more
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Egypt’s NGO law: A breakthrough for civil society work, though critics want more

The Egyptian House of Parliament on July 14 approved an all-new law for non-governmental organizations (NGO), replacing the controversial law…
Egypt government mulls ways to amend NGO law
Egypt

Egypt government mulls ways to amend NGO law

  An official government source revealed that the government is considering different ways to amend the law on NGOs following…
Egypt to amend controversial NGO law
Egypt

Egypt to amend controversial NGO law

  Egypt plans to amend a controversial law passed last year that places tight controls on non-governmental organisations, the prime…
Chargé d’Affaires at US Embassy in Cairo speaks to Al-Masry Al-Youm in first press interview
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Chargé d’Affaires at US Embassy in Cairo speaks to Al-Masry Al-Youm in first press interview

For the first time since taking office, Thomas H. Goldberger, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy in Cairo spoke with…
Egypt’s parliament swiftly passes NGO law amid criticism
Egypt

Egypt’s parliament swiftly passes NGO law amid criticism

Egypt’s parliament passed a controversial NGO law on Tuesday amid criticism from local and international rights groups concerning regulations and…
14 NGOs dissolved over alleged Brotherhood links
Egypt

14 NGOs dissolved over alleged Brotherhood links

The Ministry of Social Solidarity has announced it had dissolved 14 civil society organizations, in line with the judicial ban…
CIHRS investigated over legality of operations
Egypt

CIHRS investigated over legality of operations

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) issued a report on Wednesday, saying that judicial authorities had order a…
EIPR continues fight against NGO law
Egypt

EIPR continues fight against NGO law

The Board of Trustees of the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights called on the government to end the state of…
Egyptian civil society see echoes of past in new law
Egypt

Egyptian civil society see echoes of past in new law

A law drafted by the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party threatens to stifle Egyptian civil society and takes a…
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