Items related to freedom of information law

File photo of Ahmed Mekki, vice-president of Cassation court, during an interview with Al-Masry al-Youm, 4 April, 2011.
Al-Masry Al-Youm 02 Mar 2013
The final draft of the freedom of information law will be put out for discussion in its final draft on 9 March, Justice...
File photo of Ahmed Mekki, vice-president of Cassation court, during an interview with Al-Masry al-Youm, 4 April, 2011.
Egypt Independent 19 Jan 2013
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky has said on Saturday that the government is preparing a draft freedom of information law...
Egyptian newspapers
Sarah Carr 08 Jan 2013
A new government draft law on access to information appeared last week, and has been received with mixed reactions from...
A researcher in New York opens a drawer containing some of the 184 reels of microfilmed documents containing data on World War II criminals.
Sarah Carr 10 Jun 2012
In March* 2011, protesters entered the State Security Investigation Services office in Nasr City, Cairo, and found ream...
A general view of the first Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak, in Cairo January 23, 2012. Egypt's parliament began its first session on Monday since an election put Islamists in charge of the assembly following the overthrow of Mubarak in February.
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Feb 2012
The Justice Ministry, in coordination with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, has prepared a...
Protesters reading state security files after storming the building in Nasr City
Nadine Marroushi 25 Feb 2012
Freedom of information (FOI) is not yet a basic right Egypt. But that could soon change with the writing of a new...
The Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) at the cabinet building
Lina Attalah 26 Jun 2011
For the first time in its modern legal history and after various failed attempts, Egypt might see its first freedom of...