Items related to NGO funding case

Defendants in foreign funding standing in cage during the first session of trial, Cairo Criminal Court, February 26,2012. The judge adjourned the session until April, following a chaotic first court session.
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
Justin Shilad 02 Nov 2012
Sherif Mansour was safely ensconced in Washington, DC last year when the Egyptian government brought charges against...
Egyptian newspapers
Monday's papers: Ultras, teacher uprisings and military lawsuits
Jano Charbel 10 Sep 2012
Monday’s papers focus their coverage on three main developments. Topping the news are the Ultras Ahlawy and their...
Abdel-Moez Ibrahim, Head of High Elections Commission, speaks during press conference to announce poll results of elections first round, Cairo, December 2,2011. The first round included nine governorates, including Cairo, Alexandria, Port Said, Damietta, Luxor, Assiut, Kafr al-Sheikh, Fayoum, and Red Sea.
Rumors that NGO case judge was sent to criminal court are false, say officials
Al-Masry Al-Youm 27 Aug 2012
    Court officials on Monday denied rumors that Judge Abdel Moez Ibrahim , the former head of...
New page should be turned in US-Egypt relations, says US Chamber of Commerce
Al-Masry Al-Youm 05 Jul 2012
Not a single US company has withdrawn from Egypt after the revolution, Lionel C. Johnson, vice president of the...
NGO case ruling could widen govt crackdown on civil society, says American defendant
Al-Masry Al-Youm 07 Jun 2012
The former senior program officer for Freedom House’s Middle East and North Africa programs accused in the NGO...
Defense witnesses can give testimony in next NGO trial session, court rules
Sarah Carr 05 Jun 2012
The trial of 43 NGO workers was adjourned again on Tuesday until 4 July. Nineteen US nationals, 14 Egyptians, five...
Judge Makram Awwad, NGO trial's new judge, after the previous bench of three judges resigned, during the session in Cairo Criminal Court, March 8,2012. The trial is set to continue on 10 April.
NGO funding case to resume on Tuesday
Al-Masry Al-Youm 04 Jun 2012
The Cairo Criminal Court will resume hearings in the NGO funding case on Tuesday. Forty-three Egyptians and foreigners...
مطار القاهرة الدولي
Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo
Egypt Independent 04 Jun 2012
An Egyptian-American activist who was among the 43 NGO workers charged with receiving illegal foreign funding was...
A group of EU monitors as they leave a poll station, Helwan, November 28, 2010. As part of increased international interest in Egyptian politics, EU has sent a group of high-profile election monitors in order to ensure integrity and fairness of one most crucial parliamentary elections in Egypt's modern history.
Fewer NGOs seek to monitor election after funding crackdown
Egypt Independent 07 May 2012
Only 60 local NGOs have applied to monitor the presidential election scheduled for 23 and 24 May, according to Egypt...
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay (L) looks on next to the President of the Council Sihasak Phuangketkeow before her address to the 15th regular session of the Human Rights Council at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva.
Egypt NGO law could undermine freedoms: UN rights chief
Reuters 26 Apr 2012
An Egyptian bill that would tighten control over non-governmental organizations could deal a serious blow to human...