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Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works

Egypt’s first freedom of information law in the works

For the first time in its modern legal history and after various failed attempts, Egypt might see its first freedom…
Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya

Q&A with Tom Malinowski: Rights abuses in Egypt and Libya

In May, Al-Masry Al-Youm met with Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch Washington director, who visited Egypt last month briefly after spending some…
Pro-Mubarak protesters demand charges against him be dropped

Pro-Mubarak protesters demand charges against him be dropped

There is a tiny part of post-revolution Cairo that will remain forever Mubarak, and that is Mostafa Mahmoud Square. It…
Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt

Electrical engineers deny any intention to darken Egypt

Like in many other sectors in Egypt, employees in state-run electrical power plants are demanding the improvement of their working…
Sewage-fed vegetable plots pose health risk in Egypt

Sewage-fed vegetable plots pose health risk in Egypt

Faced with a shortage of water for irrigation, Ahmed Osman, a farmer in his late thirties, opted to divert local…
Do “leaderless” revolts contain seeds of own failure?

Do “leaderless” revolts contain seeds of own failure?

LONDON-- From the streets of Cairo and Madrid to online forums and social media sites, "leaderless" protests are on the…
Revolutionary coalitions multiply, fragment and disagree on the way ahead

Revolutionary coalitions multiply, fragment and disagree on the way ahead

Having accepted an invitation to attend a meeting of the Coalition to Protect the Revolution, mathematics professor Mina Abdel Malek…
Egypt’s farmers ready for independent organizing

Egypt’s farmers ready for independent organizing

For the first time in Egypt's history, the last four months have seen tens of thousands of peasants and farmers…
Justice system preserves police impunity in killing protesters

Justice system preserves police impunity in killing protesters

Families of those killed or injured in the coastal city of Alexandria during the recent Egyptian uprising have revealed that…
Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission

Officials banned from talking to media without ministers’ permission

In a confidential letter to all ministries and government authorities, the cabinet has banned officials from talking to the media…
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