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Court to issue foreign NGOs funding ruling 4 June
Egypt

Court to issue foreign NGOs funding ruling 4 June

The Cairo Criminal Court is set to rule on the case involving illegal funding of five international NGOs on 4…
US study: Democracy in decline around the world
World

US study: Democracy in decline around the world

WASHINGTON — Democracy around the world was in decline in 2012 for the seventh year in a row as the…
As NGO trial wraps up, fears for civil society’s future
Egypt

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…
NGO case ruling could widen govt crackdown on civil society, says American defendant
Egypt

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

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…
Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo
Egypt

Egyptian-American charged in NGO funding case arrested on return to Cairo

An Egyptian-American activist who was among the 43 NGO workers charged with receiving illegal foreign funding was detained upon arrival…
Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years
Business

Report: No press freedom decline worldwide for first time in 8 years

As decades-old authoritarian regimes crumbled or eased their grip in countries as widespread as Myanmar, Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, freedom…
Foreign NGOs case set to start tomorrow
Egypt

Foreign NGOs case set to start tomorrow

The trial of 43 NGO workers begins tomorrow at the Cairo Criminal Court. US-Egyptian relations have been sent into a…
Egypt sets trial date for NGO activists
Egypt

Egypt sets trial date for NGO activists

Egypt looked set to further stoke a row with the US as it announced on Saturday that it would go ahead with…
Defendants’ names in NGO funding case revealed as US warns Egypt
Egypt

Defendants’ names in NGO funding case revealed as US warns Egypt

Egypt on Monday released the names of 19 Americans who face trial over foreign funding of NGOs, a case that…
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