Human Rights
European Parliament to vote on resolution condemning Egypt rights violations
Egypt
November 17, 2011
European Parliament to vote on resolution condemning Egypt rights violations
The European Parliament plans to vote Thursday on a draft resolution calling on Egyptian authorities to release all political detainees…
HRW calls for release of Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah
Egypt
November 15, 2011
HRW calls for release of Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah
Human Rights Watch has called on Egypt to release a prominent blogger detained by military prosecutors. In a statement Tuesday,…
Source: Al-Azhar and Church reach agreement on house of worship law
Egypt
November 8, 2011
Source: Al-Azhar and Church reach agreement on house of worship law
The Coptic Orthodox Church and Al-Azhar have come to an agreement on a unified law for building houses of worship,…
UN human rights office: Death toll in Syria rises to at least 3500
World
November 8, 2011
UN human rights office: Death toll in Syria rises to at least 3500
GENEVA — Syria’s nearly eight-month-old uprising has cost at least 3500 civilian lives, the United Nations reported Tuesday, in a…
Captured in international waters en route to Gaza: An eyewitness account
Egypt
November 5, 2011
Captured in international waters en route to Gaza: An eyewitness account
Lina Attalah, Al-Masry Al-Youm English's managing editor, recently took part in the "Freedom Waves" flotilla carrying aid to Gaza. She…
My son told me he was tortured, says mother of deceased prisoner
Egypt
November 1, 2011
My son told me he was tortured, says mother of deceased prisoner
The mother of Essam Atta, an inmate of Tora Prison who recently died in a hospital, told prosecutors that her…
Doctors say dead prisoner was poisoned, but not tortured
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Doctors say dead prisoner was poisoned, but not tortured
Doctors at the hospital in which the Tora Prison inmate, Essam Atta, 23, died, have concurred that he was poisoned,…
A world of 7 billion: Cause for celebration or mourning?
Environment
October 26, 2011
A world of 7 billion: Cause for celebration or mourning?
This year on 31 October, as many folks are out celebrating Halloween, the world’s population is expected to hit 7…
Minister rejects US funding of unregistered NGOs
Egypt
October 23, 2011
Minister rejects US funding of unregistered NGOs
Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Fayza Abouelnaga has officially relayed to the United States the Egyptian government's rejection of…
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
Egypt
October 17, 2011
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
With elections approaching, NGOs say they are experiencing the same harassment and pressure that they did under former President Hosni…