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Activist Sanaa Seif receives 6 month prison in absentia for ‘insulting the judiciary’
Seif will not oppose or appeal the court decision but will turn…
HRW calls on Egyptian authorities to release Taher Mokhtar, his two roommates
The statement alleges that Mokhtar’s arrest is tied to his work documenting…
Phone records of 13 Egyptians sent to Italy in Regeni case: Italian state media
A new meeting in the Regeni case will take place in Cairo…
UN nominates new environment and climate chiefs
Both the UN Environment Programme and the UN Climate Change Convention are…
In Pictures: Riot police prevents journalists from entering street leading to Press Syndicate
Photos by Ahmed Al-Malky
Prosecutor-general orders media gag on Badr, Al-Saqa case
If investigations prove that the head of the syndicate was hiding both…
50% of citizens say they have bribed government officials: Transparency International
Bribery is particularly common in Egypt, Yemen, Morocco and Sudan with 40%-60%…
North Sinai: Egypt’s silenced land
The Egyptian state uses the terrorism law to suppress journalists' coverage of…
Interior Ministry ‘mistakenly’ reveals its plan to counter Press Syndicate’s actions
The ministry's email to journalists included an internal memo with instructions on…
