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In Pictures: Sabahy, Al-Sisi exert final campaign efforts before pre-elections silence
Presidential candidates Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and Hamdeen Sabahy officially terminated their campaigns on Friday, the last day before the two days pre-elections silence, stipulated by Article 18 of the Elections Law. Sabahy’s campaign organised a rally in Abdeen Square in Downtown Cairo on Friday. The rally was attended by public figures endorsing his campaign and …
I will not accept American economic assistance: Hamdeen Sabahy
Sabahy stresses that legislative reform to fight corruption is one of his priorities
NGO criticises prosecution of Shi’a
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights said it is deeply concerned by a recent court sentencing of a Shi’a citizen to five years in prison
A constitution not worth its ink
Since the new constitution passed, I have been flooded with emails and meetings from foreign journalists, lawyers, rights advocates and what have you, asking the same question: Isn’t the newly passed constitution better in preserving human rights and freedoms, compared to the previous one(s)? And shouldn’t this be enough for Egyptians? I have faced the …
UN Human Rights Office urges release of all imprisoned journalists
International criticism of the decision to try 20 Al Jazeera employees continues to pour in
The constitution will initiate legislative reform: Civil society organisations
23 Egyptian rights organisations largely approve of freedoms and rights granted in proposed constitution
Part 1: Experts weigh in on rights and freedoms in the constitution
An analysis of two sections of the six sections of the draft constitution
‘I will never stop my work’ says beaten journalist
Rights group highlights that journalists in Egypt are now targeted from all sides
‘Identity articles’ a continued source of tension in Constituent Assembly
Al-Nour party still keen on keeping “identity articles” in new constitutional draft; Constituent Assembly to vote on freedom articles by the end of the week
Professional Syndicates’ Union proposes national reconciliation
El-Banna: “The most important thing is to preserve the mechanisms of democracy”
President ratifies constitutional declaration
The declaration of 33 articles establishes schedule of transitional period
Maspero in crisis: report
The AFTE also claimed former head of the state-run TV sector Essam El-Amir resigned last December because of intervention in the coverage of the presidential palace clashes.
New report on democratic transition in Egypt
Report examines several aspects of democratic life in Egypt between January and March
Presidency holds workshop on women’s rights
Workshop is part of an initiative launched by Morsi to improve the status of women in Egypt
Transport workers plan Friday protest
Transport workers’ union demands passing of Union Liberties Law to guarantee freedom for independent unions