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January 17, 2023
Feminist cyber activism on the Nile
topic: Women’s rights
by: Frank Odenthal
A new way of fighting for women‘s rights is on the rise in Egypt.
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December 22, 2022
Eyes on the future: Latin America's takeaways from COP 27
topic: Climate action
by: Ellen Nemitz
With a growing role at COP27, Latin American governments and NGOs are fighting for climate justice and conservation.
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October 27, 2022
COP27 sheds light on Egypt's abysmal human rights record
topic: Human Rights
by: Marc Español
The climate movement faces a moral dilemma with Egypt - a nation hostile to free speech - set to host the world's top climate summit.
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October 04, 2022
Egypt: stop weaponising travel bans
topic: Political violence
type: Petition
by: Quinta Thomson
Sign the petition calling on Egypt to stop preventing dissidents from leaving the country.
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September 19, 2022
How Egypt's arbitrary travel bans quash dissent
topic: Political violence
by: Marc Español
Egypt has morphed into a de facto prison for government critics and human rights advocates.
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Cairo-6
March 23, 2022
Kidneys in Cairo
topic: Health and Sanitation
by: Frank Odenthal
FairPlanet spoke to the author of a new book delving into the crises and solutions associated with the billion-dollar world organ trade.
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June 11, 2021
From the Arab Spring to a dark winter in Egypt
topic: Democracy
by: Pierre Sagnier
The Arab Spring had toppled Mubarak's regime in Egypt only to see a new, arguably less democratic one replacing it.
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April 15, 2019
The people’s voice reigns supreme in North Africa
by: Bob Koigi
What is reminiscent of the 2011 Arab Spring?
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August 08, 2018
Egypt’s hotline to fight fake news and censor journalists
topic: Freedom of Expression
by: Bob Koigi
A hotline set up by the Egyptian judiciary allows members of public to report fake news.
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Tahrir
December 12, 2017
Innovative Egyptian app saving activists from forced disappearances
topic: Innovation
by: Bob Koigi
The app "I Protect" demonstrates how civil society groups and activists have embraced technology to stay ahead of oppressive regimes.
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November 10, 2016
Forced disappearances increasingly common in Egypt
topic: Transparency and Corruption
partner: correspondents.org
Despite denials by security forces, cases of forced disappearances in Egypt are increasing every day.
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June 04, 2015
A red carpet for human rights violations
by: Nurcan Özdemir
He is an uncomfortable guest. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi´s two-day visit to Berlin had been controversially discussed before his [...]
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January 29, 2015
Human rights violations ultimately fuel crises
by: Murat Suner
Human Rights Watch reviews human rights practices in more than 90 countries. Yesterday, it released its 656-page World Report 2015, its 25th [...]
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December 04, 2014
Egyptian court freed Mubarak, and sentenced 188 protesters to die
by: Murat Suner
With the exception of Tunisia, we witnessed how the assumption, that the Arab Spring could have been the beginning of a sustainable democratization [...]
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July 24, 2014
Is there a way to break the cycle of hate and killing? Strawberries might help.
by: Murat Suner
Yesterday, foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy condemned anti-Semitic protests with a joint statement tackling the rise in the number of [...]
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June 24, 2014
Urgent action for three prisioners of conscience
type: Petition
Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera colleagues Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed have been sentenced to seven years in prison. The Egyptian court found [...]
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