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 Egyptian authorities released Muhammad Sultān from an Egyptian prison after the American government demanded his release. Being a dual American-Egyptian citizen, his release stipulated that he renounces his Egyptian citizenship. Egyptian authorities arrested Sultān in 2013 after the Rabʿa Square...
Saʿd al-Dīn Ibrāhīm was born in Mansūrah, Egypt in 1938. He has been a highly controversial figure in Egypt for many years because of his strong stance on civil society, democracy and minority rights. In 2000, Ibrāhīm attracted international attention when he was arrested by Egyptian security along...
Director of the Center, Dāliyā Ziyāda, commented, “the International Community intentionally turns a blind eye to the terrorist acts committed by the Brotherhood in the interest of certain parties.” The report published by her Center records more than 3000 terrorist acts perpetrated by the...
14 men sentenced to execution and 37 others to imprisonment, accused of being linked to the Muslim brotherhood organisation which is believed to ‘have political motives’.  This decision has been deemed to be ‘totally unfair’ by the human rights watch who oversee affairs in the Middle East and North...
The death of at least 20 people in Egypt during clashes with security forces surrounding the commemoration of the 2011 uprising underscores the need for an independent investigation into the authorities’ excessive use of force. A woman and a 17-year-old girl were killed ahead of the January 25...
Arab-West relations have been one of the most controversial relationships in the international arena for decades.
Human Rights Watch (HRW) raised its concern about what it called “travel restrictions” on civilians in Egypt, saying that the state is turning its borders into “de facto prison walls”.
The creation of a buffer zone between Egypt and Gaza required the demolition of more than 3,200 buildings [HRW report] between July 2013 and August 2015, resulting in the displacement and eviction of "thousands of families." For Egyptian authorities this was needed to maintain security in the area...
The Muslim Brotherhood fails to make a case for human rights violations in Egypt After the group’s attempt to undermine the economic conference in Sharm el Sheikh, they also failed to convince the UN of a deteriorating human rights situation in Egypt. On the contrary, the international community...
A British Website: Britain’s support of the Egyptian regime helps extremism The news-website ‘British International Business Times’ criticised the British government for its support of the Egyptian regime. Based on the Human Rights Watch report about the deteriorating situation of political freedom...

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