Category Archives: Egypt

Division, distrust and despair – Egypt votes on a new Constitution

Posted on 17 December 2012 by Conor Fortune

By Diana Eltahawy, Amnesty International’s North Africa Researcher Arriving in Cairo a few days before the constitutional referendum held on Saturday 15 December, I couldn’t remember a more bitterly divided and polarized Egypt. During my last visit to the country … Continue reading →

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Army out of the barracks back on the streets

Posted on 11 December 2012 by Ben Davies

President Mohamed Morsi decision to give the army new policing powers has raised new concerns about Egypt’s future, raked up painful memories of the past. In protests around the Presidential Palace on Friday, we saw tanks and armoured vehicles belonging … Continue reading →

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Egypt: Street fights at the steps of the Presidential Palace

Posted on 6 December 2012 by Ben Davies

By Amnesty International’s Egypt team When he took office just a few months ago Mohamed Morsi promised to be the president of all Egyptians. But hopes that he would take steps to resolve the current situation and give up the … Continue reading →

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Egypt and its generals: between denial and repression

Posted on 11 February 2012 by Conor Fortune

By Salil Shetty, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Last March, following a violent crackdown on peaceful demonstrations in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, a group of 18 women protesters were detained by the Egyptian army. Seventeen of them were held for four days, … Continue reading →

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Mubarak’s trial in Egypt: We have come a long way

Posted on 3 August 2011 by Mok

By Mohammed Lotfy, Amnesty International  researcher for the Middle East and North Africa Since the morning I had felt that this was going to be a historic day. I couldn’t wait to watch live on TV the trial of former … Continue reading →

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