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Egypt:
Prime Minister Holds Judiciary Accountable for NGO Ban Lift
Aswat Masriya, 6 March 2012
In a press conference, Prime Minister Kamal Al-Ganzouri held the Egyptian judiciary responsible for the lifting of travel ban on non-governmental organizations workers, charged of… Read more »
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Egypt:
Shura Council to Discuss NGO Funding Case Tomorrow
Aswat Masriya, 5 March 2012
Egypt's parliamentary upper house (Shura Council), headed by Ahmed Fahmi, is set to discuss the non-governmental organizations (NGO) illegal funding case in a session tomorrow,… Read more »
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Egypt:
Parliament Determined to Persecute Those Responsible for NGO Case
Aswat Masriya, 4 March 2012
Head of the parliamentary lower house, Mohamed Saad Al-Katatni, insisted that the People's Assembly is determined to take all possible measures to bring to justice those… Read more »
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Egypt:
NGO Case Not Over Yet - Minister
Egypt Online, 2 March 2012
The NGOs foreign funding case in Egypt is not over yet, said Planning and International Cooperation Minister Fayza Abul-Naga. Read more »
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Egypt:
Prime Minister Quizzed on Lifting Travel Ban on Foreign NGO Defendants
Aswat Masriya, 1 March 2012
Members of parliament sought to quiz Egyptian Prime Minister Kamal Al-Ganzouri and the Justice Minister on lifting the travel ban on the American defendants who work for… Read more »
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Egypt:
Country Must End Attacks On Civil Society
AI London, 1 March 2012
The decision to lift a travel ban on seven US nationals facing trial as part of an NGO crackdown in Egypt is a welcome step but it does not go far enough, Amnesty International… Read more »
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Egypt:
Court Postpones Major Case Against Foreign NGOs
EOHR, 26 February 2012
On February 26, 2012, North Cairo Criminal Court postponed the foreign fund lawsuit session to April 26, lawsuit no. 1110, year 2012, Kasr Al Nile. Read more »
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Egypt:
NGOs Trial Adjourned to 26 April
Egypt Online, 27 February 2012
Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday 26/2/2012 adjourned to April 26 the trial of 43 suspects, including 19 Americans, involved in NGOs foreign funding case in response to a request from… Read more »
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Egypt:
NGO Case in the Hands of Investigators
Egypt Online, 24 February 2012
The file of foreign NGOs in Egypt is under investigation, so the Egyptian government could not interfere in the case, said Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr. Read more »
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Egypt:
U.S. 'Waiting' for Official NGO Charges
Egypt Online, 10 February 2012
US State Department Spokesperson Victoria Nuland said that her remarks Wednesday that Washington had received a charging document in connection with a funding dispute on NGOs… Read more »
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Egypt:
EU Reiterates Respect for Independent Justice System
Egypt Online, 10 February 2012
Answering a question on the EU's stance regarding Egyptian measures against NGOs operating in Egypt over illegal funding, the European Union (EU) special envoy to the Southern… Read more »
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Egypt:
Investigating Judges of NGOs Case - Document Prove Receiving Illegal Funds Seized
Egypt Online, 9 February 2012
Judges investigating the funding of a number of non governmental organization NGOs said in a press conference on Wednesday 8/2/2012 that investigation panel found secret banking… Read more »
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Egypt:
Outcomes of the Case of Civil Society Fund
HRInfo, 7 February 2012
The U.S. Ambassador a first accused, Fayza Abol Naga, minister of Mubarak's regime, a patriotic heroine and human rights violations continue Read more »
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Egypt:
Stop Holding NGOs Hostage
AI London, 7 February 2012
The Egyptian authorities should scrap a Mubarak-era law used to prosecute civil society and ensure its planned replacement upholds the right to freedom of association, Amnesty… Read more »
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Egypt:
Rights Activists At Risk of Prison
HRInfo, 6 February 2012
Egyptian authorities should drop all charges against unregistered nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and stop the criminal investigation of such groups, Human Rights Watch said… Read more »
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Egypt:
Call for Govt to End Restrictions on NGO Activity
TI, 6 February 2012
Transparency International, the global organisation leading the fight against corruption, calls on the Egyptian military government to stop pursuing criminal charges against those… Read more »
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Egypt:
43 Suspects in NGOs Illegal Funding Refereed to Court
Egypt Online, 6 February 2012
Judges investigating illegal foreign financing of unregistered non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Egypt, have referred 43 defendants including 19 Americans to Criminal Court. Read more »