Egypt

Photojournalist Shawkan turns 30 facing death behind bars in Egypt

During this Human Rights Week, we had to dedicate a post to freedom of speech and freedom of the press. As you already know if you are following us on Twitter @MagkaSama and if you read our website, Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (known as Shawkan) was arrested in 2013 while...

Sudanese newspaper suspended and Human Rights defender detained in Egypt

There is a crackdown on freedom of the press and freedom of expression in Sudan and in Egypt, once again. If you follow us on Twitter @MagkaSama, you may have seen our recent retweets, don’t hesitate to retweets those tweets as well. The African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies...

Egyptian President al-Sisi in Paris: The protest (RSF), the conference and the petition (Amnesty)

On Monday, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi arrived in Paris for an official visit where he met with French President Emmanuel Macron. Last month we posted an article about Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (known as Shawkan) who was arrested (with other people and...

Jailed Nabeel Rajab and Shawkan get their trial postponed

News from Bahraini human rights activist Nabeel Rajab and Egyptian photojournalist Mahmoud Abu Zeid (known as Shawkan) are not very good, both trials have, once again, been postponed: تأجيل قضية تويتر نبيل رجب إلى ٢٧ سبتمبر Nabeel Rajab tweet case Trial...

Qahera, the Egyptian veiled Superhero that’s crushing sexual harassment

Sara Yasin is a Politics Assigning Editor at PolicyMic. Last week she wrote about Qahera, the butt-kicking, veiled heroine created by Deena, an Egyptian artist who aims to battle both misogyny and Islamophobia with her pen. Yasin writes: ‘Covered from head-to-toe, Qahera patrols...

Illegal logging in Congo, Kimberley Process, IMF, Child and Forced Marriage

Our weekly round-up of must-read stories you might have missed: Illegal logging 'ravaging DR Congo forests', CPJ rejects Egyptian ruling against civil society, Kimberley Process Loophole Raises Concern, IMF admits: we failed to realise the damage austerity would do to Greece, Child and...

Egypt opposition forms permanent women rights committee

Egypt’s National Salvation Front (NSF) announced on Sunday that it has formed a permanent committee to defend women’s rights and address the attack on their entitlement to these rights. “The targeting of women is in fact an attack on the identity of the nation. It aborts the...