Editor sentenced, newspapers suspended
(IPI/IFEX) – In an 18 September 2001 letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, IPI strongly condemned the three-year prison sentence and the 200 Egyptian Pound (US$47) fine given to editor Mamdouh Mahran by an Egyptian state security court, as well as the previous revocation of the publication licenses and subsequent suspension of Mahran’s newspapers, “Al-Nabaa […]
IPI condemns criminal charges against editors
(IPI/IFEX) – In a 21 June 2001 letter to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, IPI strongly condemned the criminal charges brought against Mamduh Mahran, chief editor of the independent newspapers “Al-Nabaa” and “Akhir Khabar”, and Wahid Ghazi, editor-in-chief of “Al-Muwajaha” newspaper. According to IPI sources, Mahran was detained by Egyptian police and interrogated by the state […]
Journalist sentenced to imprisonment
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is a 23 May 2001 EOHR press release: Cairo, 23 May 2001 Press statement The prison sentence against Saad Eddin Ibrahim and his colleagues is a threat to civil society institutions of Egypt. The undersigned rights organizations have received with grave alarm news of the sudden ruling of the state security […]
European Union urged to monitor freedom of expression attacks in Egypt
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 23 May 2001 ARTICLE 19 letter to European Union (EU) Commissioner for External Relations Chris Patten The Rt Hon Chris Patten, CH Commissioner for External Relations Rue de la Loi 200 1049 Brussels Belgium By fax: +32 2 298 12 99 23 May 2001 Dear Commissioner We welcome […]
EOHR commentary on amendments to Documents Law in Egypt
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is a 10 March 2001 EOHR press release: Further Amendments to the Documents Law in a bid to slay the press in Egypt Further amendments to the Documents Law come as a fresh aggression on freedom of the press and relevant practices in Egypt. They are part of a series of […]
Organizations express concern about trial of human rights and NGO activists
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a joint statement by nine international human rights organizations: 17 November 2000 Egypt: Concerns about trial of human rights and NGO activists Joint Statement Amnesty International ARTICLE 19 Euro- Mediterranean Human Rights Network Human Rights Watch International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) Lawyers Committee for Human Rights Minority Rights […]
Two more journalists assaulted during legislative elections
(RSF/IFEX) – In a 16 November 2000 letter to Interior Minister Habib el Adli, RSF protested an attack on two journalists who were covering the legislative elections in Cairo. Robert Ménard, RSF’s secretary-general, asked the minister “to ensure that an inquiry is immediately opened into the incident and that those responsible are punished.” RSF recalled […]
Several journalists assaulted by police
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Interior Minister Habib el Adli, RSF protested the police attack on journalists who were covering legislative elections in Cairo’s Dokki district. RSF Secretary-General Robert Ménard asked the minister “to ensure that an inquiry is immediately opened into the incident and that those responsible are punished.” RSF recalled that an […]
Journalist beaten by policeman
(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Interior Minister Habib el Adli, RSF protested a policeman’s assault on Mariam Fam, a journalist with the Associated Press agency, while she was covering legislative elections. RSF Secretary-General Robert Ménard asked the minister to “ensure that an inquiry is immediately opened into the incident and that those responsible are […]
EU urged to strongly condemn attacks on civil society
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is an ARTICLE 19 press release: 3 August 2000 – for immediate release Egypt: The EU should break its Silence and Strongly Condemn the Attack on Civil Society in Egypt Appeal from seven human rights organisations to the French Presidency of the EU, the Council of Ministers and the European […]
Academics harassed
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is a Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Harassment of Academics (New York, August 3, 2000) — In a letter released today, Human Rights Watch’s Academic Freedom Committee condemned Egypt’s ongoing closure of a leading democratization think tank. The Ibn Khaldun Center for Development Studies is internationally renowned for the study […]
EOHR?s registration as an NGO postponed
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is an EOHR press release: A new setback for civil society Security refuses the registration of the EOHR The EOHR is extremely alarmed by the decision of the Ministry of Social Affairs no. 5804 issued on Sunday 30/7/2000 to postpone the registration of the EOHR as a non-governmental organization (NGO) because […]
Seven organisations express concern about ongoing of detention of human rights defenders
(ARTICLE 19/IFEX) – The following is a 14 July 2000 joint statement by seven human rights organisations, condemning the ongoing of detention of human rights defenders in Egypt: EGYPT: Concerns about ongoing of detention of human rights defenders Amnesty International (AI) ARTICLE 19 Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network Human Rights Watch (HRW) International Federation of Human […]
Crackdown on NGOs condemned
(HRW/IFEX) – The following is an 8 July 2000 Human Rights Watch press release: Egypt: Crackdown on NGOs Condemned (New York, July 8, 2000) — Human Rights Watch today condemned the Egyptian government’s escalating attacks on independent human rights activists and organizations. In the latest manifestation of this crackdown, security officials in the early hours […]
Academic arrested
(EOHR/IFEX) – The following is a 2 July 2000 EOHR press release: The EOHR condemns the arrest of Dr Saad El Din Ibrahim. The Egyptian Organization For Human Rights strongly condemns the state security’s raid on the house of Dr Saad El Din Ibrahim, professor of political sociology at the American University in Cairo and […]
WAN concerned over jail sentence for journalist
(WAN/IFEX) – In a 22 May 2000 letter to President Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, WAN and the World Editors Forum expressed serious concern over the sentencing to jail of journalist Talaat Rumeih. According to reports, on 17 May Cairo’s Bulaq district misdemeanours court sentenced Rumeih, deputy editor of the Islamic “Al-Shaab” newspaper, to six months in […]