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5 Feb 2019, 9:01 pm by News Desk
Conference speakers are scheduled to include President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi (incoming AU chairman), President of Rwanda Paul Kagame (outgoing AU chairman), Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed of Ethiopia, AU commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, FAO director-general Jose Graziano da Silva, and WHO director-general Dr. [read post]
12 Dec 2018, 9:35 pm by Eslam Mostafa Saleh
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi recently ratified Law No. 180 of 2018, which regulates print, broadcast, and digital media. [read post]
12 Dec 2018, 9:30 pm by Eslam Mostafa Saleh
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi recently ratified Law No. 181 of 2018, which regulates consumer protection. [read post]
13 Nov 2018, 12:49 pm by Manny Marotta
Since President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi took power after a 2013 coup against Mohammed Morsi, he has allegedly used detention without trial and torture to intimidate journalists and restrict press freedoms. [read post]
24 Oct 2018, 3:46 am
Erdogan had assumed the so-called Arab Spring would lead to the sprouting of like-minded governments across the region as oppressed Islamists swept to power in a democratic wave.But those dreams were dashed in 2013, when the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s first elected president, was overthrown by General Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi after a year. [read post]
19 Oct 2018, 11:30 am by Tamara Cofman Wittes
The kingdom backed Egyptian general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in overthrowing the (increasingly intolerant) elected government in Egypt and implementing a crackdown that included a massacre of over 800 Egyptians and the imprisonment of tens of thousands. [read post]
20 Sep 2018, 11:27 am by Lawrenz Fares
Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] launched a new campaign [AI backgrounder] Tuesday called “Egypt: Open Air Prison for Critics,” to raise awareness of the current situation in Egypt under President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [Al Jazeera profile], who came to power after the 2013 coup. [read post]
17 Sep 2018, 6:13 pm by Erik Slobe
” The court’s decision comes after Egypt approved [JURIST report] a law in July that would allow Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi the power to grant immunity to military officers involved in the violent overthrow of former president Mohammed Morsi. [read post]
20 Aug 2018, 10:46 am by Zachary Uram
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi [ABC Report] signed a cybersecurity law Saturday that allows the government broad authority to block websites while setting jail sentences and jail fines for violations. [read post]
17 Aug 2018, 4:00 am by Daniel Byman
This never really happened, and Egypt’s post-coup leader, Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, has proved a bitter enemy. [read post]
31 Jul 2018, 7:10 am by J. Dana Stuster
As the Washington Post noted in an editorial criticizing President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s further curtailment of political freedoms, the Egyptian leadership “is well aware that President Trump has little interest in human rights. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 11:39 am by Malika Hunasikatti
The conviction of Mona el-Mazbouh is just one of many in a series of disproportionate actions taken by General Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s administration against dissent, including similar cases such as the detainment of Egyptian activist Amal Fathy. [read post]
27 Jul 2018, 8:57 am by Victoria Clark
Humanitarian organizations criticized the decision fervidly, saying the move endorses Egypt’s violations while eliminating U.S. leverage over Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. [read post]
16 Jul 2018, 1:30 pm by Jacqueline Buffa
With the new legislation, current President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi will have the power to grant immunity to those officers involved in the coup. [read post]
16 Jul 2018, 4:00 am by Daniel Byman
Unlike in Egypt, where the two helped bring about a coup that put President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi in power, the result has been a disaster. [read post]
3 Apr 2018, 7:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
After intimidating any potential competitors out of the race and bolstering his support with bribes and a government-backed get-out-the-vote campaign, the incumbent, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, easily coasted to victory with 21.8 million votes. [read post]
13 Feb 2018, 7:00 am by J. Dana Stuster
The Egyptian offensive coincides with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s campaign for re-election and seems timed to gin up a “rally ‘round the flag” effect. [read post]
30 Jan 2018, 7:30 am by J. Dana Stuster
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s potential challengers have been met with legal obstacles and strong-arming; candidates have dropped out of the race under mysterious circumstances, have complained of intimidation preventing them from registering supporters, and been arrested on criminal charges. [read post]
28 Dec 2017, 6:00 am by Alyssa Bernstein
Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, the military officer who deposed Morsi in 2013 and then won elections with 96 percent of the vote, quickly broadened campaigns and arrests. [read post]