The legislation labels personal social media accounts and empowers authorities to block them as “fake news.”
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How Egypt Uses Counterterror Laws to Prosecute Political Dissent
Before the March election the Egyptian police and National Security Agency forces carried out a wave of arrests
Egypt Arrests Leave Few Vocal Critics of Dictator el-Sissi
Prominent el-Sissi critics detained in what opposition activists say is an intensifying effort to crush all dissent
When Broadway’s Tony Awards Get Political
A musical about an Egyptian police orchestra booked for a concert in an Israeli town took home the prize
Crackdown Hits Egyptian Activists, Bloggers and Journalists
UN human rights office reports prominent bloggers, activists and journalists arbitrarily arrested and subjected to interrogation
Egyptian Socialist Activist Arrested in Continued Crackdown
Haitham Mohamedeen, a leftist lawyer, was taken from his home, security sources said, the latest in a number of arrests
Egyptian journalists speak out in support of arrested website editor
Egyptian journalists have spoken out in support of recently arrested news website editor Adil Sabry
EL-Sisi claims ridiculous Egypt election win of 92 percent
Abdel Fattah el-Sisi claims winning 92 percent of the vote as democratic hopes die quickly in Egypt
VIDEO: Democracy and Islamism in Egypt
How will Egypt deal with its deficit of democracy? How will Islam and islamism influence any future democracy?
String of forced disappearances in Egypt to poison its future
Egypt has consistently denied forced disappearance, torture, and other crimes, only to be caught being untruthful