There is a contradiction between Egypt’s rapid development of the digital economy and state control of the media, with arrests of tiktokers.
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How The Arab Spring Has Been Misunderstood
Westerners’ interpretations of events and Arabs’ perceptions of themselves are still muddled a decade after the Arab Spring.
Egyptian Human Rights Activist Convicted On Bogus Charges
The conviction of Sanna Seif by an Egyptian court on bogus charges of false news aim to hide the government’s bad human rights record.
New Video Tells the Story of Exiled Egyptian Activists
In the ten years since Egyptians took to the streets to depose Hosni Mubarak, on-the-ground and online organizing has changed drastically.
Algeria’s Pro-Democracy Hirak Protest Movement Is Back
While Egypt is celebrating the 10 anniversary of the Arab Spring, another North African country, Algeria, is seeing its own ‘spring awakening.’
Famous Egyptian Political Cartoonist Still Missing, Assumed Detained
Egyptian cartoonist and animator Ashraf Hamdi was arrested January 25 for republishing a January 2011 tribute and is still missing.
Egypt: Escalating Reprisals, Arrests of Critics’ Families
Egyptians ousted Hosni Mubarak but a dictator seized power. President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has ramped up repression of dissent.
Enforced Disappearance of Egyptian Political Cartoonist
Egyptian Ashraf Hamdi is a popular, well-known and highly successful satirical voice, all too rare in the MENA region.
Targeting of Egypt’s Human Rights Defenders Must Stop
UN expert deplored today the arrest and prolonged pre-trial detention of human rights defenders and bloggers
Report Reveals Bloody Purge of Egyptian Political Prisoners
187 out of the 222 defendants were subjected to enforced disappearance, 40 of them were subjected to torture and other cruel treatment.