The U.N. Human Rights Office is urging Egypt to halt all executions and to conduct investigations into all allegations of people subjected to death penalty.
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Lawmakers Approve Extending Egyptian President’s Term Limits
Egyptian lawmakers voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to extend term limits for President el-Sissi until 2034, part of a package of constitutional amendments.
A Move to Further Deepen Authoritarian Rule in Egypt is Underway
Proposed amendments to Egypt’s constitution, grants armed forces authority to intervene in government expand executive powers that are already being abused.
Egypt’s Parliament to Vote on Extending President’s Term
Egypt’s Parliament to vote on extending President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi term till 2034 — 12 more years after his current, second term expires in 2022.
As Rwanda’s Kagame Steps Down, Egypt Takes Helm at African Union
As Rwanda’s Kagame steps down, the baton is passes to Egypt’s el-Sissi, seen as more likely to focus on security issues than expanding powers of body.
Egypt Parliament Moving to Extend Presidential Term Limits
Egypt’s parliament advanced a proposal to amend the constitution in a way that could allow President Abdel-Fattah to stay in office well beyond 2022.
Why Are Egyptian Lawmakers Planning to Amend Constitution?
A coalition of Egyptian parliamentarians will submit a request for constitutional amendments providing for a second chamber of parliament.
Trapped in Gaza, Sundance Documentary Star Misses Film Festival
A documentary called Gaza is hitting screens at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, providing a glimpse of life in blockaded Hamas-ruled territory.
Egypt Arrests Activists After Commemoration of Uprising
Egypt has rounded up at least six activists in the last couple of days in a wave of arrests coinciding with the anniversary of the 2011 uprising.
Egypt’s LGBT Crackdown Expands to Stifle Journalists
The conviction of Mohamed Al-Ghaity, a host on satellite channel LTV, reveals the lengths the government will go to crackdown on discussion of LGBT issues.