Ngo foreign funding case

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NGO law • 8 min read

Ruling issued in favor of NGO for disbursal of 1.5 mn euros ‘facade of judicial fairness’

The practice is frequently used by the government to disrupt civil society work

1 February 2021

NGO foreign funding case • 9 min read

Charges dropped against 20 NGOs yet ‘serious’ human rights orgs still targeted in long-running case

Saturday’s ruling is another sign of movement in Egypt’s civil society landscape

6 December 2020

Arab Network for Human Rights Information • 10 min read

Civil society leaders fight travel bans as 9-year NGO foreign funding case drags on

European governments are prioritizing Egypt's curbing migration to Europe over human rights concerns

15 September 2019

NGO foreign funding case • 8 min read

‘So much damage has been done’: Court acquits 43 defendants of all charges in NGO foreign funding case

Acquitted defendants in the NGO foreign funding case comment on Thursday's verdict

20 December 2018

Ahmed al-Borai • 11 min read

Amending the NGO law: Why did Sisi choose to revise it now and will the changes be meaningful?

Rana Mamdouh | President Sisi orders amendments to be made to a contested NGO law that has already been passed

5 December 2018

NGO law • 8 min read

Sisi approves NGO law over 6 months after it receives Parliament’s approval

Rana Mamdouh | Egypt’s contentious NGO law is ratified by Sisi over 6 months after Parliament's approval

29 May 2017

2016 year enders • 15 min read

While a bad year for civil society, all vow to find ways to continue

Lina Attalah | Facing intensifying restrictions, which may hurt the rule of law most, civil society workers vow to continue

26 December 2016

NGO foreign funding case • 10 min read

‘Punished for doing their jobs:’ Lawyers defend HR workers in court

Mostafa Mohie | As asset freeze is upheld for Azza Soliman, lawyers present defense for Atef Hafez, Mozn Hassan

14 December 2016

NGO law • 8 min read

Rights workers criticize Egypt’s new Cabinet-approved NGO law

Mai Shams El-Din | Human rights workers criticize Egypt's new Cabinet-approved NGO law, of which Mada Masr obtained a copy

11 September 2016

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Opinion

Khaled Mansour

History shows Egypt will likely fail to abolish the human rights movement

Continuous violations will create increasing numbers of human rights workers and defenders.

14 September 2016

Gamal Eid

Chronicle of a civil society, chronicle of a death foretold

As a court verdict freezes the assets of a number of HR workers in ‪Egypt‬, defendant Gamal Eid writes

17 July 2016

News

NGO foreign funding case • 4 min read

After years of legal limbo, civil society workers set to receive court decision in April

16 February 2020

Khaled Ali • 4 min read

Reports Khaled Ali banned from travel in NGO foreign funding case unconfirmed

6 October 2018

Arab Network for Human Rights Information • 3 min read

ANHRI lawyer released on LE20,000 bail in NGO foreign funding case

7 June 2018

NGO foreign funding case • 4 min read

Interrogation of Al-Nadeem co-founder Magda Adly postponed

4 June 2018

Al-Nadeem Center for Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence • 3 min read

Anti-torture NGO founders Magda Adly and Suzanne Fayyad summoned for interrogation

28 May 2018

activist arrests • 3 min read

Activist Amal Fathy detained after posting Facebook video criticizing Egypt’s political crackdown, sexual harassment

11 May 2018

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