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Tiran and Sanafir protests
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Tiran and Sanafir Islands
10 min read
Lawyers, MPs say Tiran and Sanafir are Egyptian
Beesan Kassab and Jano Charbel
| Opposition to the government's ceding of Tiran and Sanafir to Saudi Arabia includes parliamentarians
June 30 2016
4 min read
June 30, 3 years on: State efforts to depoliticize universities falter
Mai Shams El-Din and Pesha Magid
| June 30, 3 years on: A series of infographs that detail how the state's efforts to depoliticize universities
prominent detainees
12 min read
How was almost LE5 million in prisoner fines collected in 10 days?
Haitham Gabr
| At 9 pm on Tuesday, May 24, in a Giza prison, an appeal session was underway for 47 defendants accused
Egypt-Saudi Arabia relations
7 min read
Parliament votes to challenge transfer of islands to Saudi Arabia
Heba Farouk Mahfouz
| "Usually countries fight for their land rights. It’s the first time you see a government fighting tirelessly
Sharm el-Sheikh
8 min read
What’s in an island?
Heba Afify
| Tiran and Sanafir transfer to Saudi is of little concern to their actual neighbors
Opinion
Tarek Ghanem
O brother, what is prison? On Malek Adly
Who is Malek Adly, whom the regime is committing all these violations against in an attempt to break
Tamer Waguih
Understanding the latest developments in Egypt’s protests
Editor’s note: On Saturday, 152 protesters were sentenced to two to five years in prison for participating
Mohamed Naeem
April 25: A crack in the wall of fear?
Hundreds were detained in the week leading up to the April 25 protests, including well-known activists
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activist arrests
6 min read
3 arrested during spate of raids in Cairo and Alexandria, whereabouts unknown
Khaled Ali
5 min read
Khaled Ali’s ‘public indecency’ case postponed to September 5
Tiran and Sanafir protests
4 min read
Alexandria court acquits 3 activists in Tiran and Sanafir protest case
protester arrests
2 min read
3 arrested outside Alexandria courthouse after Mahienour al-Massry, Moatasem Medhat verdict acquitted
2018 presidential elections
3 min read
Presidential hopeful Khaled Ali’s court appeal adjourned after alleged video evidence is inconclusive
activist arrests
2 min read
Prosecution detains 3 arrested outside Alexandria court after Mahienour al-Massry, Moatasem Medhat verdict
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