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National Council for Human Rights

Abdallah Al-Ashaal appointed secretary general of NCHR

Shura Council replaces the eight members who resigned in November

Nouran El-Behairy
Nouran El-Behairy
Twice a month, Egyptian citizens who wish to leave Syria and return to Egypt will be able to travel to Beirut, from where they will be able to take a flight to Egypt (AFP\Photo)
Lebanon

Foreign Ministry working to repatriate Egyptians from Syria

Egyptian nationals still in Syria can travel back to Egypt via Lebanon,…

Joel Gulhane
Joel Gulhane
Prime Minister Stephen Harper listed examples of Shi’a Muslims in Iraq, Coptic Christians in Egypt, Baha’is in Iran, Ahmadis in Paskitan, and Christians and Falun Gong practitioners in China who faced "repression, imprisonment, and even death." (AFP\Photo)
canada

Canada fights violations of religious freedom worldwide

Housed in Canada's foreign affairs ministry, the new office will oppose religious…

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt

Wednesday 20 Feb. 2013, issue 2137

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
civil disobedience

Wrap: Unrest spreads across governorates

Civil disobedience escalates in Port Said, spreads to Kafr El-Sheikh, likely to…

Fady Salah
Fady Salah
Novelist and author Youssef Zidan was referred to investigation for contempt of religion. (Photo: Courtesy of Facebook Fan Page)
Alber Saber

Novelist accused of contempt of religion

Eleven Coptic rights groups accuse Youssef Zidan of offending Christianity

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
Police arrested El-Refaey, 26, in Damanhour last Friday at 7.30 pm, brought him to the governorate building and accused him of setting it on fire (Photo\ Courtesy of Facebook Fan Page)
activist

No trial yet for Osama El-Refaey

The Al-Dostour Party member remains in custody without a trial date

Daily News Egypt
Daily News Egypt
The issue of sexual harassment was widely discussed during the roundtable Photo: A roundtable held on Tuesday at the AUC (Photo handed by AUC)
constitution

AUC roundtable discusses Egyptian women

University professor blames issues of women's status equally on Islamists and mainstream…

Rana Muhammad Taha
Rana Muhammad Taha
The SCC decided on Monday to return the election draft law to the Shura Council, which drafted the law, after rejecting five articles as “unconstitutional”. (File Photo) AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI
OHCHR

UN: Egypt protest law should be reconsidered

United Nations concerned with many aspects of Egyptian draft protest law

Basil El-Dabh
Basil El-Dabh
Al-Shafa’i is a mill employee in Suez who was arrested nearly three weeks ago by security forces. He is accused of attacking the police during protests on 25 January. (File Photo) (Photo by Hassan Ghoneima/DNE)
ECESR

Al-Shafa’i released

Suez court ruled there was insufficient evidence to keep him incarcerated while…

Luiz Sanchez
Luiz Sanchez