Archive: egypt
12th April 2010
Kuwait deported four more Egyptians yesterday. Together with the 17 deported on Saturday, this brings the total so far to 21. Around 20 others are thought to be still under arrest in Kuwait.
Those arrested and expelled are believed to be supporters of the National Association for Change, a new… Read more
11th April 2010
The authorities in Kuwait are continuing their crackdown against support for Mohamed ElBaradei among the emirate's large Egyptian community. Yesterday, 17 ElBaradei supporters were expelled.
A total of 34 Egyptians have been arrested in Kuwait, according to ElBaradei's National Association for… Read more
10th April 2010
The authorities in Kuwait are cracking down on efforts to organise support for Mohamed ElBaradei among the emirate's large Egyptian community.
Three people were arrested earlier this week just hours before they were due to launch the Independent Campaign for Support of ElBaradei in Kuwait. … Read more
7th April 2010
The suppression of protests by the 6 April movement in Cairo yesterday has attracted a lot of media coverage, so I'll just note it here. For reports, see: AP, BBC, Al-Masry al-Youm, The Majlis,Bikya Masr and Egyptian Chronicles (which has a collection of photos and video clips). There were also… Read more
7th April 2010
Apart from the attacks on demonstrators, there's another matter causing deep concern among the estimated 10 million Egyptians who regularly partake of hashish. It's in very short supply and prices have rocketed.
The government has even gone so far as to claim "the complete destruction of the… Read more
6th April 2010
Here's an interesting example of the Mubarak propaganda machine at work. Egyptian Chronicles notes that Mohamed ElBaradei, a possible contender in next year's presidential election, has finally made it on to the front page of the semi-official al-Ahram newspaper.
The message is subtly delivered… Read more
5th April 2010
AFP is reporting that the Egyptian publisher who was arrested on Saturday – a few days after issuing a book supporting Mohamed ElBaradei, a possible candidate in next year's presidential election – has now been released.
The publisher, Ahmed Mahanna, was abducted during a dawn raidon his home. No… Read more
2nd April 2010
Jack Shenker's interview with Mohamed ElBaradei, possible contender for the Egyptian presidency, published by the Guardian in three parts (here, here and here) yesterday, contained a lot of interesting material.
Shenker has also posted a full transcript of the interview on his blog.
Posted by… Read more
23rd March 2010
The Egyptian government, which only last month assured the UNthat it would facilitate civil society activities and the ability of non-governmental organisations to act freely, now appears to be clamping down on NGOs in a big way.
Forty-one local organisations have condemned moves to rush through a… Read more
21st March 2010
Egyptian border guards managed to arrest seven African migrants yesterday without killing any of them. Since January 2008 more than 60 people have died at the hands of border guards while trying to cross illegally into Israel.
Earlier this month Navi Pillay, the United Nation's top human rights… Read more
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