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12 Jun 2022 2 minute read

Free Alaa!

The activists of the Arab Spring have faced a devastating backlash. We must support them, writes Nanjala Nyabola...

A council of citizens and state officials deliberate over Algeria's just transition away from extractive industries. Crowds of people and workers celebrate watching over the economic and social changes taking place, including low-intensive agriculture and solar panel implementation in the background.

4 Nov 2022 7 minute read

Just transition – now or never

As Egypt prepares to host the latest UN climate conference, COP27, Hamza Hamouchene and Katie Sandwell call time on ‘...

19 Apr 2018 6 minute read

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ECRF: Fighting for life and freedom in Egypt

Alessio Perrone meets the activists fighting to shine light on human rights abuses during Egypt’s dark days...

1 Mar 2018 1 minute read

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Justice for Giulio Regeni

Two years since the murder of an Italian student in Cairo, the Egyptian regime has yet to acknowledge the nature of its...

7 Nov 2017 7 minute read

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Jailed Nubian activist dies in custody

In the wake of the tragic loss, Mohammed Elnaiem looks back at years of resistance.

1 Nov 2017 4 minute read

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Our book picks for November

This month's reviews include Red Famine, by Anne Applebaum and The Rage, by Julia Ebner.

1 Oct 2016 3 minute read

This article is almost seven years old.

The sum of our disappointments

In Cairo, normality is something of a heroic enterprise, Maria Golia explains.

13 Jul 2015 6 minute read

This article is almost eight years old.

Egypt’s war on terror

Following a spate of attacks, the government’s crackdown on terrorism seems more destabilizing than ever, reports ...

27 May 2015 5 minute read

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A political verdict

As former president Morsi is given the death penalty, Chalaine Chang considers what justice looks like in...

5 Feb 2015 6 minute read

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Egypt, defeated

Four years after Tahrir Square, repression and brutal enforcement are still the norm, writes Chalaine Chang...

15 Oct 2014 5 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Egypt: amending the penal code, shattering civil society

NGOs, activists, journalists, filmmakers: all should fear the latest state crackdown, writes Chalaine Chang...

30 Sep 2014 6 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Through the lens: a dreamlike-Egypt

Cristiana Moisescu talks to Laura el-Tantawy about the trials of being a female photojournalist in Cairo, and...

14 Aug 2014 4 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Egypt’s cover-up: one year after the Rab’a Square massacre

The military-backed authorities recently refused entry to Human Rights Watch workers. They blocked the messengers but they can...

30 May 2014 5 minute read

This article is more than nine years old.

Hobson’s choice for Egyptian voters

A public holiday wasn’t enough to convince many to vote, but why would it when Sisi is bound to win? asks Adam Ramsey...

27 Feb 2014 17 minute read

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Did nonviolence fail in Egypt?

Three years after the resignation of Mubarak, the Egyptian revolution provides a perfect example of what mass protest can –...

31 Jan 2014 3 minute read

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EU must stop its arms trade hypocrisy

Andrew Smith explains why human rights must be placed at the heart of European foreign policy.

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