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Egypt Crackdown on Civil Society
Egypt’s civil society is shrinking under relentless government crackdown. A 2017 law regulating nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) has ushered in unprecedented levels of repression and will criminalize the work of many NGOs, making it impossible for them to function independently. Under persistent national and international pressure, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi asked for revision of the law in November 2018, but it’s unlikely that any revisions will respect the right to free association.
Links 18/11/2018: Cucumber Linux 2.0 Alpha and Latest Outreachy
Can you imagine a “democracy” in which the president handpicks a council that proceeds to dismiss the Constitutional Court, the Judicial Council which oversees the judiciary, the National Electoral Council, the Attorney General, the ombudsman, and all six major regulators (superintendents)? Unfortunately, that is the current situation in Ecuador.
US Congress Should Not Be Fooled By Egypt’s Platitudes
US policymakers shouldn’t be fooled by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s recent call to review Egypt’s draconian 2017 NGO law, which effectively criminalized non-governmental groups and set the path for “unprecedented” repression in the country.
Tunisia: Privacy Threatened by ‘Homosexuality’ Arrests
November 8, 2018 Video Video: Privacy Threatened by ‘Homosexuality’ Arrests in Tunisia Tunisian authorities are confiscating and searching the phones of men they suspect of being gay and pressuring them to take anal tests and to confess to homosexual activity. (Tunis) – Tunisian authorities are confiscating and searching the phones of men they suspect of being gay and pressuring them to take anal tests and to confess to homosexual activity, Human Rights Watch said today.
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