Tag Archive | Egypt
Human Rights: Prosecution Demands Death Penalty for Egypt’s Mubarak
Prosecutors in the trial of former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak say they will seek the death penalty for him and at least five security officials. Mubarak faces a variety of charges over corruption and involvement in the deaths of hundreds of anti-government protesters during last year’s uprising that forced him from power. The former [...]
Human Rights: Arab Spring Gets Mixed Results in Advancing Human Rights
While the so-called Arab Spring, which continues to this day, has had mixed results in advancing human rights, activists around the world say they have been inspired by the movement to fight for change in their own countries. Some are taking notice as the world prepares to celebrate Human Rights Day on December 10. Newly [...]
Human Rights: Protesters Pack Cairo’s Tahrir Square, Despite Government’s Concessions
Tens of thousands of Egyptians gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday where they pressed their demand for an end to military rule despite the ruling military’s appointment of a new prime minister. The number of protesters has continued to swell over the past week, in spite of a series of concessions announced by the [...]
Free Speech: Bloggers Under Fire
One of the most grave threats to free expression in many countries these days is the intimidation and persecution of bloggers and online journalists. The effects are often far-reaching as bloggers are scared into silence. While the Arab Spring has brought about many positive changes throughout the region, several Middle Eastern countries continue to take [...]
Arab World: Nobel Peace Prize for Revolution Netizens?
Written by Amira Al Hussaini Twitter is abuzz with excitement tonight as the names of Arab netizens are being circulated as possible candidates for the Nobel Peace Prize for the roles they have played in the Arab revolutions. Egyptians Wael Ghonim (@Ghonim) and Esraa Abdelfattah (@Esraa2008) along with the April 6th Youth Movement, are joined [...]
‘Anonymous’ Hackers Vow to ‘Kill’ Facebook – November 5th
In a YouTube message from the collective that hacked the Syrian Ministry of Defense website Sunday, Anonymous says it will “kill” Facebook on November 5th, one day before election day, for the sake of “privacy.” Calling out Facebook for selling privacy and working for “authoritarian governments, such as those of Egypt and Syria,” Anonymous urges [...]
Egypt’s Revolution Brings Changes for Journalists, Audience
Written by Al Pessin | Cairo Egypt’s revolution in January and February led to major changes in the country’s media, changes that affect both journalists and news consumers. Since Egypt’s revolution, there is more competition among the nation’s newspapers, more political coverage and probably more readership. But readers are not necessarily satisfied with what they [...]
Mubarak Pleads ‘Not Guilty’ in Historic Egyptian Trial
Egypt‘s former president Hosni Mubarak appeared in a courtroom cage Wednesday charged with the murder of anti-government protesters and corruption. The trial, unprecedented in Egyptian history, is riveting the nation. As the trial got underway, the judge asked Mubarak if he heard the charges against him, which include ordering the killing of protesters during an [...]
Mubarak Trial Carries Many Uncertainties for Nervous Egypt
Egypt’s deposed President Hosni Mubarak is scheduled to go on trial August 3 on corruption and murder charges related to his 30-year tenure and the crackdown on protesters during the revolution that ousted him in January and February. The trial is an important step for Egypt, but also carries many uncertainties. Egypt’s 18-day revolution was [...]
Syria Cuts the Internet
Why Nations Block The Web, And What May Follow Earlier we posted about the near flat-lining of Internet traffic within Syria, wondering whether Damascus was adopting a tactic tried earlier this year by Egypt. As detailed earlier this year, Egyptian authorities squeezed the Border Gateway Protocols – the road maps of the Internet into Egypt, [...]
Global Press Freedom at Lowest Level in More Than Decade
Freedom House, a U.S.-based group that monitors human rights around the world says the number of people with access to free and independent media has declined to its lowest level in more than a decade. In its newly released annual survey, the group says several key countries saw significant declines last year and that only [...]
Global Rise In Online Censorship
The fence was amazingly fast and almost complete. In the midst of a popular revolution – one that was blogged, YouTubed and twittered in cyber attacks minute by minute – the Egyptian regime has tightened its Internet connection at the end of January, the stifling of free flow of information to down time for an [...]
