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EIPR puts forward daily wage workersâ demands
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights calls for providing daily wage workers with better work conditions
Muslim Brotherhood takes legal action regarding Moqattam clashes
Brotherhood lawyer accuses 169 people of being involved in the violence, calls on the media to refrain from provocation
Pity Sawiris
At a time when many Egyptian workers are protesting against the chief executives of companies demanding better rights, employees at Orascom Construction Industries demonstrated an unusual display of loyalty against accusations from the government that the company owes EGP 14bn ($2.1bn) in back taxes relating to the 2007 sale of its cement arm to Franceâs Lafarge. Hundreds of …
Lawyer and torture victim appeals compensation granted to him
The lawyer was tortured six years ago when he was still a law student and was granted EGP 75,000 as compensation
Court postpones decision on electionsâ appeal
Supreme Administrative Court refers the case to subject committee
Rioting ultras and striking police officers may ease security reform
By James M. Dorsey The fallout of last yearâs death of more than 70 football fans in a politically-loaded stadium riot has brought the need for reform of Egyptâs Mubarak-era law enforcement and judiciary to a head with football supporters in Egyptian cities protesting the verdicts of those accused of inciting the incident, and security …
The value of an Egyptianâs life
Egyptians satirically now refer to the country as âthe big morgueâ.
Facial hair and a weapon
A beard and a police uniform! Religious righteousness will have authority and weapons from now on
Rights groups fearful of Egyptâs draft laws
National and international human rights groups have expressed concerns over Egyptâs draft laws governing elections and protests
Shura Council approves raising military pensions
Pensions for military personnel to be raised from 15% to 20% with no maximum limit
Lack of labour reform: Egyptâs ticking time bomb
The recent history of Egyptâs labour force under Mubarak and SCAF points to an uncertain future if the status quo does not change under Morsi
Review: Authority and opposition appear top priority in columns
After announcing the timing of the parliamentary elections on April 27, Egyptian columnists debate the upcoming political marathon and condemn both the authority and the opposition in dealing with the crisis. Farewell to a hopeful consensus Emad Al-Din Hussein Al-Shorouk newspaper As President Mohamed Morsi issued his decree to hold parliamentary elections on April …
Several Administrative Court hearings on Tuesday
Court hears lawsuits against live ammunition during protests, general prosecutorâs appointment, and electoral distracting
NoMilTrials blames police, prosecutors and judiciary for injustice
From arbitrary arrests to delays in hearings, No to Military Trials for Civilians says all three arms of the law have failed to uphold justice
Amidst the chaos, a really bad NGO law is about to be enacted
 By Robert Becker In a year that has been dominated so far by gruesome images of police brutality, horrific gang rape, curfew-busting protests, controversial court decisions, and ineffectual leadership by all Egyptian political forces, it is easy to understand how this 31 January headline caught no oneâs attention: Final draft of NGO law sent to Cabinet …
Minister of justice denies systematic torture by Ministry of Interior
The ministerâs comment was made during a meeting of the committee tasked to draft the Information Act
Jordan offers grace period for Egyptian migrant workers
The Jordanian government agreed to offer Egyptians until 7 March to correct their status in Jordan
Morsi meets with police figures amid violence
Asks them to respect human rights while dealing with demonstrators
Morsy opts for law enforcement, not inevitable reform
The Ultrasâ battle is a battle for karama, or dignity
Transport workers plan Friday protest
Transport workers’ union demands passing of Union Liberties Law to guarantee freedom for independent unions
Female under-representation in parliamentary elections criticised
As the draft electoral law is being discussed by the Shura Council, ESDP demands better female representation in parliamentary elections
Security in times of austerity
If youâve lived in Egypt long enough, you probably know that the police force is colloquially dubbed âthe government.â It is the first arm of the government encountered by citizens in their daily lives. For as long as Iâve lived, there has always been a mutual sense of resentment, animosity and even contempt between the …
The little men and women of Egypt
âThe children we deprive today of their childhood, will deprive us from their youthful energies in the futureâ Dr Samar Youssef
From the other side
The other Islam
SCAF-instated CBE law modifications to be confirmed by Morsy
President Morsy will issue a declaration in a few days to amend 2 articles of the presidential decree number 64 for 2004 governing the Central Bank of Egypt, according to state-owned Al-Ahram. The cabinet has already approved the modification to the law that was issued by the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) last year. …
Policing Egyptâs street vendors
Street vendors pose many challenges to the government, would policing them solve the problem?
Gotham city but no Batman
For how long are we supposed to live in the Joker’s Gotham? Can we have a Batman please!
Non-Islamists suspend Constituent Assembly membership
Over 20 members to withdraw if demands unmet
Pope Tawadros II: If they implement Shariâa, we have many responses and ideas
Pope Tawadros II speaks to the Daily News Egypt
On the ICCâs Birthday: Give the Gift of Hope
By Judge Sang-Hyun Song, President of the International Criminal Court Ten years ago, history was made. On 1 July 2002, the International Criminal Court (ICC) emerged as the centrepiece of a new system of international justice, carrying the hope of a future free of impunity and mass atrocities. To turn this hope into a firm …