Date of source: Tuesday, July 4, 2006
The Shūrá [Consultative] Council has recently agreed to discuss proposed amendments to some articles of the penal code pertaining to the imprisonment of journalists in publication-related cases. In an attempt to express their opposition to the proposed draft law, a large number of journalists on...
Date of source: Sunday, June 4, 2006
The main concerns of the Copts that are being discussed are the legislative structure that forms an obstacle to the building of churches and Coptic representation in senior public positions and in parliament. A seminar under the name ‘The Copts of Egypt at a cross-road’ discussed the core of the...
Date of source: Sunday, May 21, 2006
The article summarizes the opinions of a number of experts concerning
the way of fighting extremism
and other destructive thoughts in society.
Date of source: Sunday, May 7, 2006
The statement made by the activists and members of Coptic associations which met in Montreal, Canada, April 7-9, 2006, to review and debate the situation of the Copts in Egypt and the future of Coptic activism.
Date of source: Sunday, April 30, 2006
Mamdouh
Nakhla, head of the Al
-Kalīma Center for Human Rights, is participating with Muhammed al-Dirinī and
‘Aboud al-
Zumour in the authorship of a book entitled "The Hell Capital" about how Christians and
prisoners are treated in
Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, April 24, 2006
President Muhammad Husnī Mubārak sent
yesterday his warm greetings to Pope
Shenouda III of Alexandria, patriarch of the See of Saint Mark, and to
Egyptian Copts abroad, extending his best
wishes for Easter to all Orthodox churches.
Date of source: Saturday, April 22, 2006
The author asserts that Egyptian syndicates, particularly the Syndicate of Journalists,
do not take any
measures against their members who make mistakes as they are keen to guarantee their
supporters’ votes for
future elections.
Date of source: Monday, April 10, 2006
Al-Fajr
newspaper is tackling the issue of imprisonment law, asserting that the old law is better than the
new one
and any change the government makes will be for the worse.
Date of source: Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Discussion of a draft resolution being studied by an Egyptian human rights watchdog pertaining to the building of houses of worship.
Date of source: Sunday, March 12, 2006
The conviction of a young journalist, Amīra Malash, in a libel suit has created uproar amongst the press and journalists and human rights activists have stood up defending freedom of expression.