Politics | Society | Human rights
Egypt, Mauritania targeted for torture missions
afrol News, 8 May - Egypt and Mauritania are among the world countries where the the Fédération International des Droits de l’Homme (FIDH) will lead fact-finding mission to assess claims of torture and violations of fair trials in the context of current counter-terrorism strategies.
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Politics | Economy - Development | Human rights | Society
Africa's largest dam project in the offing
afrol News, 22 April - The World Energy Council (WEC) has organised a two-day meeting in London to discuss plans for the establishment of Africa's largest and most powerful hydroelectric dam in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights
Doubts cast on Egypt polls
afrol News, 2 April - The New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) has cast serious doubts on the legitimacy of the upcoming local and municipal elections in Egypt on 8 April, citing the government's continuing mass round-up of opposition activists and would-be candidates.
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Egypt's vocal editor jailed
afrol News, 26 March - A court in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Wednesday sent the country's most erudite and vocal editor to six months in prison for writing a story on the health of President Hosni Mubarak. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Health | Human rights | Society
Habitat celebrates success
afrol News, 20 March - Habitat for Humanity Africa and the Middle East will be marking its record achievement: help provide decent and affordable housing to 50,000 families in the region.
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Politics | Society | Gay - Lesbian | Health | Human rights
'Stop criminalizing HIV'
afrol News, 7 February - Criminalisation of HIV/AIDs in Egyptian has been criticised by rights groups, fearing it would endanger public health, justice and human rights. Read more
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Politics | Society | Human rights | Media
51 Egypt websites escape ban
afrol News, 4 January -
A court in Egypt has refused to place a ban on 51 websites in the country. The court recognised the importance of freedom of expression in a civilised society and as such the websites should operate as long as they do not undermine fundamental beliefs or public order. Read more
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Politics | Economy - Development | Society | Human rights
Egypt signals sound growth
afrol News, 4 December - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is convinced about the sound economic growth of the Egyptian economy. The developments have been attributed to the "sustained and bold reforms, prudent macroeconomic management and favourable environment." Read more
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Egypt: Anti-torture activists detained
afrol News, 12 October - Two Egyptian rights activists, Mohammed al-Dereini and Ahmed Sobh, have been arrested and detained for promoting the rights of the country’s Shi’a minority and criticising the prevalence of torture in Egyptian prisons.
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Egypt poet refuses to pay court fine
afrol News, 31 July - A renowned Egyptian poet, Abdel Moati Hegazi, has refused to pay a court fine of US $3,500 following his conviction for insulting a religious extremist, Yusuf al Badari, depicting him as an enemy of freedom of thought and expression.
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Science - Education
Egypt to streamline and strengthen science policy
afrol News / SciDev.Net, 24 July - Egypt's President, Hosni Mubarak, has authorised the creation of a higher council for science and technology and a science and technology development fund. The move is designed to restructure and strengthen Egypt's science and technology sector in the face of low productivity and criticisms that productive scientists are getting too little of an already small budget.
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» 04.06.2007 - Ancient Egyptian tomb discovered
» 04.05.2007 - Mubarak’s son denies Presidential ambitions
» 02.05.2007 - Al-Jazeera journalists jailed for exposing torture
» 26.03.2007 - Referendum puts an end to Egypt's democratisation
» 20.03.2007 - Egypt parliament passes "undemocratic reforms"
» 19.03.2007 - Egyptian MPs protest "anti-democratic" laws
» 14.03.2007 - Appeals court upholds Egyptian blogger's conviction
» 09.03.2007 - Egypt shocked by Israeli killing of POWs
» 23.02.2007 - Egypt's jailing of Islam-insulting blogger causes uproar
» 15.02.2007 - Egypt raids Islamist opposition
» 17.01.2007 - Egypt blamed for probing Al-Jazeera journalist
» 08.01.2007 - Islamists arrested in Egypt "face torture" in Tunisia
» 04.01.2007 - Egypt again tops world travel list
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