Category: North Africa

Cairo Institute for Human Rights denounces Egyptian torture

March 26, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Cairo Institute for Human Rights denounces torture by Egypt’s new government and President al-Sisi. Egypt was also used as a torture location for the United States immediately after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Hundreds of prisoners were tortured and killed there A group of human rights organizations strongly condemned on Thursday (March 26, 2015) the…

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Egypt Human Rights group condemns government crackdowns

January 21, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies has condemned the Government of Egypt for flogging a blogger who allegedly criticized Islam, and for banning travel to critics of government policies. Here are the two press releases from the CIHRS: A Serious Violation to the Constitution and a New Way to Harass Democracy Advocates The undersigned organizations…

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Cairo Institute condemns those who justify Charlie Hebdo attack

January 14, 2015June 12, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Combating terrorism must include religious reform, which cannot take place in absence of comprehensive political reform The Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies (CIHRS) condemns the terrorist acts that shook the French capital city, Paris last week, and which took the lives of 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper, and four others in a…

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Western nations gather to discuss deterioration in Libya

December 3, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Embed from Getty Images The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, the U.S. Secretary of State, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and the UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs met in Brussels on December 3, 2014 to assess the current situation in…

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Algeria: Absent State or Clique Domination?

October 29, 2014August 20, 2019 rayhanania 1 Comment

Algeria: Absent State or Clique Domination? By Abdennour Toumi On the eve of the 60th anniversary of the Liberation War, a strange societal and political modus vivendi is taking place in Algeria, and paradoxically, there also exists a parallel for political “change” either in process or imposed. Socio-politically Algeria is no different from any other…

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Ray of Hope from Tunis, despite criticism

October 27, 2014September 25, 2018 Abdennour Toumi No Comments

Ray of Hope from Tunis, despite criticism By Abdennour Toumi Tunisian parliamentary election put an end to the Islamists rhetorical course and reset the secularists theoretical discourse. There is worthy of comment due to the repeated and disappointing coverage by Western and Arab media alike. Such “twisting” of the news continues as Western media persists…

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Report accuses Tunisian government of failure to combat terrorism

October 14, 2014September 24, 2018 Ali Younes No Comments

Report accuses Tunisian government of failure to combat terrorism By Ali Younes A recent strategic study in Tunisia accused the current Islamist government in the country of negligence and collaboration with the terrorist and extremist groups. The report published by the Center for the Security and Military Studies attributed the rise of new terrorism threats…

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Morocco Shines as Key US Business and Security Ally at US-Africa Summit

August 8, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Morocco Shines as Key US Business and Security Ally at US-Africa Summit Numerous Agreements Signed with US on Investment, Counterterrorism Led by Head of Government Abdelilah Benkirane, more than a dozen high-ranking Moroccan officials and business leaders made a strong case for Morocco’s key role in promoting economic development and stability in Africa at the…

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Egypt journalist shot dead covering clashes

March 30, 2014September 24, 2018 rayhanania No Comments

Egypt journalist shot dead covering clashes By Ray Hanania Another Middle East journalist lost her life this week, this time while covering the continued conflict between the Military Coup government in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood which many nations have condemned as a terrorist organization. The killing brings to 1,052 journalists killed around the world,…

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Three Arab films receive Oscar Nominations: The Square, Karama Has No Walls and Omar

January 16, 2014January 9, 2019 rayhanania No Comments

Three Arab films receive Oscar Nominations: The Square, Karama Has No Walls and Omar No sooner did Netflix announce that it would be offering The Square among its popular movie selections but the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences announced the film was a nominee for one of this year’s coveted Oscars. The Square is among…

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