February 11, 2012
NGOs around the world Condemn Persistent Crackdowns on Egyptian Civil Society and reject disabling draft NGO Law. Civicus has joined with other organizations to issue a […]
- All
- Advocacy
- Annual Report
- Arseh Sevom 2017
- Attack on civil society
- Bani-Adam - Anti-Discrimination
- Bits of news
- Civil Society
- Civil Society Cookbook
- Civil Society Watch
- Contributors (Issue #1)
- Contributors (Issue #2)
- Dar Sahn
- Elections
- Environment
- Featured
- Featured Topics
- Free Speech
- Guardian Council Profiles
- Halal Internet
- HIV/AIDS
- House of Cinema
- In the news
- Infographic
- Jobs
- Jobs & Internships
- Magazine
- Networking Issue
- Newsletter
- Obstacles to Democracy
- Other Voices
- Other's Reports
- Post of the Week
- Press
- Publications
- Reports
- Research
- Resources
- Sanctions
- Simple Security
- single-page
- Statements
- Training
- What's Next?
- Woman, Life, Freedom
February 7, 2012
Arseh Sevom --- The Egyptian public prosecutor has issued more than 40 indictments against members of international NGOs for participating in banned activities and receiving funding from foreign sources. The Arabist has published a list of names and affiliations. Nineteen of those indicted are American citizens.The Guardian reports that NGOs attempting to legally register in Egypt face a long wait and confusing bureaucracy:
"You submit your papers, then they keep asking for more and you don't get anywhere, and in the end you are not registered," said Sherif Azer, deputy head of the Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights.NDI [National Democratic Institute] submitted a request in 2005 that did not meet with much interest by the authorities and was asked to resubmit its papers by the ministry of foreign affairs last month, Hughes said. "We were given verbal indications that our programmes were well within Egyptian law," she said.
January 4, 2012
In Arseh Sevom's first ever newsletter (online here), we looked back at some of the highlights from the pages of our website. Those included:
March 15, 2011
Any elements that make controlling the internet difficult for authoritarian regimes also make it difficult to use as a targeted tool of intervention.
March 10, 2011
The events in Tunisia and Egypt have riveted the region and the world. The eruptions of people power have shaken and taken down the seeming unbreakable edifices of dictatorship. (At the time of writing Mubarak has not formally acknowledged that he has been toppled, but the force of the movement is too powerful and determined to fathom any other outcome). Events are moving at breakneck speed and a new narrative for the future is swiftly being written. In the throes of a changing future it merits returning to the stories of two young men, the two faces that stoked the flames of revolution thanks to the persistence of on-line citizen activists who spread their stories. For in the tragic circumstances surrounding their deaths are keys to understanding what has driven throngs of citizens to the streets.
February 28, 2011
It’s hard to avoid discussions about the use of Facebook to galvanize protests from Egypt than to Wisconsin. As we prepare for the first issue of […]
January 28, 2011
As Tunisia struggles to develop a civil society that can fill the hole left by the dictatorial regime, Egyptians have taken to the streets. MideastYouth.com is following the story from Egypt here. The blogger states:
In brief, Tunisia has made people, not only in Egypt but all across the region, to believe that the ousting of any totalitarian regime is within reach, if people actually march into the streets, not only on the internet. Signs of releasing anger has spread all across Egypt by tearing Mubarak’s pictures in several areas.Events in Egypt can be followed live on Al Jazeera and Crowdvoice is also keeping track of events. Continue reading...