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Fanatic Messages April 5, 2007

Wade sworn in as dictators, statesmen look on

 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has been inaugurated before a crowd of 60 000 including more than 20 African heads of state, among them statesmen and dictators. The 80-year-old statesman, who
Human RightsMilitary TribunalTorture April 5, 2007

Anti-torture activists: Mubarak’s police knows no limit

I received the following statement about the Warraq torture fiesta I blogged about last week… El Nadim Center or the Management and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence3 A Soliman El
Human Rights April 5, 2007

Solidarity with Qena labor activists

Thirty-seven civil rights organization announced their solidarity with the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services, whose branch in the Upper Egyptian town of Naga’a Hammadi (Qena Province) was closed
Reform IssuesWorkers April 5, 2007

DSE on grain mills workers

Here’s a good report by the Daily Star Egypt’s Rania el-Malki about the struggle of the grain mills workers in Cairo and Giza. Strikes by flourmill workers ended Monday following
Human Rights April 5, 2007

Fayoum trade unionist sacked

Thirty-four-year-old Ashraf Abdel Wanis is a father of four, who’s been working at the administrative affairs department of the state-owned Fayoum Sugar factory for nine years. His monthly basic salary
Human Rights April 5, 2007

Govt crackdown on Mahalla labor activists

I received a very worrying statement from Kamal Abbas of the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services… After cracking down on the Center’s branch in Naga’a
MB in Arabian press April 5, 2007

Egypt as a model for constitutional amendments

As expected, via a majority of up to 75 percent, Egyptians agreed on and approved by referendum last Monday constitutional amendments proposed by President Hosni Mubarak and Parliament. In light
April 5, 2007

Constitutional Amendments at the Expense of Civil Liberties

A referendum was held in Egypt to decide on constitutional amendments to bolster the campaign against terrorism and ban the formation of religious parties. In this interview with Mahmoud Tawfik,
April 5, 2007

“Culture Should Not Be Restricted to the West”

The Louvre has just signed a lucrative million-euro deal with Abu Dhabi. Critics in France fear a "sell-out" of French culture. In this interview with Lewis Gropp, Rose Issa, independent
Palestine April 5, 2007

An Opportunity to Revive the Peace Process

The European Union should take the chance offered by the new government to end the isolation of the Palestinian Authority and get the peace process back on the right track,