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فرضية العالم العادل وحد الحرابة

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

من ضمن بالونات الاختبار المتتالية منذ فترة، بالونة حد الحرابة. قام أعضاء من حزب النور السلفي بتقديم إقتراح لمشروع قانون يقنن هذا الحد. باختصار هذا الحد مصدره الشريعة الإسلامية والعقوبة تتكون من بتر أطراف الجسم أو الصلب أو الإعدام كعقاب رادع لكل من يقوم بجريمة عنيفة مثل السطو المسلح إلخ..

قام مركز النديم بنشر تلك الصورة على صفحة الفيسبوك. الصورة من السودان.

صورة أربعة أشخاص تم بتر أيديهم وأقدامهم
استقبلت الصفحة العديد من التعليقات التي استنكرت نشر الصورة وأتهم البعض المركز بكونه …

Visual propaganda in the #NGOCrackdown case

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

Whenever Ahram newspaper asks their graphics team to photoshop anything a scandal erupts. Remember the Mubarak in the lead photo?

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This time the content of the photo wasn't the source of the scandal but the entire case and how the government and media insisted that it's a matter of sovereignty. Up to the extent that prime minister Kamal El-Ganzoury said Egypt won't kneel to the US.

Background (skip this if you know the case):
The …

7 officers suspended for growing beards

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

7 police officers who tried to grow their beards on duty were quickly suspended by the ministry of interior. This level of firmness is never seen with officers who kill or torture.

The matter of officers growing beards is controversial.

Should the Egyptian police force respect the officers' personal choice and religion, provided they are treated equally and Christians are allowed to wear a cross. Or is it better if the image of law enforcement …

.@alaa released and live tweets of his latest TV interview

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa
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If you know Alaa's case, you can skip this recap and jump to the horizontal line below. If you watched the interview with Yousri Fouda on OnTv, you can skip this post entirely.

Alaa surrounded by media

Alaa was released on remand on Sunday 25th of December after spending 56 days in custody. Along with 27 other suspects who were accused of attacking the Maspero building and army forces protecting it. Read the full list of accusations here.

What …

On the tear gas

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa
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Guy sending tear gas back to police

Last night in Mohamed Mahmoud I sat on top of a wall to watch the battle between the police and protesters and after 5 minutes of watching skilful kids throwing back tear gas canisters at the police. We were showered with 4 or 5 simultaneously. Suddenly, I heard a hiss behind me, so I jumped and tried to remain low to avoid the smoke, behind a utility box to avoid anything falling on my head …

أصوات من مليونية تسليم السلطة

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa
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تسجيلات صوتية للمتظاهرين في مسيرة و في التحرير اليوم.

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Graffiti artist arrested & referred to military prosecution

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

Graffiti artist Aly el-Halabi was arrested & referred to military prosecution. He is being held for 7 days pending investigations.The artist is also an activist in the 6th of April movement.

This is happening despite promises by Tantawi, head of SCAF, that civilians won't be tried in military courts. It has become the rule that SCAF doesn't fulfil its promises.

There is hardly a wall in Cairo (perhaps in the entire country) that isn't covered …

Guardian: Cairo witnesses blame security forces for bloodshed at Coptic march

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

Many people were screaming, women were crying and running almost immediately and add to that the fact once the beating started with sticks, within a few minutes we started hearing gunfire which it seems like -- from some of the casualties I saw -- were not blank rounds.

They were live rounds being used very, very quickly. It was an incredibly violent show of force ... it was chaos for a while.

It was absolutely enraging. Within a …