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Essam el-Haddad is lying

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

Photo of Essam El-Haddad with words LIAR LIAR

Essam el-Haddad, one of the Muslim Brotherhood top members and Mursi's assistant on foreign relations and international cooperation, wrote yesterday on his Facebook page the following:

It is important to note, after the wide circulation of news around attempts to limit free speech through the court system in Egypt, that neither the presidency nor the government pursued any legal action against the comedian, Bassem Yousef. The complaints issued against him, were mainly individual initiatives by …

First Free/Open Source Software protest in Egypt

From Egypt Independent:

A group of technology activists gathered in front of the Cabinet on Sunday morning to protest a governmental deal with software giant Microsoft to buy licensed software for public agency worth almost US$4 million.
On 26 December, the official Facebook page of Prime Minister Hesham Qandil announced that one of the Cabinet's main achievements is that it sealed a deal with Microsoft to buy and maintain licensed software for the government …

Morsi cracks down on psychiatrists

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

Last week, Dr. Manal Omar was summoned along with TV host Mahmoud Saad by the prosecution and questioned for seven hours over one of their TV episodes on Nahar TV. She is accused of insulting the president. A lawyer from the presidency filed the case on Morsi's behalf. In this video she made indirect references to Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood and their number two, Khairat el-Shater.

Dr. Omar is a psychiatrist specialised in child and …

مرسي من 6 أشهر يرفض قرار الضبطية القضائية قبل الانتخابات واليوم يصدره كقرار بقانون قبل الاستفتاء

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

وكانت قد حكمت محكمة القضاء الإداري بوقف تنفيذ الضبطية القضائية في يونيو الماضي وسعد شباب الأخوان وهللوا فرحا في التحرير بهذا الخبر السعيد.

المهم أن ده صدر الان من محمد مرسي

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Egypt police is fighting children

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

This is crazy. They are all kids on the frontline. Aged 9 and up. Average age by the look of it is 15. Kids lie to me about their age, say 12 when they are clearly 10 years old. Most are wearing surgical masks and eyes red from teargas.

By asking a few why they are here, they say their older brothers were injured or killed by police. It's not clear if this is meant …

Morsi, CSF and Torturing Protestors on Air

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

Not only protesters are being teargassed and hit at by shotguns in their face on the outskirts of Tahrir square. They are being dragged, beatenand tortured on the streets. This is not new. What's new is that thiswas broadcasted live on TV tonight. This happened before during Mubarakand SCAF. But it's new for Morsi.

Why is this happening again? The answer is very simple. The police hasenjoyed total impunity over its actions for years. This …

مرسي والأمن المركزي وسحل المتظاهرين على الهواء

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

مش بس المتظاهرين بيضرب عليهم غاز وخرطوش في وشهم في محيط ميدان التحرير. لأ ده بيتسحلوا ويتضربوا ويتعذبوا في الشوارع، ده مش جديد، الجديد هو ان ده أتذاع على الهواء الليلة. ده حصل مع مبارك والمجلس العسكري، لكن أول مرة لمرسي.

ليه ده بيحصل تاني؟ الاجابة بسيطة. الشرطة بتستمتع بأقصى درجات الإفلات من العقاب لتصرفاتها من سنوات. وده ماتغيرش.

القليل جدا من ضباط الشرطة أتحاكموا في السنين اللي فاتت. الأمن المركزي عمره ما أتحاسب عن …

Morsi: I want the people to revolt against me immediately if I don't respect the law and constitution

in «Politics & Human Rights» by moftasa

This was recorded during Morsi's presidential campaign. This video is going viral today after Morsi's latest constituional powergrab.

Question: I am not going to vote for you because you will sit on the throne and will never leave.

Morsi: Impossible, impossible, why? because the people as I've said before, are awake and aware, Muslims and Christians, and they know whoever comes and doesn't respect the law and constitution, the people will revolt against him. I …

Doctors still struggling for decent conditions

Very little is spent by the government on health care (5.7% of total government expenditure). While private expenditure (from people's own hard earned cash) on health care is higher than what the goverment pays. Thousands of medical graduates every year are introduced to a difficult job market where they have few options. They can either work in the public health sector, work in private only, work abroad or leave medicine. Few are lucky to …