A $1.35 billion European Union program to aid Egypt’s transition by promoting good governance and human rights, has been been “well-intentioned but ineffective,” according to a new report.
The European Court of Auditors found that the new …
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June 18, 2013
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Democratic transitions – a user’s guide
The transition from authoritarianism to democracy is notoriously difficult, according to Council on Foreign Relations analysts Isobel Coleman and Terra Lawson-Remer. Countries like Egypt, Tunisia and Myanmar should draw on the democratization experience of Poland, Ukraine, Thailand, Indonesia, …
June 13, 2013
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Congress urged to cut aid over NGO verdicts, as Egypt’s Brotherhood ‘turns to flour power’
Members of the House of Representatives believe that there is “enough support in Congress to slow, if not halt entirely, economic aid to Egypt” over the conviction of 43 pro-democracy activists, McClatchy reports.
Meanwhile, the ruling Muslim Brotherhood…
June 13, 2013
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The Muslim Brotherhood: an Islamist movement’s evolution ‘from opposition to power’
It wasn’t too long ago that Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood and related Islamist groups were considered reformist or moderate enough to be trusted as credible democratic actors in the Middle East’s political transitions. But few will emerge from reading an authoritative …
June 12, 2013
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Pathways to Freedom? Egypt’s NGOs and transition on trial
An Egyptian criminal court’s sentencing of 43 NGO workers is “not just a sign of a weak and faltering democratic transition,” says Council on Foreign Relations analyst Terra Lawson-Remer.
“By discouraging the formation of a vigorous civil society, they …
June 11, 2013
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Uncivil Society: Egypt’s ‘criminal’ draft NGO law
An Egyptian criminal court’s sentencing of 43 NGO workers was “a familiar scenario” for human rights groups under Hosni Mubarak, says a prominent advocate, “when activists regularly criticized the roundup of hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood members and their prosecution on …
June 10, 2013
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NGO convictions and draft NGO law are ‘major setbacks’ to Egypt’s transition
The crisis arising from last week’s sentencing of 43 NGO workers is the result of certain “schemes and plans” of well-entrenched “deep state” to undermine Egypt’s transition, a government minister said today.
“Egypt is a country that encourages civil society,” …
June 10, 2013
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‘Taksim is no Tahrir’ or is threat to Turkish model ‘a bad omen’ for region’s Islamists?
“The rapid unraveling of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s image at home has spilled into Egypt in what experts say is a warning to Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and his Muslim Brotherhood as they balance the need to meet …
June 7, 2013
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‘Authoritarian Black Market’ a growth industry
Authoritarian regimes around the world are banding together to bypass international institutions and human rights norms that conflict with their abusive practices, writes analyst Andrew Rizzardi. Unlike the alliances of the Cold War era, these partnerships have few ideological underpinnings …
June 7, 2013
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Egypt faces ‘crisis of legitimacy’ – Islamist-Nasserist allies squeezing secular liberals?
Egypt is experiencing a “crisis of legitimacy” that could prompt an “outbreak of violence at any time,” says a leading analyst, as a result of this week’s Supreme Constitutional Court ruling.
The court ruled on Sunday that the Shura …