The latest rapprochement between Cairo and Moscow can be categorized as tactical rather than strategic; designed to pressure an old ally and enhance the legitimacy of the current regime. Friends like the US are necessary for a regime that appears to be preparing for a massive repressive campaign.
Practitioners have regularly addressed funding deficiency and pandemic mismanagement in the last years, but no adequate response has been given. As is often the case in such stalemates, protesters go on strike to draw attention.
Violators of the laws are freed without trial, war criminals are released without punishment, corrupt officials are bathed in secrecy, enemies of peace are pardoned, so where is the rule of law in the new nation?
This 'You tell us' feature offers some first hand accounts and a range of opinions in blogs, articles and tweets, first and foremost from the people of Egypt.
There is a level of political dynamism at the national level that seems all but absent from global negotiations. But what is particularly interesting about this growing trend is that it appears to be strongest in the developing world.
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, Libya's Constituent Assembly: light at the end of the tunnel?
Many disregard the recurrent stories of prison deaths, police torture and rape because - on the other hand – Egypt's streets are empty after curfew and the walls are freshly painted; surely a clear indication that the state has succeeded in restoring security and defeating terrorism.
These are little stories, vignettes that offer unique insights into the every day struggles of Somali migrants living in the cities of Europe.
Cuando la UE le otorgó una subvención grande a Alice Nkom para su labor de defensa de la población gay en Camerún, se le atacó por alentar las actividades ilegales. En este artículo, Nkom describe cómo es en realidad la búsqueda de fondos para una labor de derechos humanos que el gobierno, y la ma
When the EU awarded a large grant to Alice Nkom for her work defending gay people in Cameroon it was attacked for encouraging illegal activity. Here Nkom describes the reality of trying to find funds for rights work that the government – and most people in Cameroon - deplore. A contribution to the
Quand l’UE accorda une importante subvention à Alice Nkom pour son travail sur la défense des homosexuels au Cameroun, elle fut accusée d’encourager des activités illégales. Nkom décrit de manière réaliste la recherche de financements destinés au travail en faveur des droits, dans un contexte de d
هوجم الاتحاد الأوروبى عندما منح أليس إنكوم مكافأة هائلة نظيرعملها للدفاع عن حقوق المثليين فى الكاميرون بتهمة التحريض على الأنشطة المنافية للقانون. وهنا تصف إنكوم حقيقة الحصول على التمويل للعمل الحقوقى الذى تجرمه الحكومة وكذلك معظم المواطنين فى الكاميرون. English, Español, Français.
