Freedom for Egyptian cartoonist Ashraf Omar Image by Gianluca Costantini Cartoonist Ashraf Omar was seized from his home by Egyptian police early on 22 July and taken away to an unknown destination, his wife told independent news website Mad…

Freedom for #Egyptian cartoonist #AshrafOmar & 22 other #journalists

Cartoonist Ashraf Omar was seized from his home by Egyptian police early on 22 July and taken away to an unknown destination, his wife told independent news website #MadaMasr..

Kings of famine How a network of businessmen made over US$1 billion in “goods coordination”

Sinai and regime-affiliated "businesses" remain key for "managing" and profiting from the devastation, hunger and genocide in #Gaza via #MadaMasr www.madamasr.com/en/2025/12/1...

🇪🇬 #Egypt is intensifying its crackdown on independent journalism.
Editor-in-Chief #LinaAttalah of #MadaMasr was summoned by State Security Prosecution after publishing an investigation into prison abuses.

🔗 humena.org/lina-attalah...

Egypt’s first law on asylum ratified, rights groups fear for refugee protections, eligibility For the first time, the government will handle processing and registering asylum seekers.

"On Tuesday, Egypt ratified 1st national law on asylum-seeking process.
The law will see the government take on the responsibility for processing & registering asylum seekers, after decades during which role was handled by @unhcr.org"

Via #MadaMasr
#SeekingRefuge
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Cartoonist and translator Ashraf Omar arrested from home late at night | #MadaMasr

www.madamasr.com/en/2024/07/22/news/u/car...

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