In recent weeks, the Egyptian authorities have summoned human rights workers for questioning, banned them from travel and attempted to freeze their personal funds and family assets. These steps indicate that a five-year-old investigation into the funding and registration of independent human rights groups could soon result in criminal charges, 14 international organizations said today.
Read more on Amnesty International.
More news and protests on the crackdown underway in Egypt below:
Egypt Continues Crackdown on Groups Documenting Government Abuse – New York Times
Rights groups blast Egypt’s civil society ‘persecution’ – AlJazeera
The General Knows Best: Ridiculing Civilian Politics in Egypt – Jadaliyya
Letter to US State Dept. on Egypt’s crackdown on civil society organizaytions
Egyptian feminist leader Mozn Hassan resolute in face of official investigation – The Guardian