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Egypt: A Year of Abuses Against Detained Children
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[The following report was issued by Human Rights Watch on 20 November 2012.] Egyptian police and military officers have arrested and detained over 300 children during protests in Cairo over the past year, in some cases beating or torturing them, Human Rights Watch said today. Frequently, these children were illegally jailed with adult prisoners, tried in adult courts, and denied their rights to counsel and notification of their families. Human Rights Watch found ...
Keep Reading »Cairo Event -- Why Middle East Studies? A Discussion of the State of the Field (5 December)
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Why Middle East Studies? A Discussion of the State of the Field 5 December 2012, 6-8pm Oriental Hall AUC Tahrir Square For arguably well over a century, Middle East studies has witnessed broad structural and intellectual shifts. What is the status of Middle East studies today? What are the stakes of the discipline? How has it responded to formative political changes? What is the significance of Middle East studies in the Arab world and in Egypt in ...
Keep Reading »Afghanistan: The Long, Hard Road to the 2014 Transition
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[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 8 October 2012.] Afghanistan: The Long, Hard Road to the 2014 Transition Executive Summary Plagued by factionalism and corruption, Afghanistan is far from ready to assume responsibility for security when U.S. and NATO forces withdraw in 2014. That makes the political challenge of organising a credible presidential election and transfer of power from President Karzai to a successor that year all ...
Keep Reading »Bassem Youssef's The Show: Mohamed Mahmoud Street (Video with English Subtitles)
This week, Egyptians marked one year since the loss, community, and resilience of the “Battle of Mohamed Mahmoud Street.” In doing so, they faced fresh rounds of US-made tear gas from Egyptian security forces. At times, this tear gas was used against protestors calling for justice and accountability for those that were gassed, beaten, and murdered on the same street. At other times, quite literally as these words are being written, tear gas is being used against ...
Keep Reading »America's Native Prisoners of War
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Two years ago, photographer, activist, and storyteller Aaron Huey gave a presentation called America's Native Prisoner's of War at the University of Denver. The presentation is a mix of photography and narrative, and traces the ongoing history of settling and occupying indigenous American land. The format of TEDx talks makes in-depth and serious discussions about important topics almost impossible. However, this presentation is exceptional in both its argument and its ...
Keep Reading »Joint Statement by Twenty-Two Egyptian Rights Organizations on Morsi Declaration
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[The following joint statement was issued by twenty-two Egyptian rights organizations in response to the recent constitutional decleration by Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi. The statement was originally published on 24 Novemeber 2012 by the Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies.] The undersigned rights organizations announce their unequivocal rejection of the constitutional declaration issued by the president on 22 November and demand its immediate revocation. These ...
Keep Reading »Reports Roundup (November 24)
[The following list is a compilation of the reports, statements, and other materials featured on the Jadaliyya Reports Page this past week.] Political Instability Costs Lebanon 5 Percent of Its GDP The Lebanese Center for Policy Studies analyzes political instabiiity in Lebanon since the assassination of Rafik Hariri in 2005 and the 2006 war and its effect on the economy. African Americans for Justice in the Middle East and North Africa Statement Regarding the Aggression ...
Keep Reading »Gaza Solidarity Statement from Individuals and Organizations Based in New York and New Jersey
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[The following statement was issued on 24 November 2012 by a coalition of activists and other invdividuals from the New York and New Jersey areas in solidarity with the people of Gaza.] We are a broad coalition of people of conscience in New York/New Jersey who strongly condemn the Israeli assault on Gaza. Although a truce has been announced, Gaza still remains under a brutal and crippling siege and occupation. The recent assault on Gaza resulted in hundreds of ...
Keep Reading »Israel and Hamas: Fire and Ceasefire in a New Middle East
[The following report was issued by International Crisis Group on 22 November 2012.] Israel and Hamas: Fire and Ceasefire in a New Middle East Executive Summary and Recommendations There they went again – or did they? The war between Israel and Hamas had all the hallmarks of a tragic movie watched several times too many: airstrikes pounding Gaza, leaving death and destruction in their wake; rockets launched aimlessly from the Strip, spreading terror on their ...
Keep Reading »Human Trafficking in the Sinai: Refugees Between Life and Death
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[The following report was published by Tilburg University and Europe External Policy Advisors on 26 September 2012.] Human Trafficking in the Sinai: Refugees Between Life and Death Summary This report describes the horrific situation of trafficking of refugees in the Sinai Desert, a crisis that started in 2009. The refugees include men, women, children, and accompanying infants fleeing from already desperate circumstances in Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Sudan. ...
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