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MESA Letter in protest of provisional sentencing to death of Dr. Emad Shahin

June 1, 2015

June 1, 2015 His Excellency Abdel Fattah al-Sisi President, Arab Republic of Egypt ‘Abdin Palace Cairo, Egypt By fax: +20-2-390-2998 His Excellency Ahmed al-Zind Minister of Justice Lazoghly Square, Ministry of Justice Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt By fax: +20-2-795-8103…

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Egypt’s Sisi fueling discontent

May 21, 2015

Trudy Rubin, Inquirer Opinion Columnist Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2015, 1:08 AM If you were looking for an Egyptian who could help his country fulfill the lost promise of the Arab Spring – some day – you couldn’t do better than Emad…

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Prominent Egyptian Scholar Sentenced to Death in Absentia

May 17, 2015

Benjamin Plackett, Sarah Lynch / 17 May 2015 CAIRO—Prominent Egyptian scholar Emad Shahin was among more than 120 defendants, including Egypt’s ousted president Mohammed Morsi, sentenced to death Saturday in two separate espionage and jailbreak cases. The sentences were not…

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Academy of Science of South Africa Newsletter

July 7, 2014

On the occasion of the 11th biennial meeting of the International Human Rights Network of Academies and Scholarly Societies, hosted in May 2014 by the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina in Halle, human rights abuses perpetrated against scientific colleagues…

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Nature: Academic freedom under threat

July 2, 2014

The human rights of academics in Egypt are being eroded by the military regime that has taken control of the country. The Arab Spring is on hold. 02 July 2014 Emad Shahin, a political-sciences scholar, has been in exile…

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Concern Grows Over Academic Freedom in Egypt

February 23, 2014

By URSULA LINDSEY | THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FEB. 23, 2014 CAIRO — The indictment here of a well-known professor on charges of espionage has sparked new concerns about academic freedom in Egypt. The military-backed government is carrying out a widespread crackdown…

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MESA Letter in protest of the indictment of Dr. Emad Shahin

February 4, 2014

4 February 2014 Adel Abd al-Hameed Minister of Justice Lazoghly Square, Ministry of Justice Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt by fax: 20 2 795 8103 by e-mail: mjustice@moj.gov.eg Your Excellency, I write to you on behalf of the Committee on…

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Egypt government suppressing ‘any voice of dissent,’ says targeted academic

January 28, 2014

By Mick Krever, CNN Three years to the week since Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak was forced from power, the country seems to have come full circle. As the country’s first democratically elected leader, Mohamed Morsy, faced a Cairo courtroom months…

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Renowned political scholar charged with espionage, leading MB

January 23, 2014

By THE CAIRO POST CAIRO: Renowned scholar of political Islam Emad Shahin has been charged Wednesday with a host of charges, including “grand espionage,” and being a leading member of an outlawed organization (the Muslim Brotherhood). Shahin was not placed under…

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Prominent Egyptian professor charged with espionage alongside Morsi

January 23, 2014

Ayat Al-Tawy, Thursday 23 Jan 2014 A prominent Egyptian academic who has been charged with espionage in a case whose co-defendants include ousted president Mohamed Morsi, said on Wednesday that the allegations against him were “baseless and politically-motivated.” Emad Shahin,…

Academic Freedom

MESA Letter in protest of provisional sentencing to death of Dr. Emad Shahin

Egypt’s Sisi fueling discontent

Prominent Egyptian Scholar Sentenced to Death in Absentia

Academy of Science of South Africa Newsletter

Nature: Academic freedom under threat

Concern Grows Over Academic Freedom in Egypt

MESA Letter in protest of the indictment of Dr. Emad Shahin

Egypt government suppressing ‘any voice of dissent,’ says targeted academic

Renowned political scholar charged with espionage, leading MB

Prominent Egyptian professor charged with espionage alongside Morsi

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