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Is the Muslim Brotherhood seeking to kill Egypt's NGOs?
A restrictive draft law sponsored by a member of the Muslim Brotherhood's party echoes the philosophy of the Mubarak government, which saw independent groups as a threat.
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Backchannels Mostly forgotten, Egyptian trial of US NGO workers drags on
Sam LaHood and most of the other Americans accused of running illegal nongovernmental organizations fled the country last year. But 14 Egyptians and one American continue to face jail.
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Backchannels Egypt moves to defuse crisis over NGO trials
What exactly is happening isn't clear yet. But it seems fairly certain that Egypt's ruling junta is backing away from the prosecution of NGO workers that led to the worst US-Egypt diplomatic crisis in decades.
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Backchannels Egypt bars Americans from leaving: What's going on here?
Egypt's military rulers escalated a dispute over US-funded NGOs by barring some American employees from leaving the country, including the son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
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Backchannels US democracy NGOs in Egypt still shuttered
Making life hard for NGOs, particularly foreign ones, has long been a sport in Egypt.
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US 'deeply concerned' after Egypt raids NGO offices
The US said it was 'deeply concerned' after a series of raids by Egypt's ruling military today on nongovernment organizations promoting democracy and human rights, some US-funded.
12/29/2011 04:47 pm -
Backchannels Egypt's military rulers crack down on democracy groups
Egypt's military junta raided independent civil society groups today, including the United States' premier democracy promoters.
12/29/2011 02:59 pm -
Backchannels Iraq war: Predictions made, and results
A look back at some of the predicted US outcomes for the Iraq war, and what happened.
12/22/2011 12:04 pm -
Rape victim and women's rights advocate Mukhtara Mai faces new threat in Pakistan
A horrible crime led Mukhtara Mai to establish a women's welfare organization, a women's shelter, and three top schools in rural Pakistan. She faces death threats for her work.
05/06/2011 10:57 am -
Opinion Osama bin Laden and America's long journey from 9/11 to 5/1
The killing of Osama bin Laden means that, for the first time in years, there may be a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.
05/05/2011 03:37 pm -
Obama and Mideast peace: Time ripe to push again for breakthrough?
With political wins hard to come by at home, the president could look abroad for accomplishments to tout during the 2012 race.
01/21/2011 01:24 pm -
Iraq's new government raises hopes even as key ministries go unfilled
Iraq unveiled a broad-based government Tuesday that includes all the country's major religious and ethnic factions. The key security and military affairs ministries remain open.
12/21/2010 04:45 pm -
Law chokes Chinese NGOs' foreign funding
With a new regulation requiring Chinese NGOs to obtain notarized agreements for foreign funding, the government has seized greater control over outside support.
05/20/2010 12:17 pm -
'Burma VJ,' harrowing tale of Burma protests, is Oscar contender
Documentary film 'Burma VJ' is about Democratic Voice of Burma and how it relayed images from the 2007 protests to the world. Aye Chan, the news organization's chief, speaks about his motives, the risks, and the Oscar-nominated movie.
03/06/2010 05:36 pm -
Opinion How governments bully newspapers
Support for independent world press is going to have to become an exercise in philanthropy.
04/22/2009 01:00 am -
Is life for Iraqis improving?
Five years after the US invasion, some see flickers of hope.
03/19/2008 01:00 am
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