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COP27 shines light on civil liberties in Egypt, but it'll take work to achieve real freedom

The ability to speak freely in Egypt is currently very constrained. Individuals, groups and NGOs face significant barriers to participation in the political process. And the same holds for the exchange of opinions in the everyday public sphere.

The Conversation

Abandoned Spanish village goes on sale for £227,000 — less than half the price of the average first London home

Salto de Castro has been derelict since 1989 and is facing the threat of demolition unless a buyer is found

Evening Standard

Italy's new government challenges sea of maritime laws

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is cracking down on charity rescue boats operating in the Mediterranean, accusing them of acting as a de facto taxi service for migrants.

Reuters

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COP27 app gives Egypt’s Sisi access to every move attendees make

Egyptian authorities have unveiled a COP27 application to "help" participants at the climate change summit in Sharm El Skeikh, which ends on November 18. But NGOs and cybersecurity experts warn that President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime can very easily and effectively use the app to surveil attendees, including top diplomats…

France 24

Record Number of Foreigners Repatriated from Syria Camps this Year

Repatriations of foreign woman and children affiliated to ISIS from detention camps in northeast Syria hit a record high in 2022, Kurdish authorities said on Tuesday. Thousands of foreigners including women and children had gone to Syria to live in ISIS’ so-called "caliphate" until 2019, when US-backed Kurdish forces snatched…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Italy ‘breaking law’ by refusing to let migrants disembark, say charities in port standoff OLD

Hundreds of migrants blocked from reaching land as Rome takes hardline stance

The Independent UK

Lebanon Seeks to Distribute 600,000 Cholera Vaccines in 3 Weeks

Caretaker Health Minister Firass Abiad announced Sunday that Lebanon is expected to shortly receive 600,000 doses of the cholera vaccine, adding that a vaccination drive will kick off in the country next Saturday. The minister was speaking during a tour of the Baalbek-Hermel region to prepare for the campaign. He…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Italy stops dozens of asylum seekers on NGO ship from coming ashore

Children and the sick were allowed off when boat run by German organisation SOS Humanity docked in Sicily

The Guardian - UK

Egypt, US Agree on Facing Climate Change Challenges

Egypt and the US agreed on the need for joint action to achieve the goals of the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in facing the challenges of climate change. On Thursday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry affirmed, in a telephone conversation with his US counterpart, Antony Blinken, that…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The plight of migrant workers in Qatar

Qatar's hosting of the upcoming 2022 World Cup brought in thousands of migrant workers to build stadiums and other infrastructure. These foreigners left everything behind in search of a better life. But once in Qatar, they have often experienced exploitation: unpaid wages, confiscated passports and extreme working conditions that have…

France 24

NGOs launch legal battle against French bank BNP over fossil fuel investment

BNP Paribas has been urged to cease its support for the expansion of fossil fuels by three NGOs who are threatening the banking giant with unprecedented legal action. The move came on the eve of the annual Climate Finance Day, hosted in Paris.

Radio France Internationale

Atlantic overfishing was already a problem. Then Brexit happened

An investigation by the Guardian, NDR, WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung shows fish stocks being depleted in the north-east Atlantic – because there’s no system to agree on quotas

The Guardian - UK

Sanctions Are Not the Way to Help Haiti

The U.S. should instead reform immigration pathways for Haitians to come to America and remove barriers for NGOs to do work in Haiti.

Reason

Egypt shuts down event spaces on first Monday of Cop27 in blow to NGOs

Groups say cancellations could restrict debate as host country tightens security for opening days

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Dublin Live

Citywest transit hub temporarily closed to new refugees and asylum seekers

The decision comes as a huge blow to new arrivals seeking accommodation in Ireland

Al Jazeera

NGOs say Malta broke the law by directing asylum seekers to Egypt

International NGOs find that the Maltese government breached a part of the 1951 Geneva Convention.

The Guardian - US

Haiti on verge of collapse, NGOs warn as UN talks on restoring order continue

Haitians currently facing series of crises that are becoming deadlier by the day with gangs, hunger and cholera outbreak

Newslaundry

‘When media is independent, efforts are made to misuse it to propagate divisive ideas’: Rajnath Singh

Defence minister Rajnath Singh believes the media should be independent, but warns that “efforts are made to misuse it in the name of freedom of expression to establish and propagate dangerous and divisive ideas”.

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Empowering women to choose weaving over illegal work

Traditional weaving can be an escape from extreme poverty in rural Indonesia, but it doesn’t work for everyone.

The Independent UK

War in Ukraine: NGOs file complaint against TotalEnergies

A French and a Ukrainian nongovernmental organization have filed a complaint for alleged “complicity in war crimes” against TotalEnergies

France 24

‘Drowning in bad publicity’: Has Qatar’s World Cup soft power push backfired?

Qatar has received an avalanche of bad publicity ahead of hosting the World Cup in November and December. The football extravaganza has prompted Western media and NGOs to decry the desert nation’s human rights record, notably concerning the treatment of migrant workers. But while this may dent Qatar’s soft power,…

Reason

Big Tech's Chickens Coming Home to Roost

Episode 424 of the Cyberlaw Podcast

The Guardian - UK

Prince Harry wildlife NGO under fire after elephants kill three in Malawi

African Parks, of which the royal is president, is one of three parties accused of rushing a mass translocation of the mammals

The Conversation

Nicaragua has kicked out hundreds of NGOs – even cracking down on Catholic groups like nuns from Mother Teresa's order

Many countries around the world are becoming less democratic as leaders in places such as Nicaragua, Mali, Hungary and Bangladesh seek to increase their power and diminish the ability of the courts, legislatures and independent institutions to constrain them.

The Hindu

Government likely to stop funding trust linked to 1098

States will be given “flexibility” to keep social workers as call operators

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