Category: Egypt

Urgent Statement: Speech Strike Against Gagging

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

Militarists told me that my case differs from the case of Alaa Abd El Fattah, because Alaa isn’t tried as being a political activist… I look in their eyes and ask them, …“Is it a confession that I am being …

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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 7: How Can You Help Us

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

Of course this movement won’t succeed in achieving its goals by the effort of the small active group in it. We need all the possible help to be able to change the laws which regulate conscription in Egypt. These are …

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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 6: Summary of our Demands

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

I liked that we write our demands clearly and explicitly, so that it would be understood what do we want. Primarily we want a law having the following specifications 1- A law which doesn’t discriminate between the boy and the …

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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 5: What’s the Alternative? The Voluntary Recruiting System

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

We talked a lot about the disadvantages of the conscription system and about the damages it affects the army as well as the individuals as a a result of the country following this method which in reality belongs to the …

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Award-winning columnist Mona Eltahawy arrested and beaten!

Posted on by Ruwayda Mustafah Rabar

Egyptian protests against The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) for the past week have been ongoing in multiple cities, more than 3,500 have been injured, and at least 30 people have been killed by Egyptian police. Mona Eltahawy …

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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 4: Conscientious Objection

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

Conscientious objection is a term in the international law, it was approved by the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. The idea of conscientious objection is simply: the international law (the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the two international …

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No To Compulsory Recruitment: 3: The Unconstitutionality of Conscription

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

When the legislative authority makes up a law, any law, it’s necessary that this law doesn’t conflict with the constitution, because the constitution is the general legislative lines which the people have lined in order for that to be the …

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Series of “No To Compulsory Recruitment” articles – Part 2: Why are we Against Conscription?

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

1- Because it’s a continuation of slavery system, because it forces the citizens against their will, to do works they didn’t choose, also unpaid… The state doesn’t have the right to force the individuals to do any works without their …

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Series of “No To Compulsory Recruitment” articles – Part 1: Conscription System and it’s Legal Framework

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

The military service in Egypt is regulated by the law of the military and national service, (law number 172, year 1980) with its amendments. The law simply includes: – A compulsory military service for Egyptian males (without females) – Females …

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Letter from Maikel Nabil to his defense & the military judge coercing him to be tried militarily despite his boycott

Posted on by Maikel Nabil Sanad (Egypt)

Mr. Maged Hanna, Negad El-Borai and my defense team I warmly thank you on your continuous efforts for my freedom and I strongly apologize for the continuous woes which I cause to you because of my insistence to take stances …

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