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December 2016

Press Release – Pakistan Government must monitor and de-escalate the increasing Sectarianism between Sunnis and Shiah

Campaign, Pakistan, South Asia /

Citizens International strongly condemns the current increasing sectarianism between Sunnis and Shiah adherents in Pakistan. This development in Pakistan can be traced to the evolving conflict in Aleppo, Syria where Shiah led Government by Bashar Assad are leading a massive military campaign to oust Sunni militants. CI received specific reports indicating Sunni extreme rightist in […]

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UK foreign affairs report slams ‘misguided’ Muslim Brotherhood review

Blogs, Popular, United Kingdom /

Egypt’s then-president-elect Mohamed Morsi addresses tens of thousands of Egyptians in Cairo’s Tahrir Square on 29 June, 2012 (AFP)   The British government’s investigation into the Muslim Brotherhood had serious shortcomings that have damaged the country’s reputation for fair dealing, parliament’s Foreign Affairs Select Committee said in a new report on “political Islam” published on

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Egypt court sentences eleven ’11 Nov’ protesters to 3-5 years for inciting violence

Blogs, Egypt, Middle East /

The court also issued a 3 year sentence in absentia against Hamza Zobaa, an Egyptian TV presenter on a reportedly Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Turkish channel, for broadcasting false news and inciting violence against the state A security vehicle stationed at Tahrir Square in Cairo on November 11, 2016 (Photo:Reuters) A Giza court issued on Monday prison

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Will new law restrict Egyptian NGOs’ activities?

Blogs, Egypt, Middle East /

An Egyptian policeman stands guard outside the Supreme Constitutional Court in Cairo, Egypt, Feb. 25, 2015. (photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP/Getty Images) CAIRO — The Egyptian parliament announced its final approval for a draft law regulating the activities of civil organizations in Egypt, amid criticism by representatives of civil society and rights organizations. These considered the law to

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Assad regime set free extremists from prison to fire up trouble during peaceful uprising

Blogs, Middle East, Syria /

ISTANBUL / AMMAN // Syrian intelligence agencies released Islamist militants from prison to deliberately subvert a peaceful uprising and ignite a violent rebellion, according to a former regime security official. The claim comes ahead of peace talks in Switzerland on Wednesday, which President Bashar Al Assad’s government said should “fight terrorism”, a term he uses

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‘I fear for my sons’: IS-style group forces brutal lessons on Syrian children

Middle East, Perspective, Syria /

By Abo Bakr al Haj Ali Yarmouk in south Syria is not known as a hotbed of extremism – but IS-inspired militants have taken over, and are preaching in its schools Young boys, their faces obscured by MEE, attend school (source: Khalid bin al-Walid Army) The village of al-Shajarah, Arabic for “tree”, is nestled in the

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Siege of Aleppo: How can the world make up for how much we have failed Bana Alabed?

Middle East, Perspective, Syria /

By Samar Batrawi While east Aleppo falls to devastation at the hands of pro-regime troops, debating over exact population figures and a young girl’s tweets is morally indefensible ‘These are appalling stories. Sometimes people say that to be on the safe side you should divide them by 10, or 100 or 200; but divide them as

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Haftar’s 2nd. visit to Moscow: Will Russia intervene in Libya?

Blogs, Libya, Middle East, Russia /

General Khalifa Haftar has arrived in Moscow on an official visit to Russia for talks with Russian officials . Haftar reportedly met with senior Russian officials including Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, as well as the Russian National Security Council This is the second visit of Haftar to Russia since June when

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