Egypt's NGOs Face New Strictures Under Ruling Party
Egypt's NGOs are facing more restrictions than ever, reports Daria Solovieva from Cairo.
Since the toppling of the Mubarak regime, Egypt’s NGOs enjoyed a brief renaissance in a country where they filled the void of civil society.
Inspired by the revolution, a handful of new NGOs and initiatives sprung up in hopes that the end of Mubarak’s regime would also usher a new era of civil engagement and freedom for the non-governmental organizations and associations.
Mosireen, a nonprofit media initiative, emerged in late February 2011. Since then, it has run several public screenings and activist campaigns, most recently bringing international media attention to the torture of children who are arrested at protests.
“On a daily basis, you can do more now,” Khalid Abdalla, an actor and founding member of Mosireen acknowledged.
