#Egypt's government approves deal to hand islands to #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/IxQPhxDrUg

#Egypt's government approves deal to hand islands to #Saudi Arabia https://t.co/IxQPhxDrUg

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 30, 2016

In #Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison - PRI https://t.co/mLr9ZnAGqF

In #Egypt, even helping street children can land you in prison - PRI https://t.co/mLr9ZnAGqF

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 28, 2016

.@MadaMasr offers an invaluable year-end window into #Egypt beyond the headlines https://t.co/fdTr12DE5R

.@MadaMasr offers an invaluable year-end window into #Egypt beyond the headlines https://t.co/fdTr12DE5R

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 27, 2016

New #Egypt law establishes media regulator picked by president https://t.co/kmVI0i1k4Y via @ReutersUK

New #Egypt law establishes media regulator picked by president https://t.co/kmVI0i1k4Y via @ReutersUK

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 27, 2016

No Signal: #Egypt blocks encrypted messaging app as it continues its cyber crackdown https://t.co/Fjxgph6HwI by @faridyfarid for @techcrunch

No Signal: #Egypt blocks encrypted messaging app as it continues its cyber crackdown https://t.co/Fjxgph6HwI by @faridyfarid for @techcrunch

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 27, 2016

Seven people died today after hit by traffic while changing a tire on the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road https://t.co/ak13xVu6rr #Egypt

Seven people died today after hit by traffic while changing a tire on the Cairo-Alexandria Agricultural Road https://t.co/ak13xVu6rr #Egypt

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 26, 2016

Sinai's St. Catherine hosts 826 tourists on Christmas eve despite below freezing temperatures | #Egypt https://t.co/rF45azPnxv @ahramonline

Sinai's St. Catherine hosts 826 tourists on Christmas eve despite below freezing temperatures | #Egypt https://t.co/rF45azPnxv @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 26, 2016

#Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera journalist over 'provoking sedition' - The Guardian https://t.co/98iNd238vv

#Egypt arrests Al-Jazeera journalist over 'provoking sedition' - The Guardian https://t.co/98iNd238vv

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 26, 2016

As if #Egypt needed further international embarrassment... https://t.co/tfVLC0jkZE

As if #Egypt needed further international embarrassment... https://t.co/tfVLC0jkZE

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 25, 2016

Lawyers urge #Egypt to lift travel ban on 'Facebook Girl' journalist https://t.co/gsMddkeESu

Lawyers urge #Egypt to lift travel ban on 'Facebook Girl' journalist https://t.co/gsMddkeESu

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 24, 2016

...and if you believe this, I've got a lovely plot of land in Florida to sell you! https://t.co/8iNiYeYKan #Egypt

...and if you believe this, I've got a lovely plot of land in Florida to sell you! https://t.co/8iNiYeYKan #Egypt

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 24, 2016

#Egypt arrests Al Jazeera news producer during vacation https://t.co/fXFWDQGvOZ

#Egypt arrests Al Jazeera news producer during vacation https://t.co/fXFWDQGvOZ

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 24, 2016

A @madamasr conversation about #Egypt's rural communities and their resilience in the face of economic repression https://t.co/vbea2oZ6a9

A @madamasr conversation about #Egypt's rural communities and their resilience in the face of economic repression https://t.co/vbea2oZ6a9

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 23, 2016

Encrypted-messaging service Signal back online after #Egypt blocked access https://t.co/kN8btW1ZXR via @ahramonline

Encrypted-messaging service Signal back online after #Egypt blocked access https://t.co/kN8btW1ZXR via @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 22, 2016

#Egypt's artists and writers who passed away in 2016 https://t.co/N1k980KxKV via @ahramonline

#Egypt's artists and writers who passed away in 2016 https://t.co/N1k980KxKV via @ahramonline

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 21, 2016

How #Egypt's ‘Democracy’ Really Works https://t.co/iSqLkYgKvK

How #Egypt's ‘Democracy’ Really Works https://t.co/iSqLkYgKvK

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 21, 2016

.@AUC magazine publishes testimony from faculty, students about #Egypt state security intervention on campus https://t.co/vMTmcIymeQ

.@AUC magazine publishes testimony from faculty, students about #Egypt state security intervention on campus https://t.co/vMTmcIymeQ

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 21, 2016

Appalling... #Egypt government shuts down third library owned by human rights activist Gamal Eid https://t.co/Zu0K3jmXIM via @madamasr

Appalling... #Egypt government shuts down third library owned by human rights activist Gamal Eid https://t.co/Zu0K3jmXIM via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 20, 2016

#Egypt police officer, 9 enlisted officers charged with #torture in relation to death of cart driver Magdy Makeen https://t.co/D83APxB6ro

#Egypt police officer, 9 enlisted officers charged with #torture in relation to death of cart driver Magdy Makeen https://t.co/D83APxB6ro

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 18, 2016

A brief history of film censorship in #Egypt https://t.co/SRlg6C0tne via @madamasr

A brief history of film censorship in #Egypt https://t.co/SRlg6C0tne via @madamasr

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 18, 2016

Great! Two-year prison sentence against writer Ahmed Naji, jailed on charges of public indecency, suspended https://t.co/Z5QyCd9nRU #Egypt

Great! Two-year prison sentence against writer Ahmed Naji, jailed on charges of public indecency, suspended https://t.co/Z5QyCd9nRU #Egypt

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 18, 2016

Coptic Catholic Church cancels Christmas festivities in solidarity with Coptic Orthodox Church - #Egypt https://t.co/0SSlVwveSA

Coptic Catholic Church cancels Christmas festivities in solidarity with Coptic Orthodox Church - #Egypt https://t.co/0SSlVwveSA

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 16, 2016

For those interested in the history of the Butrusiyya Church, attacked in Cairo this past Sunday... https://t.co/kadDwjKPzB #Egypt #Copts

For those interested in the history of the Butrusiyya Church, attacked in Cairo this past Sunday... https://t.co/kadDwjKPzB #Egypt #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016

Looking forward to reading Hazem Kandil on "Sisi's #Egypt" https://t.co/hJlUeGBXyF

Looking forward to reading Hazem Kandil on "Sisi's #Egypt" https://t.co/hJlUeGBXyF

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016

An essential reflection on sectarian violence in #Egypt by one who knows the situation intimately https://t.co/eGXRSGTuAV #Copts

An essential reflection on sectarian violence in #Egypt by one who knows the situation intimately https://t.co/eGXRSGTuAV #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016

Aya Hijazi, held over 900 days in #Egypt, makes plea to Obama administration for help before Trump's inauguration https://t.co/ECPrBszBJq

Aya Hijazi, held over 900 days in #Egypt, makes plea to Obama administration for help before Trump's inauguration https://t.co/ECPrBszBJq

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 15, 2016

RT @jstacher: The subversive power of grief in #egypt by @sedgate in @meriponline - https://t.co/geVVIsIR6N

The subversive power of grief in #egypt by @sedgate in @meriponline - https://t.co/geVVIsIR6N

— josh stacher (@jstacher) December 14, 2016

.@HebaAfify reports on the funeral for those massacred in church on Sunday: "it’s a military affair" https://t.co/wK5Ud3Aulb #Egypt #Copts

.@HebaAfify reports on the funeral for those massacred in church on Sunday: "it’s a military affair" https://t.co/wK5Ud3Aulb #Egypt #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 14, 2016

RT @hackneylad: This, in the wake of the horrific Botroseyya Church attack in #Egypt, is essential - via @sedgate & @jadaliyya https://t.co/K7Luhlq3ZQ

This, in the wake of the horrific Botroseyya Church attack in #Egypt, is essential - via @sedgate & @jadaliyya https://t.co/K7Luhlq3ZQ

— Jack Shenker (@hackneylad) December 13, 2016

My thoughts on #Egypt's state-run funeral for Copts massacred at the Butrusiyya Church this past Sunday https://t.co/NVItulCjCQ

My thoughts on #Egypt's state-run funeral for Copts massacred at the Butrusiyya Church this past Sunday https://t.co/NVItulCjCQ

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 14, 2016

After state-run funeral, #Egypt activists organize own vigil to mourn victims of Cairo church bombing https://t.co/7aKgASttJC #Copts

After state-run funeral, #Egypt activists organize own vigil to mourn victims of Cairo church bombing https://t.co/7aKgASttJC #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016

To hold a funeral for Coptic martyrs littered everywhere with military men is a profound insult to those who died at Maspero. #Egypt #Copts

To hold a funeral for Coptic martyrs littered everywhere with military men is a profound insult to those who died at Maspero. #Egypt #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016

An #Egypt without its Coptic tradition would no longer be Egypt | #Copts https://t.co/jVsFiDhe7Y

An #Egypt without its Coptic tradition would no longer be Egypt | #Copts https://t.co/jVsFiDhe7Y

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016

Thanks to @arablit for this light after day of darkness! Adel Esmat Wins Mahfouz Medal | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/ACrPMA00bI

Thanks to @arablit for this light after day of darkness! Adel Esmat Wins Mahfouz Medal | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/ACrPMA00bI

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016

My latest on what's happening in #Egypt at the moment, with thanks to @Jadaliyya... https://t.co/UM5y9XJarC

My latest on what's happening in #Egypt at the moment, with thanks to @Jadaliyya... https://t.co/UM5y9XJarC

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 13, 2016

.@HRW seems confused: Days after @kenroth ridicules #Copts on Twitter, @sarahleah1 calls on #Egypt to protect them https://t.co/pbS7TVqi9d

.@HRW seems confused: Days after @kenroth ridicules #Copts on Twitter, @sarahleah1 calls on #Egypt to protect them https://t.co/pbS7TVqi9d

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 12, 2016

Thank you @egyptianstreets for memorializing the victims of the attack | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/5C0Hf69ym8

Thank you @egyptianstreets for memorializing the victims of the attack | #Egypt #Copts https://t.co/5C0Hf69ym8

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 12, 2016

A few thoughts on the current predicament of #Egypt's #Copts: https://t.co/AzcTHGm3H2

A few thoughts on the current predicament of #Egypt's #Copts: http://pic.twitter.com/AzcTHGm3H2

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 12, 2016

Pope Tawadros faces a tremendous challenge: the very credibility of the Church as an institution will be at stake this week. #Egypt #Copts

Pope Tawadros faces a tremendous challenge: the very credibility of the Church as an institution will be at stake this week. #Egypt #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 11, 2016

Details about the library located inside the Botroseyya Church (attacked today) are available here... https://t.co/EQvEWWz0O9 #Egypt #Copts

Details about the library located inside the Botroseyya Church (attacked today) are available here... https://t.co/EQvEWWz0O9 #Egypt #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 11, 2016

As close an attack to center of the Coptic Orthodox Church as has ever happened in modern #Egypt's history https://t.co/LBEP3NEbli #Copts

As close an attack to center of the Coptic Orthodox Church as has ever happened in modern #Egypt's history https://t.co/LBEP3NEbli #Copts

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 11, 2016

I'm told that @KenRoth of @HRW is ridiculing #Egypt's Coptic Christian minority on Twitter. And on #HumanRightsDay, no less. Despicable.

I'm told that @KenRoth of @HRW is ridiculing #Egypt's Coptic Christian minority on Twitter. And on #HumanRightsDay, no less. Despicable.

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 10, 2016

#Egypt court overturned five-year sentence, EGP 209mil fine against Safwat El-Sherif over corruption https://t.co/IASGDyWYDl

#Egypt court overturned five-year sentence, EGP 209mil fine against Safwat El-Sherif over corruption https://t.co/IASGDyWYDl

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 10, 2016

Uncovering the Story of #Egypt's Surrealists https://t.co/psoPpAH8DL via @artsy

Uncovering the Story of #Egypt's Surrealists https://t.co/psoPpAH8DL via @artsy

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 8, 2016

Disturbing... Azza Soliman accused of receiving foreign funding to harm #Egypt's interests, establishing illegal NGO https://t.co/mtq8aYp2HX

Disturbing... Azza Soliman accused of receiving foreign funding to harm #Egypt's interests, establishing illegal NGO https://t.co/mtq8aYp2HX

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 7, 2016

Women's rights activist Azza Soliman, founder of Centre for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance, arrested in #Egypt https://t.co/3RB7truQ0A

Women's rights activist Azza Soliman, founder of Centre for Egyptian Women’s Legal Assistance, arrested in #Egypt https://t.co/3RB7truQ0A

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 7, 2016

#Egypt: 217 people were banned from travel between June 2014 and September 2016, 115 of them government critics https://t.co/cVGJalod2y

#Egypt: 217 people were banned from travel between June 2014 and September 2016, 115 of them government critics https://t.co/cVGJalod2y

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 3, 2016

#Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court upholds law that bans protests, protecting it from further challenges https://t.co/8O58pp10O0

#Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court upholds law that bans protests, protecting it from further challenges https://t.co/8O58pp10O0

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 3, 2016

Ancient Egyptian knees seem to claim more attention than most modern Egyptians in Western media outlets... https://t.co/J42MMdrGSl #Egypt

Ancient Egyptian knees seem to claim more attention than most modern Egyptians in Western media outlets... https://t.co/J42MMdrGSl #Egypt

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 2, 2016

#Egypt government apparently not only anti-NGO and anti-human rights, but anti-books and anti-knowledge as well https://t.co/yEL0Nd3cdV

#Egypt government apparently not only anti-NGO and anti-human rights, but anti-books and anti-knowledge as well https://t.co/yEL0Nd3cdV

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 2, 2016

“What has Azza done?”: Mozn Hassan pays tribute to the singular activism of Azza Soliman in #Egypt https://t.co/H7ISU9aqFp

“What has Azza done?”: Mozn Hassan pays tribute to the singular activism of Azza Soliman in #Egypt https://t.co/H7ISU9aqFp

— Paul Sedra (@sedgate) December 1, 2016