Amr Magdi
@amrmagdi.bsky.social
Every act of telling the truth is a stride towards the collective healing of a society, oppressed and oppressors.
أحلامُنا أحلى مِنْ أحلامِهم
Researcher and writer: MENA region, human rights, secularism, discursive power.
Currently at @hrw.org
أحلامُنا أحلى مِنْ أحلامِهم
Researcher and writer: MENA region, human rights, secularism, discursive power.
Currently at @hrw.org
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Amr Magdi
@amrmagdi.bsky.social
· Oct 8
مصر: اعتقال صحفي بسبب منشورات على "فيسبوك"
احتجزت السلطات المصرية الصحفي المستقل البارز إسماعيل الإسكندراني بسبب منشورات "فيسبوك".
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"بدل أن تغتنم السلطات فرصة الإفراج عن علاء عبد الفتاح لتصحيح المسار، اعتقلت الصحفي إسماعيل الإسكندراني تعسفا بعد استجواب مطول شمولي الطابع. هذه لحظة حاسمة للحكومة المصرية، والطريقة الوحيدة للخروج من أزمتها المزمنة هي التوقف عن احتجاز المنتقدين بشكل غير قانوني وإطلاق سراح جميع المحتجزين تعسفا".
US State Department Debases Human Rights Diplomacy www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... At least, instead of calling it "human rights report", could the Trump administration call it something else like "US-allied Policy Report" so that you stop serving more and more damage to those fighting for human rights?
US State Department Debases Human Rights Diplomacy
The 2024 version of the State Department report issued by the Trump administration in August already removed or significantly reduced sections on political freedoms, corruption, gender-based violence,...
www.hrw.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
US State Department Debases Human Rights Diplomacy www.hrw.org/news/2025/11... At least, instead of calling it "human rights report", could the Trump administration call it something else like "US-allied Policy Report" so that you stop serving more and more damage to those fighting for human rights?
Such designations aren't just impractical (these groups have 100s of 1000s of members) but also confuse what "terrorism" means & equates Islamist, right-wing ideologies (however disliked it might be) with actual violence & criminal wrongdoing. @hrw.org 2017 comment 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2017/02...
November 26, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Such designations aren't just impractical (these groups have 100s of 1000s of members) but also confuse what "terrorism" means & equates Islamist, right-wing ideologies (however disliked it might be) with actual violence & criminal wrongdoing. @hrw.org 2017 comment 👇 www.hrw.org/news/2017/02...
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This stupid idea has been floated for years (pushed by key Arab regimes that hate the MB) and always dismissed because it’s both untrue and counterproductive. With this administration such details don’t matter.
Trump begins process of labeling Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist reut.rs/3JXpYV4
Trump begins process of labeling Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist
U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday began the process of designating certain Muslim Brotherhood chapters as foreign terrorist organizations and specially designated global terrorists, a move that would bring sanctions against one of the Arab world's oldest and most influential Islamist movements.
reut.rs
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This stupid idea has been floated for years (pushed by key Arab regimes that hate the MB) and always dismissed because it’s both untrue and counterproductive. With this administration such details don’t matter.
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Good riddance to rubbish policy.
The end to the UK's "two child limit" social security policy has been announced, and it will soon be gone.
We @hrw.org welcome the news, as one of many, many, many voices calling for an end to this arbitrary, cruel social security policy.
The end to the UK's "two child limit" social security policy has been announced, and it will soon be gone.
We @hrw.org welcome the news, as one of many, many, many voices calling for an end to this arbitrary, cruel social security policy.
November 26, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Good riddance to rubbish policy.
The end to the UK's "two child limit" social security policy has been announced, and it will soon be gone.
We @hrw.org welcome the news, as one of many, many, many voices calling for an end to this arbitrary, cruel social security policy.
The end to the UK's "two child limit" social security policy has been announced, and it will soon be gone.
We @hrw.org welcome the news, as one of many, many, many voices calling for an end to this arbitrary, cruel social security policy.
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Absolutely insane news from Egypt, where award-winning human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer has had his terrorism designation renewed for another five years.
Mohamed was pardoned by Sisi in July 2023 after being prosecuted and after serving jail time for his work as a lawyer.
Mohamed was pardoned by Sisi in July 2023 after being prosecuted and after serving jail time for his work as a lawyer.
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Absolutely insane news from Egypt, where award-winning human rights lawyer Mohamed el-Baqer has had his terrorism designation renewed for another five years.
Mohamed was pardoned by Sisi in July 2023 after being prosecuted and after serving jail time for his work as a lawyer.
Mohamed was pardoned by Sisi in July 2023 after being prosecuted and after serving jail time for his work as a lawyer.
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At this year's COP30 summit, Afro-Brazilian leaders urged authorities to help them protect the forest and their territories.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
November 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
At this year's COP30 summit, Afro-Brazilian leaders urged authorities to help them protect the forest and their territories.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
As Quilombola communities face threats from violence and deforestation, Brazil should issue long-awaited land titles now.
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This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
ICE deported a woman who owned a home in the US for 30 years. A judge banned ICE from deporting her to Sierra Leone where she had been tortured, so it deported her to Ghana, which kidnapped her and sent her back Sierra Leone anyway. ICE is part of this illegal conspiracy.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
This is called “chain refoulment” and it’s illegal under both U.S. and international law. And the State Department and ICE know very well what Ghana is doing and simply don’t care.
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Breaking news: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has exhausted his appeals, the country’s Supreme Court ruled, and will begin his 27-year sentence for plotting a military coup to stay in power after his 2022 election loss.
Bolsonaro out of appeals; will start 27-year sentence for coup attempt
The former Brazilian president will begin his sentence in a specially prepared cell at federal police headquarters in Brasília.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Breaking news: Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has exhausted his appeals, the country’s Supreme Court ruled, and will begin his 27-year sentence for plotting a military coup to stay in power after his 2022 election loss.
UN experts urge States to act as Israeli violations threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire
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UN experts urge States to act as Israeli violations threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire
GENEVA – Israel’s continuing violations of the ceasefire in Gaza are threatening the fragile truce, UN experts* warned today, urging all States to ensure attacks against civilians cease immediately an...
www.ohchr.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
UN experts urge States to act as Israeli violations threaten fragile Gaza ceasefire
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial today amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia. They face up to 23 years in prison if convicted of the unfounded charges. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
Tunisia: Abusive Prosecutions of Refugee Group
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial on November 24, 2025, amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia.
www.hrw.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Five employees of the Tunisian Council for Refugees will go on trial today amid a broader crackdown on civil society groups in Tunisia. They face up to 23 years in prison if convicted of the unfounded charges. www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
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In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.
Here are the billionaires who make up the top 20 political spenders:
Here are the billionaires who make up the top 20 political spenders:
The top 20 billionaires influencing American politics
The group has spent nearly $5 billion on elections since 2015.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:00 PM
In the past decade, billionaires have been more empowered than ever before to spend money to influence American elections.
Here are the billionaires who make up the top 20 political spenders:
Here are the billionaires who make up the top 20 political spenders:
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طالبت 22 منظمة حقوقية، منها هيومن رايتس ووتش، "اللجنة الأفريقية لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب" بإظهار الوضع الفعلي لحقوق الإنسان في #مصر وعدم تبني السرديات الحكومية دون تدقيق.
اقرؤوا المزيد https://bit.ly/4oQnaYO
اقرؤوا المزيد https://bit.ly/4oQnaYO
November 21, 2025 at 7:33 AM
طالبت 22 منظمة حقوقية، منها هيومن رايتس ووتش، "اللجنة الأفريقية لحقوق الإنسان والشعوب" بإظهار الوضع الفعلي لحقوق الإنسان في #مصر وعدم تبني السرديات الحكومية دون تدقيق.
اقرؤوا المزيد https://bit.ly/4oQnaYO
اقرؤوا المزيد https://bit.ly/4oQnaYO
يبدو إن الرئيس السيسي يتجنب مجددا السفر لجنوب أفريقيا بسبب دعاوى أمام المدعيّ العام هناك منذ ١٠ أعوام تخص قتل المتظاهرين. رغم إنه عمليا لا توجد فرص محققة لإصدار مذكرة اعتقال بسبب الحصانة الدبلوماسية .. مجرد تحليل مبني على شواهد سابقة. www.shorouknews.com/news/view.as...
نيابة عن الرئيس السيسي.. مدبولي يصل جوهانسبرج للمشاركة في قمة مجموعة العشرين -
بوابة الشروق
وصل الدكتور مصطفى مدبولي، رئيس مجلس الوزراء، اليوم الجمعة، إلى مطار "أوليفر ريجنالد تامبو" بمدينة جوهانسبرج بجنوب أفريقيا، لترؤس وفد مصر المُشارك في ق
www.shorouknews.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:58 AM
يبدو إن الرئيس السيسي يتجنب مجددا السفر لجنوب أفريقيا بسبب دعاوى أمام المدعيّ العام هناك منذ ١٠ أعوام تخص قتل المتظاهرين. رغم إنه عمليا لا توجد فرص محققة لإصدار مذكرة اعتقال بسبب الحصانة الدبلوماسية .. مجرد تحليل مبني على شواهد سابقة. www.shorouknews.com/news/view.as...
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On December 1, #ASP24 is starting in The Hague!
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session
Human Rights Watch Briefing Note for the Twenty-Fourth Session of the International Criminal Court Assembly of States Parties
The states parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC) will meet from December 1-6, 2025, in The Hague, for the annual session of the Assembly of States Parties (ASP).
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:10 PM
On December 1, #ASP24 is starting in The Hague!
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
🧵👇👇👇 on the main areas of action at the session
🚨Check out @hrw recommendations to the ASP and states parties for the upcoming Assembly session: www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
#JusticeMatters #NGOVoices
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West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity
The Israeli government’s forced displacement of the populations of three West Bank refugee camps in January and February 2025 amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity, Human Rights Watch said ...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:20 PM
West Bank: Israel Emptying Refugee Camps a Crime Against Humanity
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
new from @hrw.org & 21 int.& African organizations following misinforming report by country rapporteur.
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
“make it all the more important for the commission to robustly address Egypt’s human rights crisis.”
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
“make it all the more important for the commission to robustly address Egypt’s human rights crisis.”
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights
The African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights should act decisively to address the dire, protracted human rights crisis in Egypt following its review of the situation in the country.
www.hrw.org
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
new from @hrw.org & 21 int.& African organizations following misinforming report by country rapporteur.
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
“make it all the more important for the commission to robustly address Egypt’s human rights crisis.”
Egypt: African Commission Should Act to Protect Rights www.hrw.org/news/2025/11...
“make it all the more important for the commission to robustly address Egypt’s human rights crisis.”
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
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President Trump defended the Saudi crown prince over the killing of Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “things happen” and that he did not hold the leader responsible for the murder despite a U.S. intelligence report assessing the opposite.
Trump defends Saudi crown prince over Khashoggi killing
The de facto Saudi ruler was branded a pariah in 2018 after the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi. Now, U.S.-Saudi relations are approaching a high point.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:20 PM
President Trump defended the Saudi crown prince over the killing of Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “things happen” and that he did not hold the leader responsible for the murder despite a U.S. intelligence report assessing the opposite.
so in Trump's view, it's ok to kill people when "not liked" but it's not ok or warranted to question abusive rulers about the terrible crimes their security agencies oversee?
Yes we know they're allies. shocking to witness the depth of Orwellianism, talking & breathing.
Yes we know they're allies. shocking to witness the depth of Orwellianism, talking & breathing.
Trump suggests Khashoggi had it coming: "You're mentioning someone that was extremely controversial. A lot of people didn't like that gentleman that you're talking about. Whether you like him or didn't like him, things happen. But he knew nothing about it. You don't have to embarrass our guest."
November 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
so in Trump's view, it's ok to kill people when "not liked" but it's not ok or warranted to question abusive rulers about the terrible crimes their security agencies oversee?
Yes we know they're allies. shocking to witness the depth of Orwellianism, talking & breathing.
Yes we know they're allies. shocking to witness the depth of Orwellianism, talking & breathing.
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RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
November 18, 2025 at 6:54 PM
RIP Jamal. You deserved better.
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And yes, I wrote a full book about Jamal Khashoggi and his murder. Delivered edits, everything.
Until my editors at Harper Collins completely disappeared and stopped work on my manuscript, forcing me to pull it.
www.thedailybeast.com/harpercollin...
Until my editors at Harper Collins completely disappeared and stopped work on my manuscript, forcing me to pull it.
www.thedailybeast.com/harpercollin...
HarperCollins Halts Work on Book About Jamal Khashoggi
Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia, was murdered at the country’s consulate in Turkey.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
And yes, I wrote a full book about Jamal Khashoggi and his murder. Delivered edits, everything.
Until my editors at Harper Collins completely disappeared and stopped work on my manuscript, forcing me to pull it.
www.thedailybeast.com/harpercollin...
Until my editors at Harper Collins completely disappeared and stopped work on my manuscript, forcing me to pull it.
www.thedailybeast.com/harpercollin...
brain food:
"Rolling back protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world," the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, in a report presented in October. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
"Rolling back protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world," the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, in a report presented in October. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
Welfare cuts are fuelling far right rise, warns UN expert
NEW YORK – The rolling back of protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world, warned the Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, in a new report presented to the General Assembly today.“Welfare reform in the name of austerity and efficiency has alienated millions of people living in poverty and played into the hands of a far right looking to exploit discontent,” De Schutter said.
www.ohchr.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
brain food:
"Rolling back protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world," the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, in a report presented in October. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
"Rolling back protections for people living in poverty has created fertile ground for far-right movements across the world," the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Olivier De Schutter, in a report presented in October. www.ohchr.org/en/press-rel...
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Trotz vielfacher Kritik, dass dieses Gesetzesvorhaben menschenrechtliche Vorgaben verletzt, hält die Landesreg. weiter an den Verschärfungen fest. Die neuen Befugnisse werden u.a. zu mehr Racial Profiling & Massenüberwachung führen - das Gegenteil von Sicherheit.
netzpolitik.org/2025/biometr...
netzpolitik.org/2025/biometr...
Biometrische Überwachung: Weiterhin scharfe Kritik am neuen Berliner Polizeigesetz
Die Regierungskoalition des Landes Berlin hat ihr neues Polizeigesetz nach einer Anhörung von Sachverständigen nur minimal angepasst. Bei der automatisierten Gesichtserkennung soll die Überwachung sog...
netzpolitik.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Trotz vielfacher Kritik, dass dieses Gesetzesvorhaben menschenrechtliche Vorgaben verletzt, hält die Landesreg. weiter an den Verschärfungen fest. Die neuen Befugnisse werden u.a. zu mehr Racial Profiling & Massenüberwachung führen - das Gegenteil von Sicherheit.
netzpolitik.org/2025/biometr...
netzpolitik.org/2025/biometr...
Germany once again silencing freedom of speech and freedom of academia. There's not even an attempt here to conceal the bias of the authorities in enabling Israeli genocide, suppressing palestinians and those who defend their rights.
The LMU announces the cancellation of a seminar on the topic "the targeting of Palestinian academia". The cancellation announcement is titled "LMU as a place of pluralistic discourse". Couldn't make this up.
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
www.lmu.de/en/about-lmu...
LMU as a place of pluralistic discourse
Statement on the Planned Event “The Targeting of the Palestinian Academia” at LMU Munich
www.lmu.de
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Germany once again silencing freedom of speech and freedom of academia. There's not even an attempt here to conceal the bias of the authorities in enabling Israeli genocide, suppressing palestinians and those who defend their rights.
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"مجلس الأمن" الدولي يتبنى الخطة الأمريكية لنشر "قوة دولية لإرساء الاستقرار" في #غزة. ما هي إشكاليات هذه الخطوة؟
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November 18, 2025 at 12:28 AM
"مجلس الأمن" الدولي يتبنى الخطة الأمريكية لنشر "قوة دولية لإرساء الاستقرار" في #غزة. ما هي إشكاليات هذه الخطوة؟
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