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REDWORD Welcomes Abdul Rahman al-Qaradawi’s Release and Reaffirms the Right to Free Expression
REDWORD for Human Rights and Freedom of Expression welcomes the release of Egyptian poet and activist Abdul Rahman Yusuf al-Qaradawi, following a presidential pardon…
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Following Joint Appeal : Canada Reconsiders Hossam Elhamalawy’s eTA Refusal
REDWORD for Human Rights & Freedom of Expression welcomes the Canadian authorities’ decision to reconsider the refusal of Dr. Hossam Elhamalawy’s Electronic Travel Authorization…
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URGENT: Joint Appeal to the IRCC on Hossam Elhamalawy’s eTA Refusal
August 28, 2026 The Honourable Lena Metlege Diab, P.C., K.C., M.P. Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Ottawa, Ontario Dear Minister Metlege Diab, REDWORD for Human…
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How the EHON amendments could reshape Toronto?
On Thursday, November 13, 2025, Toronto city council voted, by a majority, to approve zoning by-law amendments to the Expanding Housing Options in Neighbourhoods…
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Could Egypt Fight Alongside Israel?
On July 29, 2026, a fire broke out at Egypt’s Damietta Port on the Mediterranean coast after a drone reportedly struck a gas vessel…
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15 Years After the Egyptian Revolution: Sisi Persists in Misleading the Public
On the 15th anniversary of the January Revolution, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi continues, with remarkable persistence, to justify the past and invoke behind-the-scenes events…
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Can Canada call Egypt an “ally” while ignoring its record of repression?
On November 23, 2025, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Anita Anand, met with Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Badr Abdelatty, in South Africa during the G20…
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Migrants trapped in Tunisia’s exploitation and EU pressure
Tunisia In the streets of Tunis, they wait. Men from Guinea, Mali, and Sudan stand on street corners and roundabouts, their hands calloused…
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Palestinians in Egypt: From Genocide to Legal Marginalization
When the night settles and its noise fades, and Ghada sits by her window watching Cairo’s lights, she recalls the defining moment between homeland…
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Al-Fashir: A Sudanese city bleeding under ethnic cleansing
The conflict in Sudan’s Darfur region in the southwest began in 2003, when two rebel groups—the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) and the Justice and…
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12 Hours in Shatila Refugee Camp: Massacre Wounds Have Never Healed
What is the fate of the half a million refugees in Lebanon living in refugee camps? A community who already endures a life…
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From Oslo to New York: Can the Two-State Solution Survive?
Two days ago, the UN General Assembly approved a draft resolution endorsing the “New York Declaration.” The resolution, which addresses achieving a peaceful settlement…