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NEW: In Egypt, barely a month goes by without a TikToker or social media influencer getting arrested. TIMEP’s @nadoshegypt explores how prosecuting women content creators raises questions about the use of “family values” in regulating online expression. timep.org/2026/10/22/public-…
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➡️ Read ‘How European Surveillance Technology Facilitates Repression in Egypt and MENA’: timep.org/2026/10/13/how-eur…
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European surveillance technology continues to enable repression across MENA ⚡️
@TimepDC just published an article by @RamyRaoof documenting how European surveillance technology facilitates repression in Egypt and MENA.
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In an absolutely egregious escalation against press freedom, Egyptian journalist and @MadaMasr Editor-in-Chief @Linaattalah has been referred to trial on charges of establishing, managing, and operating a website without a license. Her trial is set to begin this Tuesday, Oct 27.
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“It should not be surprising that the military expects to have a role in any decision on who governs Egypt.” TIMEP’s Deputy Director @tekaldas speaks with @thetimes about President Sisi's announcement on succession. thetimes.com/world/africa/ar…
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🚨 ICYMI: Last week, TIMEP hosted a CSPF session at the Annual Meetings on how the IMF can improve outcomes by integrating political economy considerations into its work, especially in fragile contexts.
Catch it here: imf.org/en/videos/view/64068…
TIMEP's @SaharMech organized and addressed a CSPF session at the Annual Meetings in Bangkok today on why political economy matters for the IMF's work in fragile and conflict-affected states. Speakers, including TIMEP’s @jadbaghdadi98, discussed cases of Lebanon, Syria, and Nepal.
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EU tech sold across MENA for national security is repurposed for political targeting against activists & journalists. In my new @TIMEP analysis, I trace how tools from EU nations power repressive security forces: timep.org/2026/10/13/how-eur… #humanrights #surveillance #censorship
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“A lot could happen in the coming four years… Whatever the real plan is today, there’s no guarantee it’ll survive four years of uncertainty and volatility.” TIMEP’s @tekaldas discusses the future of Egypt's presidency with @The_NewArab's @matt_h_9. newarab.com/analysis/egypt-w…
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NEW: There is now more European Union engagement in Syria than at any point since 2011.
In his first piece for TIMEP, @ZakShmaly analyzes where EU and Syrian interests align and differ and offers recommendations on the EU's engagement looking forward. timep.org/2026/10/21/the-cha…
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"In Oct 2023, I provided expert testimony to a European court investigating surveillance technology used to facilitate human rights abuses across North Africa." In his first piece for @TimepDC, @RamyRaoof draws the connection between European surveillance tech & MENA repression.
NEW: MENA govts are among the top clients in the global digital surveillance market. TIMEP's @RamyRaoof breaks down how European surveillance tech continues to enable repression across MENA, as weak EU export controls leave the trade largely unchecked. timep.org/2026/10/13/how-eur…
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TIMEP was proud to have been a partner for the 2026 edition of @breadandnet. We’re grateful for the opportunity to exchange ideas, reconnect with partners, and engage with the community working to advance digital rights in MENA.
Thank you, @SMEX, for bringing us together!
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How European Surveillance Technology Facilitates Repression in #Egypt & #MENA. My new piece w/ @TimepDC maps EU tech exports enabling surveillance, censorship & rights abuses across MENA, oversight failures behind it: timep.org/2026/10/13/how-eur… #humanrights #surveillance #censorship
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We've been saying that when the world is silent, the crackdown on press freedom will intensify.
Here we are.
Egyptian journalist and @MadaMasr's @linaattalah called in for questioning before the Supreme State Security Prosecution.
This is the 6th case against Mada in 6 years.
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Over the last month, Egypt has:
🗞️ Arrested the entire newsroom of @matsda2sh and tortured journalists for their exercise of free expression
🗞️ Interrogated journalist @RashaPress for a tweet and made her pay LE 10k bail
🗞️ Summoned @MadaMasr's @Linaattalah for questioning.
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Egypt's leaders plan a military curated succession while attacking what's left of independent press. The impunity fueling this was fostered by the US waiving rights conditions on military aid & the EU falsely claiming Egypt improved rights to disburse billions in conditioned aid.
Lina Attalah, Mada Masr’s editor-in-chief, received a summons today from the Supreme State Security Prosecution to attend a questioning session on Wednesday, October 21. The summons did not say why she is being questioned.
The new investigation, Case 9072/2026, is the sixth case brought against Mada Masr, its journalists and its editor-in-chief in the past six years. The most recent was in August 2025, when the security prosecution released Attalah on LE30,000 bail. She was questioned at the time on charges of “broadcasting false news” and “using a website without a license,” based on a National Security Agency investigation report, in relation to a Mada Masr story on prisoners’ complaints of abuse in detention facilities. When asked why she trusted the sources cited in the story, Attalah said she had abided by professional journalistic standards and had acted in the public interest. She also pointed to the legally protected right to inform authorities of events through publication, noting that the outlet presents a full range of viewpoints.
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🚨 In a powerful act of solidarity, 8 independent media outlets from across the Arab world have come together to set up a flash newsroom that will do the fact-checking and public interest coverage that @matsda2sh would normally do if its entire newsroom was not behind bars. (1)
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Congrats to the wonderful folks at @SMEX for yet another successful @breadandnet! So proud that @TimepDC was a partner of this consistently fabulous convening once more this year and that we hosted 3 sessions led by @NadineKheshen, @d_christensen9, and @michatobia.
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Today, on day 2 of @breadandnet, TIMEP Editorial Director @michatobia moderated an insightful discussion on polarization in moments of contestation online and offline, looking at the contexts in Lebanon, Syria, and Sudan, with @safieddine00, @salma_daoudi1, and @KassemMnejja.
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Also today, at @breadandnet, TIMEP Advocacy Manager @d_christensen9 led a dynamic workshop with Jad El Dilati and Dionysia Peppa that invited participants to collectively reimagine what advocacy can look like in a moment of global contestation and international shifts.
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Today at @breadandnet, TIMEP organized a session in which @monajem, Marwa Fatafta, and @FreeFSH, moderated by @NadineKheshen, came together to regimagine what corporate accountability can look like in an era in which AI, surveillance, and tech harms are intensifying.
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