Protest Is Egypt’s Last Resort
Nearly three years after the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak, Egypt is at a critical crossroads: Will it move toward democratization or regress into authoritarianism?
With a vote on a new constitution slated for the next couple of months, and promises of parliamentary and presidential elections by summer, Egypt’s military-backed interim government claims it has a road map to correct the country’s deviation from the goals of the 2011 revolution. But the passage last week of a law effectively quashing the right to public protest suggests the opposite.
According to the new law promulgated by the interim president, Adly Mansour, the government must be notified of all gatherings of more than 10 people.… Seguir leyendo »