Thursday, December 29, 2011

Egypt - authorities raid foreign-funded 17 NGOs At least three of the organisations receive money from the United States

Published on Dec 29, 2011 by
http://www.euronews.net/ Offices belonging to 17 non-governmental organisations were simultaneously raided by Egyptian police and prosecutors in Cairo on Thursday.

Premises targeted belonged to pro-democracy and human rights groups, several funded from abroad, prompting fears of a crackdown on the pro-democracy movement.

At least three of the organisations receive money from the United States, which strongly criticised the operation.

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