Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; travel ban lifted- Convicted

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U.S. outrage as Egypt bars Americans from leaving

By Patrick Werr and Tom Perry
CAIRO | Thu Jan 26, 2012 2:33pm EST

(Reuters) - Six Americans working for publicly funded U.S. organizations promoting democracy in Egypt have been barred from leaving the country, provoking angry demands in Washington that Cairo's new military rulers stop "endangering American lives".


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http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/26/us-egypt-usa-idUSTRE80P1QC20120126

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 6 Americans Working for NGOs are Stopped from Leaving

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 6 Americans Working for NGOs are Stopped from Leaving

Fearing detention, American workers shelter at US embassy in Cairo

Published January 30, 2012
| NewsCore​

Excerpt:

A State Department official told The Washington Post, who first reported the story, that it was not believed the "handful" of NGO staff who had decided to take shelter at the Cairo embassy were in "immediate physical danger."​

Several Washington lobbyists announced Saturday they are ending their contract with the Egyptian government, as the controversy deepens over raids conducted on the offices of American advocacy groups.​

Sam LaHood told FOX by phone Friday that an Egyptian judge claims he, along with the other Americans barred from leaving the country, worked for an unregistered NGO and took a salary.​

"We're kind of expecting the worst," LaHood said. "There hasn't been a lot of movement nothing has really changed. If it does go to trial, a trial could last up to one year in a case that's as wide-ranging as this one is. But the penalty for that is six months to five years in jail so these are very serious charges."​

Meanwhile, a group of senior Egyptian generals landed in Washington on Sunday to try to mend the rift between the two countries, The Wall Street Journal reported.​

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/0...shelter-at-us-embassy-in-cairo/#ixzz1kwoBlsrk​

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 6 Americans Working for NGOs are Stopped from Leaving

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 6 Americans Working for NGOs are Stopped from Leaving

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ding-1-americans-to-trial-over-illegal-funds/

Egypt to prosecute 44 workers, including 19 Americans, after raids on rights groups
Published February 05, 2012
| FoxNews.com

CAIRO ? The son of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is among 19 Americans being referred to criminal trial for allegedly receiving foreign funds illegally and being involved in banned activity in Egypt, several news agencies reported Sunday.

In all, Egyptian officials say 44 non-governmental organization workers will be put before the court after investigating judges claimed they had reason to try the democracy and rights workers.

The move is likely to further sour relations between Egypt's military rulers and the United States, the Arab nation's chief western backer for more than 30 years. The decision came just after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met Saturday with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr on the sidelines of the 48th meeting of the Munich Security Conference in Germany.
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The State Department on Sunday said they are aware of the reports but still are trying to confirm...

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 6 Americans Working for NGOs are Stopped from Leaving

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 6 Americans Working for NGOs are Stopped from Leaving

Apparently the military is accusing American University officials of plotting to overthrown Egypt.

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Addicted to "military" accused the American University of plotting to overthrow Egypt
Thursday, February 9, 2012 - 16:38


Continuation of a series of articles written by addicted official page of the armed forces on the "Facebook", entitled "The state of understanding," put Aladmn question about the role of the American University in which he accused of being one of the tools used by the U.S. administration and its security forces in the overthrow Egypt?. said Aladmn in his article published on the "Facebook" on Thursday, "a question arises strongly in recent days, after the spread of talk about civil disobedience and call him, and the strangest thing in the matter is to implement the scheme in the hands and arms of Egypt (100%), and they are part of the faculty members who work in the university, and who started in the process of mobilization of systematic and deliberate for a select group of students, numbering 40 students so that they can implement the demolition of Egypt the hands of the sons of Egypt, and by increasing tension among students against the military, and to promote the campaign liars at the American University and the selection of some public figures known as Alaa Abdel-Fattah, the sister of Khalid Saeed to convince students at a seminar at the university. as well as their awareness, advocacy and mobilization of civil disobedience, and the work of human chains at the gates of the university carrying big banners bearing the civil disobedience, and the search for ways and means to convince and charging students at the university. and the work of Group on the social networking site (Facebook) to be used in the process of the crowd. and send messages (SMS / BBM) to raise awareness of civil disobedience. revealed

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http://www3.youm7.com/News.asp?NewsID=598622&SecID=65&IssueID=168

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; US student and Australian Journalist arrested today

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; US student and Australian Journalist arrested today

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/0...tudent-australian-journalist/?test=latestnews

Egypt arrests US student, Australian journalist
Published February 11, 2012

| Associated Press

CAIRO -- An Egyptian security official says that authorities have arrested an Australian journalist and an American student accused of trying to bribe people to join a strike demanding a faster transition to civilian rule called for the anniversary of former President Hosni Mubarak's ouster...

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial date Feb 26th

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial date Feb 26th

Source: http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/0...-foreign-democracy-activists/?test=latestnews

Egypt sets date for trial of foreign democracy activists
Published February 18, 2012
| The Wall Street Journal

CAIRO ? Egyptian judicial authorities announced on Saturday that 43 civil society workers, including at least 16 Americans, will face trial on Feb. 26 over illegal foreign funding for nongovernmental organizations, diminishing hopes that Washington and Cairo might reach a diplomatic, rather than a legal, resolution to the worsening flap...

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial date Feb 26th

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial date Feb 26th

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/26/world/africa/egypt-ngos/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

Trial is adjourned after Americans fail to appear in Cairo court
By Elise Labott, CNN
updated 8:10 AM EST, Sun February 26, 2012

(CNN) -- The trial of sixteen American aid workers before a Cairo court was adjourned Sunday, the judge said, after the accused failed to appear in court.

The aid workers are charged with fraud in Egypt. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said intense discussions are under way in the case.

The Americans are among 43 people accused in a crackdown on pro-democracy, non-government groups, which Egyptian officials say is part of a pattern of foreign interference that is stoking unrest.

Some of the non-American defendants did appear in court. The trial is scheduled to resume April 26...

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial adjourned to April 26th- travel ban lifted

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial adjourned to April 26th- travel ban lifted

Source: http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...ME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2012-02-29-13-19-28

Feb 29, 1:59 PM EST

Egypt lifts travel ban on US pro-democracy workers

By HAMZA HENDAWI
Associated Press

CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt on Wednesday lifted a travel ban on seven Americans being tried on charges that the pro-democracy groups they worked for fomented unrest with illegal foreign funding. The shift signals an end to the worst crisis in relations between Egypt and the U.S. in 30 years...

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial adjourned to April 26th- travel ban lifted

Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; trial adjourned to April 26th- travel ban lifted

A report that the US paid money to the Egyptian government to free the American NGO workers.

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U.S. paid $ 5 million before migrating the defendants in the case of foreign funding
Gamal Essam El-Din
1-3-2012 | 20:12 3 683

Americans accused of leaving the airport in Cairo
According to the agency "Associated Press," News of America, the United States paid a fine of about $ 5 million, and the rate of 300 thousand dollars for every American was being held, and prohibited from traveling in connection with the issue of foreign funding for NGOs. agency said that the amount of $ 300 thousand fine included 16 Americans were banned from traveling a total of $ 4.8 million, and that the two Americans left Cairo on their way to Cyprus at around seven o'clock this evening.

http://gate.ahram.org.eg/NewsConten...لمتحدة-دفعت--ملايين-دولار-قبل-ترحيل-المت.aspx

 

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Re: Trapped in Egypt - 43 Non Profit workers are charged in criminal complaint; travel ban lifted- Convicted

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/04/us-egypt-ngos-idUSBRE9531A320130604


Egypt convicts 43, including Americans, in NGO case
By Shaimaa Fayed and Maggie Fick

CAIRO | Tue Jun 4, 2013 6:40pm EDT

(Reuters) - An Egyptian court convicted 43 Americans, Europeans, Egyptians and other Arabs on Tuesday in a case against democracy promotion groups that plunged U.S.-Egyptian ties into their worst crisis in decades.

Judge Makram Awad gave five-year sentences to 27 defendants tried in absentia including 15 U.S. citizens. Another American who stayed for trial was given a two-year sentence but left Egypt on Tuesday on the advice of his lawyers. A German woman was also given a two-year sentence...