Civic Space in the Arab Region

This observatory seeks to cover and analyze civil society news in the Arab region, and to keep up with civil society in all its challenges and transitions
Bahrain: Growing Restrictions on Civic Space and Fundamental Freedoms Egypt: Civil Society Developments Iraq: Escalating Restrictions on Civic Space, Press Freedom, and Peaceful Assembly Lebanon: Growing Concerns over Freedom of Expression and Journalism amid Political and Security Developments The Arab NGO Network for Development’s Position on Lebanon’s New Media Law May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 May 2026 Libya: Economic conditions continue to deteriorate and political stalemate persists Egypt: Judicial harassment and restrictions on civil society continue Jordan: NGOs continue to operate within a restrictive environment shaped by structural constraints. Lebanon: Civil Society Organizations during War Morocco: Judicial and security measures to restrict youth activism and public protests Palestine: Challenges facing the work of Palestinian NGOs Sudan: Serious violations of international humanitarian law
National Reports (Egypt)

Egypt: New Spaces and Traditional Strategies

2023
At the end of 2021, one year after the regime in Egypt expressed its intention to improve the conditions of civil society, many observers noted that this improvement process began to take shape in the middle of 2022. Some cases were closed, and the executive regulations of the Law on Associations were issued after being suspended for more than two years. At the end of summer, a human rights strategy was adopted in Egypt, after which several detainees were released, and the cases of others were referred to courts. These…