
Lara Gibson
@lar_gibson
Journalist & Writer ✍️
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http://laragibson.co.uk 17-01-2020 12:25:25
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Tremendous Amnesty International Amnesty MENA report on the imprisonment, torture, kidnapping, and international failings of post-ISIS detention in Syria (and #Iraq). Huge huge respect to Nicolette Waldman and all who worked on this over the years. Please read, share, rage: amnesty.org/en/latest/news…

Exclusive🧵: Egyptian authorities are conducting mass deportations of thousands of Sudanese refugees fleeing a war zone and one of the world’s worst humanitarian emergencies. The New Humanitarian and the Refugees Platform in Egypt (Refugees Platform in Egypt - منصة اللاجئين في مصر) have been investigating the

Analysis: Even after a decade of unrivalled power, Sisi's regime won't allow any meaningful show of political free expression How Egypt's crackdown on Gaza protests shows the fragility of Sisi's regime ⬇️ ✍️ Lara Gibson newarab.com/analysis/egypt…

My latest piece for The Africa Report ⬇️⬇️

The imminent Israeli ground invasion of Rafah is a breaking point where Egypt can and maybe has to change its historical non-interventionist post-1979 peace treaty policy, explains Lara Gibson Read 🔗 newarab.com/analysis/will-…


Israel’s ground invasion of Rafah could leave ties with Egypt at breaking point Cairo has already signalled it could join South Africa’s genocide case at the ICJ, but what else could it do? Lara Gibson explains ⬇️ newarab.com/analysis/will-…




Analysis: Growing public anger over Israel's war in Gaza and threats to Egypt's border are heaping pressure on President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Can Egyptians forgive the regime for inaction in Rafah? ⬇️ ✍️ Lara Gibson newarab.com/analysis/can-e…

A new investigation by EHAB ZIDAN and .Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism looks at the plight of Palestinian refugees from Syria who fled to Egypt after the war, and how their children are being forced into illiteracy. Editing and fact-checking by .The New Arab Investigations newarab.com/investigations…

In-depth: Sisi is becoming ever more politically and economically motivated to deport and deter the nine million refugees and migrants living in Egypt Egypt's crackdown on refugees shows no signs of slowing ⬇️ ✍️ Lara Gibson newarab.com/analysis/egypt…

I shared my thoughts with Lara Gibson for The New Arab about the Egyptian standpoint on the presence of Israeli troops at the Philadelphi corridor (Clingendael Institute) newarab.com/analysis/will-…

Palestinian men & women released from Israeli detention told United Nations: - detainees held in cage-like enclosures. - some tied to beds, blindfolded, in diapers. - sexual torture & abuse, including electrocution to genitals. - water boarding; attacks by dogs. ohchr.org/en/press-relea…

Analysis: Allegations that Cairo attempted to influence US politics with bribes are understandable given the benefits it reaps from the relationship Has Egypt been trying to influence US politics? ⬇️ ✍️ Lara Gibson newarab.com/analysis/has-e…


#EGYPT good read by Lara Gibson Analysis: Saudi Arabia's new investment could be seen as another endorsement of Egypt's economic turnaround. But what is expected in return? newarab.com/analysis/why-s…

Analysis: Saudi Arabia's new investment could be seen as another endorsement of Egypt's economic turnaround. But what is expected in return? Why is Saudi Arabia investing $5 billion in Egypt? ⬇️ ✍️ Lara Gibson newarab.com/analysis/why-s…

“For Saudi, there is a political interest, there is an economic interest, and there is a diversification interest as Saudi Arabia needs to get revenue from sources other than oil and gas in the future,” Matteo Colombo tells The New Arab newarab.com/analysis/why-s…
