CAIRO, Egypt — An Egyptian court’s ruling that 43 NGO staffers, including 16 Americans, be sentenced to up to five years in prison for using foreign funding to foment unrest is raising fears about the future of pro-democracy and human rights organizations operating here. The sentences were delivered on the same day that Egypt’s Shura Council, or
Egypt: NGO Prison Sentences Send Chill Through Civil Society
Civil society organizations are being restricted and targeted in the post-Mubarak era.