Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 14hIt's not too late to register for Bread&Net, the region's largest gathering on rights and technology hosted by @smex.org, taking place this year between October 14 and 16. We at TIMEP are proud to be partners of such an important convening. breadandnet.org 032
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 10/10/2026That same year, as we marked the ten year anniversary of the Maspero Massacre, the TIMEP team put together a fact sheet to help our readers understand its legacy of impunity. Unfortunately nearly all of it remains true as we now mark 15 years timep.org/2021/10/12/t...timep.orgThe Maspero Massacre: Ten Years OnOctober 9 marks ten years since the Maspero Massacre. As a result of indiscriminate state violence and incitement, 28 Egyptians were killed and hundreds were injured. One decade later, accountability ... 034
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Writing in 2021, @mirayphilips.bsky.social documented how the Maspero Massacre has left an indelible mark, particularly on Egyptian Copts, shaping their activism and identity in significant ways both in Egypt and abroad timep.org/2021/10/09/t...timep.orgThe Transformative Politics and Memory of the Maspero MassacreThe Maspero Massacre has left an indelible mark on Copts, shaping their activism and identity in significant ways, both in Egypt and abroad, over the past ten years. 114
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Last year, @amyfallas.bsky.social wrote about how the Coptic Hospital on Ramses Street became a battleground on that fateful night of October 9, 2011 and what the politics of memory around the massacre look like so many years later timep.org/2025/10/15/a...timep.orgA Marginalized Memory in Egypt: Remembering the Maspero Massacre from the Coptic HospitalFourteen years ago, on October 9, 2011, Egyptian security forces violently attacked protesters in Maspero, killing 28 and injuring hundreds. There was one demand from the protesters and their loved on... 123
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 10/10/2026As we mark the 15th anniversary of the Maspero Massacre, I'm thinking of the 28 killed and the hundreds injured for whom we have not seen justice. I'm thinking of the stories of survivors the state is trying to erase. I'm also reading some of what @timep.bsky.social has published. 2154
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Security forces fired tear gas and live ammunition at protesters and drove armored personnel carriers into the crowd. Twenty-eight Egyptians were killed and hundreds injured that day. Fifteen years since the Maspero Massacre and accountability remains far out of reach. 031
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Yesterday marked 15 years since the Maspero Massacre. We solemnly mark this dark anniversary. Following an Aswan church demolition, demonstrators peacefully took to the streets on October 9, 2011. They were met with indiscriminate state violence and incitement. 182
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Yesterday, October 9, marked 15 years since Egypt's Maspero Massacre. On that dark day, protesters gathered peacefully following a church demolition. They were met with APCs to run them over, live ammunition, and state incitement. 28 lives taken. Hundreds injured. May we never forget. 03412
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 09/10/2026TIMEP’s @maitelsadany.bsky.social speaks with Afikra to explore how centering those most impacted can drive meaningful legal advocacy, accountability, and systemic change. Tune in here: explore.afikra.com/podcast-netw...explore.afikra.comPodcast Networkafikra | عفكرة: Immerse yourself in Arab world histories and cultures through podcasts, events, and academy courses. Join our vibrant community today! 022
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“How I would urge the admin to move forward on Sudan boils down to one word: leverage. The US hasn’t yet gone to the core dynamics, which is that three US partners, reliant on US assistance and weapons, are also the main backers of the warring parties in Sudan,” stresses John Chappell. 131
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The test of US policy in Lebanon concerns whether the army is able to protect the country, whether those blocking financial recovery face consequences, and whether the state is able to provide services without citizens having to turn to their sectarian patrons,” says Sami Halabi. 111
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“We need to get the Trump administration to come back to this idea that we should not just have a Gaza policy; we should have a Palestine policy concerned with a future Palestinian state and the Palestinians,” notes Jasmine El-Gamal. 121
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The US had been pushing for the arms embargo to cover the entirety of Sudan; they have since stepped back amidst opposition from other members of the UNSC…but the real question lies in enforcement,” notes John Chappell on the Trump administration's response to the war in Sudan. 112
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The agreement that is on the table is putting the conditions in place for the next war. That is what happened in March, and my concern is that that’s what’s going to happen going forward,” says Sami Halabi in regard to US-brokered negotiations between Lebanon and Israel. 121
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“The US administration is still looking at Syria through the lens of counterterrorism and Syria's relationship with its neighbors. But this is really the time to meet the moment inside Syria to avoid greater instability in the future,” emphasizes @natashahall.bsky.social. 121
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026“When we talk about Gaza, what’s happening on paper doesn’t match what’s happening on the ground because the leverage necessary to bring to fruition the plans on paper is not being put in place,” says Jasmine El-Gamal. 111
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 08/10/2026🚨 Starting now! We're hosting Jasmine El-Gamal, @natashahall.bsky.social, Sami Halabi, and John Chappell to discuss the Trump administration's foreign policy toward the MENA region two years into its second term. Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/o1TDGaK... 122
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 08/10/2026What have the first two years of Trump 2.0 meant for MENA policy and the MENA region? Happening shortly at 10 am EST featuring Jasmine El-Gamal, Sami Halabi, John Chappell, and Natasha Hall, moderated by Doug Christensen ⬇️ 001
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 07/10/2026In Beirut or planning to attend Bread&Net by @smex.org?? I'm thrilled that @timep.bsky.social is bringing the quarterly MENA Social Nights we've been doing in DC, to Beirut on October 13! Drop by Salon Beyrouth anytime between 6:30 and 10:00 pm for an evening of community and solidarity. 013
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 07/10/2026If you're attending Bread&Net by @smex.org next week, be sure to catch the @timep.bsky.social family at one, two, or all three of the sessions we're organizing, led by my fabulous colleagues: Nadine Kheshen, Doug Christensen, and Micha Tobia. See you there! 👋🏼 011
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Friends in Beirut: If you're in town this Friday, October 9, join the Freedom of Expression Coalition for a solidarity stand with @matsadaash.bsky.social, following the disappearance, arrest, torture, and prosecution of six journalists, constituting their entire newsroom. 001
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyApothetes (he / him) @apothetes.bsky.social · 05/10/2026"Journalists staged a sit-in outside the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate (EJS) in Cairo, demanding the release of the Matsadaash staff. Members said they would keep the sit-in open ended until the journalists were released, and the EJS said it would convene an emergency meeting on Monday." 125
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 05/10/2026“My colleagues were doing what journalists should do: asking difficult questions, uncovering facts, and reporting on issues that affect people’s lives. They deserve recognition for their work. Instead, their homes were raided, and all six were taken away.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comEgyptian journalist faces terrorism charges after entire newsroom detainedCalls for release of six Matsadaash staff after one is charged, while whereabouts of other five remain unknown 053
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Egyptian writer and journalist Rasha Azab has been released on LE 10,000 bail after she was called in for questioning before the prosecution following her solidarity and support for @matsadaash.bsky.social. 063
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A pleasure to speak to @afikra.bsky.social on what it means to be a rights lawyer at such a bleak moment; what it looks like to lead a policy institute like @timep.bsky.social as we return to the region; and to reflect on what we gained from the Arab Uprisings. Full episode here: lnkd.in/ehfsVsR8. 033
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The @matsadaash.bsky.social journalists were forced to record false confessions. They were beaten. They were subject to forced stripping and electric shocks. Egypt is torturing journalists. This is not the behavior of a country purporting to be a "regional leader." eipr.org/en/press/202...eipr.orgMatsadaash journalists tell prosecutors they were tortured, forced to record fabricated “confessions” | Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights 063
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 05/10/2026Senator @merkley.senate.gov adds his voice to the growing list of policymakers in the United States and around the world calling for the release of the six @matsadaash.bsky.social journalists. 082
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Egyptian journalist Rasha Azab, who is organizing solidarity actions for @matsadaash.bsky.social through the Press Syndicate, has received a summons to appear before the Supreme State Security Prosec for questioning tmrw. Solidarity is not a crime. Investigative Journalism is not a crime. 053
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Over the last 5 days, Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira was at a National Security Agency facility. Despite the fact that his family and the families of his colleagues sent 17 telegrams to authorities in search of answers, they received no response. From EIPR eipr.org/en/press/202...eipr.org Matsadaash journalist Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira detained for 15 days after 10-hour interrogation | Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights 000
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira was questioned exclusively on what @matsadaash.bsky.social publishes, its topics, and sources. For his journalistic work, he is being accused of joining a “terrorist” group, spreading false news, and using a social media site for that purpose in Case No 8083 of 2026. 100
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Update in the @matsadaash.bsky.social case: Journalist Mohamed Ashraf Abu Emeira (1 of the 6) was brought before the Supreme State Security Prosecution yesterday at 10 pm, interrogated for 10 hours overnight & ordered into pretrial detention for 15 days. His colleagues remain disappeared. 153
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Thank you to @beyer.house.gov and @repdelbene.bsky.social, Co-Chairs of the Egypt Human Rights Caucus, for your leadership in urging the Egyptian govt to immediately and unconditionally release all 6 @matsadaash.bsky.social journalists. The Egypt Human Rights Caucus joins the growing global call. 011
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Policymakers are continuing to speak up against the largest assault on press freedom in Egypt in years. @vanhollen.senate.gov is the first Senator to call for the release of the entire @matsadaash.bsky.social newsroom. Thank you for your principled leadership, Senator Van Hollen. 053
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Last night, country music star Zach Bryan performed at Gillette Stadium wearing a Free Palestine shirt, with drummer Nate Head and guitarist Noah Le Gros with Hind Rajab and Palestine jerseys. Brilliant solidarity following Robert Kraft's banning of Macklemore at the same stadium. 321941371
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Some incredible regional solidarity from several journalist union and syndicate groups from Lebanon, Tunisia, Syria, Palestine, and Sudan with Egyptian independent investigative journalism platform @matsadaash.bsky.social following the arrest of their entire newsroom syja.org/archives/33512syja.orgبيان مشترك صادر عن نقابات واتحادات وهيئات صحفية عربية تضامناً مع صحفيي منصة «متصدقش» ومطالبةً بالإفراج الفوري عنهم | رابطة الصحفيين السوريين 0136
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Quick critique of news coverage on the ongoing crackdown of @matsadaash.bsky.social. The headline isn't that Egypt is accusing journalists of being Muslim Brotherhood (they do that to dissidents of all backgrounds regularly), the headline should be that Egypt arrested AN ENTIRE NEWSROOM. 082
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026In the face of Israel's devastating violence in and occupation of South Lebanon, residents are trying to rebuild their lives and secure their livelihoods. What does that look like on the ground? @timep.bsky.social's newest piece by Mahdi Krayem documents just some of their stories. 081
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyHugo Gordon @hugogordon.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Think it's little understood outside Egypt just how authoritarian the government is, and how much worse it's getting. Have heard stories of journalists afraid to put their names to articles about facts of life like inflation, for fear of being arrested for undermining the regime. 1168
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026It's ironic that the US State Department is recognizing Egypt for its 'helpful role' throughout the Iran war, given that Egypt is carrying out one of the most significant crackdowns on press freedom in years, a step which makes the country less stable (less stable Egypt = less stable region). 080
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Important to note as news breaks that the US State Department has used a national security waiver to sidestep conditions that would have otherwise held back $300 million in military assistance, Egyptian authorities have detained and disappeared an entire newsroom of 6 six journalists. 44219
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026العالم كله بينهار سياسياً، واقتصادياً، وجيوبوليتيكاً، واحنا لسة بنقبض علي صحفيين. يا مصر بتعمليها ازاي. كل التضامن مع فريق @matsadaash.bsky.social 031
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Globally, we're facing the most serious security, economic, and political challenges in decades, and instead of meeting the moment, Egypt is arresting an ENTIRE NEWSROOM (@matsadaash.bsky.social) solely because it didn't like their content. This is not what regional leadership looks like. 093
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyPrem Thakker ツ @premthakker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The Los Angeles Times is running a full webpage advertisement promoting tourism to Israel. The ad is backed by the Israeli Ministry of Tourism. The ad also includes a map of Israel that erases Palestine. 16361157
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 01/10/2026New Stop the Settlements Act would (1) sanction any foreign entity involved in establishing any new Israeli settlements in the West Bank or Gaza and (2) would place a ban on imports of settlements goods, in line with recent steps taken by other countries castro.house.gov/media-center...castro.house.govCastro, Dean, Beyer, Casar, Jacobs, Escobar to Introduce Sanctions on Drivers of Settlement Expansion | U.S. Congressman Joaquin CastroThe Official U.S. Congressional website of Congressman Joaquin Castro 060
Reposted by Mai El-SadanyThe Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy @timep.bsky.social · 30/09/2026The solidarity with @matsadaash.bsky.social is global and it is growing! In less than 24 hours, 81 civil society organizations and independent media outlets from around the world have come together to stand with the Matsadaash team and to demand the release of their six detained journalists. 052
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 30/09/2026"الصحافة المستقلة ركن أساسي في أي مجتمع حر، والتضييق على حرية التعبير يتناقض مع ما تعلنه السلطات المصرية من التزام بالحوار والشفافية ومكافحة الفساد، وما تدّعيه من دور قيادي في المنطقة." كل التضامن من @timep.bsky.social مع فريق @matsadaash.bsky.social بعد القبض على فريق تحرير المنصة بالكامل. 001
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 30/09/2026I cannot overstate how egregious it is for Egyptian authorities to arrest the ENTIRE NEWSROOM of an investigative journalism platform. We're witnessing one of the most serious press freedom escalations in Egypt in years. @timep.bsky.social + 54 partners in solidarity with @matsadaash.bsky.social ⤵️ 0169
Mai El-Sadany @maitelsadany.bsky.social · 30/09/2026⚠️ The crackdown against Egyptian investigative journalism platform @matsadaash.bsky.social has expanded to include 6 detained journalists taken across different governorates, constituting the arrest of their entire newsroom. More from EIPR: eipr.org/en/press/202... 033
Reposted by Mai El-SadanySenator Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov · 29/09/2026The US says our # 1 priority abroad is protecting Americans. But in the West Bank, 9 Americans have been killed by Israeli settlers or security forces with no justice. Meanwhile, they attack Palestinians daily with total impunity. Today, I'll force a vote to demand accountability. 313938
