The conversation on Egypt over the weekend focused on the anniversary of the 25 January uprising. The Associated Press reported President Abdel Fattah El Sisi’s speech on Thursday during which he said Egypt had become “an oasis of security and stability.” The wire service contrasted that with widespread arrests that followed protests in September 2019. France24, focuses on the 2011 protesters that remain behind bars, and the National leads with El Sisi’s “upbeat” speech at the police academy. Voice of America, meanwhile, notes that the anniversary of the revolution was “marked without fanfare.” The Guardian’s Ruth Michaelson was out with a piece saying “nine years after [the] uprising, Egyptians face strict controls on political activity and free speech.”

Human rights in Egypt are also on the agenda: Jonathan Guyer asks to what extent liberal arts institutions such as AUC should be speaking out to defend freedom of expression — especially when their own affiliates are targeted — in a piece for the American Prospect.