Ruth Michaelson is a journalist based in Cairo. She reports regularly for the Guardian as well as Newsweek, Foreign Policy and other outlets. She has reported from across the Middle East since 2012. She is a 2014 graduate of the Toni Stabile Centre for Investigative Journalism at the Columbia Journalism School.
Civil society organizations are facing an unprecedented crackdown against their activities, with the attacks marking a shift in how the legal system is used to target advocates.
