Latest in Tag: dispersal Highlight
Latest in Tag: dispersal
51 arrested during Friday protests
A number of protesters allegedly caught with Molotovs, fireworks
5 public housing residents referred to prosecution
Residents were arrested after security forces dispersed a sit-in organised in objection to their poor living conditions
Press Syndicate tracks violations against journalists during elections
Press Syndicate’s operations room has documented dozens of violations against journalists during presidential elections
‘We are innocent of all forms and sources of violence’: Muslim Brotherhood
The organisation’s Secretary General says there is a media campaign to “demonise” the Brotherhood
Security forces raid press conference on Rabaa dispersal organised by Anti-Coup Alliance
Two of the event organisers were arrested, one is still detained in an undisclosed location, says Anti Coup Alliance Spokesman
NCHR releases full report on Rabaa sit-in dispersal
Some council members disagree with report issuance
Majority of Rabaa dispersal victims were peaceful protesters: NCHR
NCHR releases report on fact finding committee established to look into the sit-in’s dispersal
Prosecutor refers 504 defendants from August’s Ramses clashes to trial
Defendants are charged with premeditated murder, attempted murder for terrorist purposes, inciting violence last August
Participants of political flash mob sentenced to two years with hard labour
Defence laywer says sentence will be challenged
Over one-hundred protesters receive jail sentence of two years
Case dates back to the Ramses clashes last July
976 killed in greater Cairo in two months: Forensics Authority
Death toll includes 627 who died during the dispersal of Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in
Attack on Al-Dostour Party’s spokesman condemned
Dawoud sustains injuries following attack by pro-Morsi protesters
Arrests continue on backdrop of sit-ins dispersal
Twenty-five arrested in Minya for violence; 7 arrested in Cairo for stalling traffic
Forensics puts sit-ins’ dispersal death toll at 533
Forensics Authority says there was insufficient room at state morgue to accommodate all bodies from the Rabaa dispersal
Students briefly detained in Alexandria
Security forces dispersed a student protest outside Alexandria University on Sunday
53 arrested after security forces campaign
Official Facebook statement by the Interior Ministry announces the capture of Muslim Brotherhood members and Ahrar movement protesters
Egyptian opinion on sit-in dispersals: Finding truth in reported facts
A recent poll suggests that 67% of Egyptians are “satisfied with the manner” in which security forces dispersed the sit-ins at Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Nahda Square. Meanwhile a different poll suggests that 79% of Egyptians believe the “massacres” on 14 August were “crimes against humanity”. These two polls seem to be presenting contradictory facts about …
Detentions renewed for those arrested following pro-Morsi protests
Rights group says almost 1500 arrested since pro-Morsi sit-ins dispersal
Lethal force justified against armed groups says former grand mufti
Ali Gomaa approves of security forces efforts against armed groups, condemns ‘American interference’
Research centre finds sit-in dispersal adhered to international standards
Ibn Khaldun Center outlines 14 August dispersal process
Foreign ministry lobbies for support from abroad
Ministry meets with diplomats from Arab, Asian countries as well as Security Council members to advocate the state’s account of the latest violence
HRW condemns excessive use of lethal force
Watchdog organisation says Egyptian authorities failed to adhere to human rights standards; independent death toll rises to 1666
Egypt railway suffers EGP 30m loss
Recent unrest resulted in a halt in railway traffic causing losses
Egypt railway suffers EGP 30m loss
Egypt’s train movements completely halted between Cairo, Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt
Egypt crackdown sparks global outrage
The United Nations, the United States, Britain, France, Iran, Qatar and Turkey strongly denounced the use of force to clear protest camps in Cairo
Kerry denounces crackdown on Morsi supporters
US Secretary of State John Kerry urged Egypt’s military to allow elections and for all sides to avoid further violence
Qatar ‘strongly denounces’ force against Egypt demos
The gas-rich Gulf state was a major financial supporter of Egypt under the presidency of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Morsi
Al-Nahda sit-in dispersal: eyewitness accounts
Local residents cheered as security forces cleared the Nahda sit-in
In Pictures: Rabaa sit-in dispersal
Photos by Mohamed Gamil/DNE