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Verdict on banning of Utras groups adjourned to 29 December
Lawsuit filed by Mortada Mansour, Zamalek club chairman, calling ultras “terrorist groups”
Misr Al-Qawia Party calls for dialogue, criticises current penal institutions
Party presented short- and long-term recommendations to end ‘political turmoil’

On law, justice, and dissent: legal experts deconstruct Mubarak’s trial in panel discussion
Prosecution given unsatisfactory evidence by the Ministry of Interior in cases related to killing protesters, says expert
CIHRS director calls on government to revise Protest Law
NGO discusses risks of protesting in Egypt before European Parliament

From the stars to planet Earth: Eric Garner, Ferguson, and injustice in America
We all bear the burdens of the crimes and sufferings of both our ancestors and our neighbors, and the people that will one day populate the surface and caves of Mars are the same ones bearing the cultural traumas of our dark and bloody roots.

‘Al-Fatah Mosque clashes’ trial adjourned
Defendants were “unable to attend” the trial, say state media

Rabaa ‘operations room’ trial adjourned
Activist Mohamed Soltan’s hunger strike continues

Al-Sisi decree establishes ‘forbidden’ areas along Egypt’s borders
Law intended to stabilise “sensitive regions, where people could have hostile intentions”, says analyst

At least 2 dead in violent dispersal of Tahrir Square demonstrations
Thousands gathered around iconic square to protest Cairo Criminal Court’s dismissal of Mubarak charges

Thousands gather in Tahrir Square to protest Mubarak’s verdict
Security forces dispersed demonstrators with water cannons and teargas; many protesters arrested

Update: Clashes between protesters, police leave 2 dead in Matariya
Police arrest 12; blast in downtown, with no injuries

5 members of Salafi Front arrested in Cairo ahead of 28 November protests
Suspects were planning to “stage protests and incite violence”, says interior ministry

Man killed while planting bomb on railway tracks: Interior ministry
Security forces allegedly found three more bombs on the Cairo-Aswan line

Fear, violence and hardship part of everyday life in volatile North Sinai town
Residents of Al-Arish are caught in the fight between militants and the military
Flash protest in Mohamed Mahmoud Street in downtown Cairo
Timing and location were highly symbolic, as the protest took place two days before the anniversary of the Mohamed Mahmoud Street clashes of 2011
Police forces disperse Azhar University protests
Police security forces broke into the Al-Azhar University girls department to disperse a protest organised by Students against the Coup (SAC) on Monday. Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression (AFTE) reported the police forces hit one of the students who was trying to film the dispersal. The police also fired tear gas on the …

Cairo University students react to security measures on campus
Students say security measures are necessary but criticise enforcement
Student dies in police custody
Muslim Brotherhood statement claims student was tortured to death
Police detonate car bomb in Al-Arish, North Sinai
Armed forces arrest 18, including the alleged perpetrator of July’s Al-Farafra attack
1 dead after explosion on Cairo’s Ring Road
Bomb on motorcycle detonated unexpectedly, killing a militant: MENA
Police raid 3 gun-manufacturing workshops in Assiut
The sites contained illegally assembled shotguns, rifles, and other firearms
Traffickers of military and police uniforms arrested: Interior Ministry
The Azbakia Police Station investigation department in Cairo arrested a group of men for possessing large quantities of military and police uniforms with the intent of selling them, according to a statement released Sunday by the Ministry of Interior. The men were allegedly selling the uniforms and a number of accessories including berets and insignia …
Prisoner at large in Kafr Al-Sheikh police station escape
Police caught three of four detainees who ran off following stampede
Suez lawyers to escalate strike if demands not met
Head of syndicate to meet prime minister and interior minister to discuss crisis
Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis denies pledging allegiance to ISIS
An unsubstantiated statement affirming Ansar Beit Al-Maqdis’s loyalty to ISIS went viral on international news outlets
Suez lawyers strike over police assault claim
Lawyers were attacked by riot police inside court, says Lawyers Syndicate head
Gag on media freedom victory for terrorism: Egyptian journalists
Hundreds of Egyptian journalists have signed an online statement released Sunday rejecting a recent agreement between the editors in chief of several major Egyptian newspapers, in which they vowed to support the government’s anti-terrorism rhetoric. The journalists condemned “the repudiation of freedom of opinion and expression” inherent in the agreement between the newspaper editors, calling …

Egyptian singer moves to Sweden seeking ‘safe city residency’
Due to “continuous censorship of his music”, Ramy Essam leaves Egypt for two years but he is not seeking asylum
UPDATE: Security vehicles targeted in deadly Sinai attack
Incident leaves six police personnel dead and five injured
BREAKING: Police vehicle targeted in deadly Sinai bombing
Incident leaves six police personnel dead and four injured, according to state media