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Latest in Tag: police
Refugees from Syria set to be released
Lawyers are currently finalising the release of detained Syrian refugees
Clashes erupt at Mansoura University
Students Against the Coup and security forces exchange blows after the latter storm university campus
MOI announces arrest of âBrotherhood terrorist cellâ
Ibrahim praises CSF treatment of non-peaceful protests
Military police arrests two photojournalists
Journalists accused of vandalising military property
6 April member detained for possession of leaflets
15 days detention for man arrested for possession of materials inciting against the government, police and armed forces
Who is beating up âam Helmy with a shoe?
In the Middle East and Egypt, people have gotten used to utilising the words âshoeâ and âslipperâ in verbal insults. Of course, the physical usage of the items exists, as demonstrated by the Iraqi journalist with the former President George Bush junior. We have also witnessed women living in low-class neighbourhoods use slippers to beat …
Khaled Said trial postponed until 4 December
Clashes outside court force session to be temporarily postponed; several activists arrested
AFTE: Initial forensic states Cairo University student was shot three times
Engineering student Mohamed Reda was killed during violence in a demonstration in Cairo University
Clashes as Egypt police disperse Islamist demos
AFP – Clashes erupted in Cairo and other Egyptian cities Friday as police dispersed protests staged by Islamists defying a new law banning unauthorised demonstrations, security officials said. Police used tear gas against supporters of ousted Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in the capital’s Mohandessin district and on a key road leading to the pyramids. Protesters …
Egypt policemen acquitted on torture charges
Three police officers were acquitted from charges of torturing five Islamist militants who were in their custody during the Mubarak rule
Is the Protest Law a turning point between two eras?
Since 30 June and until now, there has been a struggle between those who have united over the fall of Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood. They are comprised of the hegemonic state movement and the democratic movement. This conflict manifests inside the cabinet, as well as different state apparatus, leading to a noticeable state of …
In Pictures: Police violently disperses protest against military trials and protest law (2)
Egyptian police dispersed a protest held infront of the Shura Council building, against the military trials for civilians and the newly issued protest law. Police used water cannons and teargas to disperse the crowd, and arrested at least 33 activists. Photos by AFP
Police disperse first demonstration after Protest Law
At least one protester detained in Jika Movement demo against police and army
Rights group decries case of alleged torture
Alleged torture case demonstrates need for radical police reform, says EIPR
Keeping Egyptians in check
A 16 year old boy, the son of an acquaintance, went to attend the Ghana-Egypt match dressed in an Al-Ahly t-shirt and holding a fireworks stick. The boy watched the match, left and was taking a cab when the police arrested him, charging him with participating in Mohamed Mahmoud clashes. Why is this alright? Because …
Al-Azhar Student Union holds Al-Tayeb accountable for violence
Following on-campus clashes, death of Al-Azhar student prompts protests from other universities
Police officer killed in Ismailia in firefight with militants, one assailant arrested
Armed forces arrests Brotherhood guidance bureau member in North Sinai, destroys houses they say belong to Rafah killings perpetrator
Officer killed in clashes with wanted militants
Captain Ahmed Samer Mahmoud was shot dead while on a mission to arrest militants suspected of assassinating Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Mabruk
One student killed in Al-Azhar dorm clashes
Al-Azhar University chairman bans protests and suspends all student activities
Trial of 21 Alexandria detainees begins
Security forces responsible for bringing the defendants to the courthouse failed to do so, lawyers say
The remains of Mohamed Mahmoud
The death toll of the 2011 Mohamed Mahmoud clashes was almost 50, making them the deadliest Egypt had witnessed at the time. Subsequent clashes on the one year anniversary of the violence saw at least two killed, including a 16 and a 15 year old. These words are being written on the eve of the second anniversary. No one really knows what will happen within a few hours, but the tensions are rising amid rival protests planned on the anniversary. As the Daily News Egypt looks in depth into which movements are calling for what this year, participants in the original 2011 clashes tell their story about an anniversary that has been rather stripped of what it stands for.
AFTE holds presser for Al-Azhar students sentenced to 17 years
The courtâs verdict is against the law: AFTE lawyer
MOI braces for Mohamed Mahmoud anniversary
The Ministry of Interior says it will respect right to protest, but warns of potential infiltration of violent elements
Humiliating Mohamed Mahmoud
The thing about the Mohamed Mahmoud clashes specifically is the mere fact that those who had never joined a protest even through the 18 glorious days took to that one. They did so not because they wanted to grab power or even present a political demand, but in defence of family members of those who …
Police officers’ trial postponed
Officers tried for the killing of 37 prisoners, while victims’ lawyers request for trial to be referred to felonies court
Bribery and corruption complaints office set up
Lawyer says the move is positive but caution is necessary
Al-Nour Party condemns reported torture
The party calls for serious investigation into torture reports of detainees
Army colonel killed in Ismailia desert road shooting
Attack marks this week’s second on Cairo-Ismailia road; two other policemen killed on Sunday
AFTE express concern over âsecurity control over universitiesâ
The NGO says it is extremely concerned about recent statements made by PM Hazem El-Beblawi on the matter
Abu Ismailâs trial resumes
The former Salafi leader is charged with libel against police officers