Latest in Tag: protest Highlight
Latest in Tag: protest
Detained Youth Committee submits 2nd pardon list to presidency: member
Committee member Tarek El-Khouly says lists include minor detainees and those given final sentences
Court bans Red Sea islands defenders’ scheduled protest
Interior Ministry filed lawsuit against political groups seeking to demonstrate
Dozens protest against Red Sea Islands agreement, reports of arrests
Police arrest 20 from Sohag village following protest over recent kidnappings
The protest was dispersed by force, while residents of the village insist they were trying to draw attention to the kidnapping
Retrial of police officer in Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh’s case postponed
Court postpones hearing to 19 February
11 defendants sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for participating in 11 November protests
Defendants were arrested in the working-class area of Imbaba
In Video: Doctors protest to implement verdict of infection allowances
Egyptian doctors are currently entitled to only EGP 19 allowance if they are infected during work, despite the emerging deadly dangers they face in their jobs. “We call for increasing the infection allowance to EGP 1,000 per month instead of the current EGP 19.” The Doctors’ Syndicate will hold a demonstration in front of the …
In Video: Protest against the prison sentence handed to the syndicate leaders
Democratic Current parties study potential call for general strike ahead of 11 November protest calls
Free Egyptians Party launches “work for Egypt” initiative to face protest calls
Tanta Linen Factory workers protest, demand to be rehired
The workers demanded that the government apply a court verdict, which ordered that the factory be returned to the public sector
Housewife detained for calling for protests on 11 November
Amid condemnation from the Muslim Brotherhood, Shirin Bekhit was accused of belonging to an illegal group and plotting against the state
Port Said MPs defend protesters’ right to oppose price hikes
Dozens took the streets in the governorate in objection to the sudden price increase of social housing flats
11 November protest calls stir concern among government, media outlets
Government has begun to arrest instigators while media figures warn Egyptians of chaos fuelled by the Muslim Brotherhood
6 more people detained for calling for protests on 11 November
Arrests are not likely to affect the other calls to protest, especially if these calls are wide-reaching, says lawyer
Re-trial session on Saturday for police officer in Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh case
In June 2015, he was sentenced to 15 years in prison, in a case that sparked controversy
We reject November protests incited from outsiders: 6 April Youth Movement
Calls for anti-government protests by group under slogan of “revolution of the poor” stir rejection of secular forces
Annulment of Red Sea islands deal halted by Urgent Affairs court
The government continues to battle over controversial case with its opponents
Journalist Mahmoud Al-Saqa granted release on EGP 5,000 bail
The journalist was among many arrested over the Red Sea islands protests
Detained journalist Al-Saqa voices poor health, maintains hope
The doctor told me that sleeping on the floor is damaging my spine and the bones in my side, and that I should sleep on a bed, says journalist
ANHRI concerned about adolescents sentenced to 5 years in prison
The five adolescents are accused of unlicensed protesting against the Red Sea islands demarcation deal
9 police officers receive 3-year prison terms for assaulting doctors in Matariya
The incident pushed thousands of doctors to protest against the Ministry of Interior
Doctors Syndicate to protest against doctors appointment system
The syndicate objects to changes to the system and has filed a memorandum to the health minister
Activist Zizo Abdo released with precautionary measures
Abdo was detained for more than 135 days on charges of unlicensed protesting, among others
In Video: Families protesting against the shortage of subsidised infant milk
Dozens of families protested on Thursday morning in front of the Egyptian Pharmaceutical Trading Company against the shortage of subsidised infant milk.
Subsidised infants milk to be sold only in ministry outlets: Health Minister
Protesters did not know about new decree, says Health Minister
Wave of strikes break out in 10th of Ramadan City following price hikes
Workers in three different factories threaten to stage further strikes if economic demands are not met
Social housing unit owners protest against interest rate on maintenance deposit
Maintenance deposit is EGP 6,750, reaching EGP 12,000 after interest
Renewed detention for political activists protesting ‘Red Sea islands’ deal
Imprisonment of youth continues against backdrop of Red Sea islands case
2 Ethiopians reportedly set themselves on fire in front of Cairo’s UNHCR office
The UNHCR statement did not provide information about the alleged protest that took place in front of their office
Jailed Brotherhood member’s high-scoring daughter denied praise by Education Ministry
The Education Ministry denies that they ignored the student, who has stated that she considers current regime ‘oppressive’