Latest in Tag: protest Highlight
Latest in Tag: protest

Peaceful protest gets lost in translation
Among rapid updates on the violent protests in the Muslim world, peaceful protesters head to online forums as mainstream media neglect their coverage

South Africa’s Zuma says state taking no sides in mines dispute
Government can’t allow violent protests, says Zuma

Israel and Iran usual War Dance
Multinational armada in the Arab Gulf while Iran tests its defences

Chinese anti-Japan island protests continue
Newly appointed Japanese ambassador dies in hospital

The logic of “insult” and the roots of protest
The protests that shook several Arab countries in the past week and the ones that continue until today were no surprise. It was very much expected that a wave of anger in the Islamic world would certainly follow any insult to the prophet Muhammad. Past experiences, whether with Salman Rushdie or the Danish cartoon crisis …

Mekki asks to modify emergency law
The people refuse changes to emergency law

Film fans flames of violence across the region
Across the Middle East and beyond, protesters have demonstrated against US-made Islamophobic production

Anti-Putin rally held in Moscow, member of the opposition in parliament expelled
Thousands of Russians take to the streets in a “Russia without Putin” demonstration

Back to the drawing board, teachers and transport workers are on strike
Teachers, on strike since last week, vow not to return to work unless they receive wage raises, as the school-year begins

Crackdown on striking South African miners
South African police tried yet again on Saturday to disperse the miners determined to get a wage increase

“It’s every woman’s duty to participate in the revolution”: women fighters in Syria
Daily News Egypt speaks to female revolutionaries

US envoy to Libya dies in consulate attack
Controversial film provokes protests in Cairo, Benghazi

Crackdown on UAE reformists continues
Over 60 now detained in government crackdown

Tunisian journalists protest government appointed directors
“We don’t want police mentality in our newspaper”

Three strikes and you’re out
Teachers, factory workers, and engineers hold three separate protests in front of cabinet

Egyptian doctor released from Lebanese custody
Al-Hamshari arrived back to Cairo on Wednesday night

Protests and strikes against recession in Palestine
PM promises to reduce prices by cutting salaries of ministers and officials

Tunisians protest torture after man dies in police station
Ennahda party criticised for failing to fulfill torture abolition promises

Angry protesters scale the walls of US embassy in Cairo
Anger over a film released in the US, reportedly offensive to Islam and Prophet Muhammad

Hurghada workers demand wage increase
Hurghada cleaners demand better wages, company official says demands are not fair

Pussy Riot festival takes place despite pressure from Kremlin
Festival organised in support of imprisoned Pussy Riot members held in spite of pressure from authorities to cancel the event

Tense football climate ahead of derby next week
Al-Ahly wins Super Cup but its most avid fans are not in celebratory mood

Syrian women on hunger strike in Cairo
Six women on seventh day of hunger strike in front of the Arab League headquarters

Ultras protest Super Cup game
Super Cup game played despite opposition by Ultras Ahlawy fan group

Dozens protest membership price hike at Lawyers’ Syndicate
Protesters vow to continue protesting until board decision reversed

Protests against corruption in Tunisia
“Ekbes” group organises protest, calls for cleansing Tunisia’s institutions

Bahrain continues crackdown on street protests
Bahraini uprising continues, as the tear gas covers Manama

All 12 detainees of Syrian Embassy clash released
“Charged with assaulting police officers” detainees released by the public prosecutor

Ultras say no to Super Cup game, demand retribution first
Ultras Ahlawy: “no game will be played before retribution, unless over their dead bodies”

After Syrian Embassy violence, MB calls for demonstrations
MB calling for protests all over Egypt to show solidarity with the Syrian uprising