Latest in Tag: protest Highlight
Latest in Tag: protest
âInsulting the armyâ considered act of incitement in universities: Administrative Court
Laws contain âelasticâ articles, amenable to interpretations that expand authoritiesâ ability to dismiss students, lawyer says
Campaign to free Alaa Abdel Fattah stirs social media
âThere is a spectrum of solidarity far wider than we think,â says Abdel Fattahâs sister
Court upholds innocence of 17 Shaimaa Al-Sabbagh witnesses over protesting
Defendants were initially acquitted of illegal protest charges on 23 May; prosecution filed an appeal on the acquittal
Tens gather at Press Syndicate in support of Palestine
Hundreds have staged protests in European capitals in the past few days
Al-Masry Al-Youm management reject workers demands over mass sackings
Workers vow to escalate as founder says that staff numbers have spiralled out of control
Sons of former autocrat to walk free after expiry of their sentences in the âPresidential Palacesâ case
Mubarak’s sons formerly charged with corruption
Civil Service Law opponents to escalate protests after Eid Al-Adha
Tadamon coalition plan to march to the presidency
10 female protesters referred to criminal court
Incident goes back to last May, when police clashed with anti-government demonstration in Damietta
Anti-Civil Service Law protests face security resistance
Hundreds halted by security forces ahead of protest
Tunisia protests corruption amnesty law
Hundreds of Tunisians have poured into Tunis’ streets to protest a controversial law offering amnesty to corrupt businessmen and politicians. The bill was introduced by the president over the summer.
Israeli embassy in Egypt reopened after 4 years
Embassy was closed after protesters stormed it in September 2011
The Middle East: Who says the popular quest for change has been quelled?
A series of recent mass protests in several Arab countries have called into question suggestions that civil wars, brutal crackdowns and military coups and interventions have quelled popular willingness to stand up for rights in the Middle East. The protests, although focussed on specific social and economic demands, fundamentally have the same objectives as popular …
Lebanon ‘You Stink’ protesters dragged out of environment ministry
Security forces in Lebanon have removed activists who had taken over part of the environment ministry building to protest the country’s rubbish crisis. The “You Stink” movement is taking on the country’s political class
School principle, 2 teachers referred to prosecution in Daqahleya
Defendants are charged with forcing students to protest against police and military
Thousands converge on Beirut to protest government
A rally in Beirut has drawn huge crowds as people voice their frustration over government corruption and the crisis created by uncollected garbage. Organisers of the campaign have issued an ultimatum to the government
Public sector workers call for million-man protest against Civil Service Law
We want fair law guaranteeing safe and stable work environment, says labour syndicates coalition
599 labour protests in H1 of 2015: Democracy Meter
Government tries to draw unreal image of labour reality in Egypt, says organisation
Civil Service Law responds to public demands to end bureaucracy: Mehleb
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb has met representatives of protesting employees of the Customs and Tax Authorities to discuss their demands regarding the newly issued Civil Service Law. At least 2,000 state employees from the Customs and Tax Authorities held a demonstration against the law on 10 August in front of the Press Syndicate in Downtown …
27 alleged Brotherhood members acquitted over storming Osim police station
The defendants were in detention for almost two years
Irish teenager held for over 700 days has detention renewed
Ibrahim Halawa has been held in high security prison without trial for almost two years
Terrorism empowers ‘military dictatorship’: Political opposition
Latest incidents put opposition in division crisis, says Revolutionary Socialists group
Lawyers protest shooting of colleague
Policeman who shot lawyer in court was charged with attempted murder
Detention for âtorture t-shirtâ student to reach 580 days
Teenager Mahmoud Hussein was allegedly beaten and electrocuted into saying he possessed explosives, belongs to Muslim Brotherhood
GUC bus driver receives 6-month prison term for studentâs death
Death of 19-year-old student sparked fellow studentsâ anger
Final verdict for SPAP and witnesses to Al-Sabbagh killing 26 September
Defence optimistic and expectant of acquittals
2 injured in clashes between police, students during protest
One student reportedly killed in Maadi as SAC launches new wave of protests on second anniversary of Morsiâs ouster
In Pictures: From anger to tears of happiness
The rollercoaster of emotions surrounding Mohamed Morsiâs ouster
Egyptâs young activists face crackdown, repression: Amnesty International
âThe country has reverted fully to being a police state,â rights group says
Minor sentenced to 7 years in prison on protest charges
In recent developments, three students were referred to military court in Mansoura
Family of detained journalist El-Battawy begin sit-in at Press Syndicate
El-Battawy stands accused of belonging to an illegal organisation