Latest in Tag: protests Highlight
Latest in Tag: protests

NGOs accuse state of corruption, but we don’t look at ourselves: Maat GM
Ayman Okeil discusses postponed elections, and internal politics among Egyptian NGOs
Police disperse Ultras Nahdawy protest
Group organised sudden protest in Abdel Moneim Riad Square Sunday night

Photojournalist Gamal Ziada starts hunger strike in prison
Previous strike lasted for 98 days, says brother

âI have been under torture for 3 daysâ: Photojournalist Gamal Ziada
Defence lawyer optimistic about progress in court case
What UPR recommendations did Egypt reject?
The rejected recommendations dealt a range of issues such as death penalty, torture, Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, detention facilities, military courts and protest law.

Photojournalist Gamal Ziada writes from inside prison
“The three encounters with the police officer who ruined my life forever,” letter reads

Court adjourns trial to designate 6 April movement as âterroristâ
The organisation joined protests with the Muslim Brotherhood, says plaintiff

Photojournalist facing trial on terrorism charges
Ahmed Gamal Ziada to stand before court’s branch in charge of terrorism affairs

Al-Sisi meets UK House of Commons delegation
The delegation is following up on the Arab Spring report

Testimonies from the Land of Fear
Matariya would become a republic on its own, as it bore the brunt of the violence on 25 January
Criminal court sentences Syrian citizen to life imprisonment on terrorism charges
Defendant convicted with shooting 6 civilians in Tahrir Square

Egyptian authorities accused of âcovering upâ protester deaths: Amnesty
More than two dozen people were killed in protests marking the 2011 uprising, says human rights watchdog
Student shot in anti-government Sharqeya protest
Violence continues as more local militant groups operate against government
Government tells foreign journalists to âbe more accurateâ
Egypt feels the negative coverage it is receiving internationally is unfair considering the security situation

Volatile Matariya braces for more protests
Main road closed, as plain-clothed police officers patrol tense streets, after interior minister tells forces to be âdirect and decisiveâ

Interior minister tours Matariya as volatile district braces for another night of dissent
Main road closed and reports of plain-clothed police officers patrolling streets after the interior minister visits to tell forces to be âdirect and decisiveâ
Protests continue for 3rd day in Egypt
Unconfirmed reports on deaths in Matariya and Helwan

Foreign governments, UN âdeeply disturbedâ by deadly 25 January clashes
Foreign ministry refutes criticism from UN, United States, Britain, and Turkey

Revolutionary groups vow escalation as death toll increases
Human Rights Watch demands that prosecutors investigate excessive use of force; student protesters say yesterday was an “accomplishment”
Presidential pardon for jailed activists fails to materialise
All that came were statements, nothing in reality, says human rights lawyer

Tahrir and Abdel Moneim Riyadh squares, 4 years on
A flashpoint of protests during the 25 January Revolution, the squares are now silent

Where is the Egyptian revolution?
Demands increase on each anniversary, as do calls against every new regime

Interior minister warns of âspreading cancerâ ahead of revolution anniversary
Brotherhood trying to attract groups to carry out riots, says Mohamed Ibrahim

Egyptian judiciary violates human rights: German official
Christoph StrÀsser discusses the Protest Law, freedom of speech and the NGOs law as part of fighting terrorism, says Germany is accused of targeting Egypt

Brotherhood, SAC call for escalation ahead of 25 January
Groups call for protests under slogan âTogether We Revoltâ
Several deaths in Friday protests
A shooting on Central Security vehicle leaves 5 injured
7 Mansoura University students referred to military trial
Students face charges of protesting and violence
Police disperse Friday marches, arrest protesters
The Anti-Coup Alliance calls for pre-25 January protests under the slogan ‘together for liberationâ
78 minors convicted for unlicenced protests released on parole
The Alexandria Juvenile Misdemeanour Appeal Court released 78 imprisoned minors convicted for illegally protesting and joining a banned organisation. In November, a first degree court had sentenced the minors, aged between 15 and 17, to between two and five year prison terms. Ahmed El-Hamrawy, one of the youths’ lawyers, said the judge decided to release …
ANHRI demands transparency on American analystâs deportation
Former diplomat was due to speak at Egyptian Council of Foreign Affairs conference, but was denied entry at airport