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Latest in Tag: protests

Court restores ministry-affiliated security to university campus
Verdict described by AFTE Student Observatory researcher as “worthless”

Police, protesters wage ‘war’ in deadly Kiev clashes
Swathes of the tent encampment have already been destroyed by fire and flames poured out of the windows of a gutted building on the square.
Court upholds charges for four Alexandria detainees
Lawyer says there is still room for appeal but it is a process that will take a very long time

25 January protesters faced human rights violations: Amnesty International
New report details protestors being subjected to beatings and electric shock

Cairo court acquits Al Jazeera cameraman, 61 others
Not guilty verdict reached in the trial of pro-Morsi protestors

25 January death toll rises to 103: Independent count
Vast majority of violence and arrests took place in Cairo and Giza

Klitschko says Ukraine PM resignation only ‘a step to victory’
“For several months we have been saying that what is happening in the streets is also the result of the policies of the current government”

Revolution anniversary marked by celebrations and deadly clashes
Government supporters rally in Tahrir as security forces disperse downtown protests nearby

Ukraine’s opposition leader urges truce in Kiev clashes until 1800 GMT for talks
Ukrainian opposition leader and world boxing champion Vitali Klitschko on Thursday urged protesters to observe an eight-hour truce in clashes with security forces

The illusion of change
A new era has begun in Egypt: an era of stability and security, of safety and justice, of rights and freedoms, of women’s rights, children’s rights and rights for the disabled. An era of democracy has suddenly befallen on us on the eve of the landslide success of a Yes vote to a new progressive …

Turkey seeks way out of judicial crisis
Erdogan said he could freeze the legislation if the opposition instead agreed to consider judicial reforms as part of changes to the constitution, although his exact proposals are unclear.

26 Al-Azhar students sentenced to 2.5 yrs in prison
Students Against the Coup organise protests and burn a police car in Zagazig

MB refuses “terrorist organisation” label
Arab League notifies all member states of Egypt’s decision to designate MB “terrorist organisation”

Eight journalists injured in Friday demonstrations
ANHRI statement condemns the continued violence against members of the press

Protest and clashes at Al-Azhar University continue
Clashes continue inside university despite semester exams and MOI warnings
Muslim Brotherhood ‘terrorist’ label politically motivated: HRW report
Rights watchdog condemns continued government crackdown on the Islamist group
Brotherhood vows protests despite ‘terror’ listing
AFP –Â A leader of the Muslim Brotherhood vowed that the movement would keep up protests after Egypt’s military-installed government designated it a “terrorist” group on Wednesday. “The protests will continue, certainly,” Ibrahim Munir, a member of the group’s executive council who is in exile in London, told AFP, adding the move was “illegitimate”. “This is …

Al-Azhar protests continue in the face of academic discipline
Students gear up to boycott next week’s final exams

511 student protests in November: Democracy Meter
According to the report, last month witnessed 70 incidents of violence during student protests
Muslim Brotherhood demonstrations expected
Anti-Coup Alliance announces protests to support university students

Situation remains tense in several universities
Any violation to the law by the students will be met with deterring sanctions: Cabinet

Khaled Said trial postponed until 4 December
Clashes outside court force session to be temporarily postponed; several activists arrested

Protest season is upon us
Egypt braces itself as it witnesses another wave of protests

Fahmy embarks on one day trip to Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia was the first overseas destination for Interim President Adly Mansour

Pro-Morsi protests spark violent clashes
106 arrested in Cairo, 77 arrested elsewhere

Egypt police fire tear gas as Islamists defy protest law
The Muslim Brotherhood had vowed to go ahead with the weekly protests regardless of the newly issued Protest Law
Five Brotherhood leaders have detention extended
Detained Brotherhood members thought to be prominent employees of Gas company

Al-Nour Party chairman calls for withdrawal of Protest Law
UN Secretary General calls on interim government to “consider amendments to the law”

NoMilTrials protest dispersed; prominent activists detained
33 arrested inside Shura Council prompts 10 Constituent Assembly members to suspend work; additional protests held in Talaat Harb Square

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 …