Latest in Tag: Rabaa Al-Adaweya Highlight
Latest in Tag: Rabaa Al-Adaweya

Beltagy and Hegazy sentenced to 15 years for torture
Broadcaster and other Muslim Brotherhood leaders also found guilty in case

Dutch citizens file case against Egyptian interior minister
Lawyer expresses confidence in evidence available to prosecute Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim over crimes against humanity
Prosecutor sends 3 to court over âterrorismâ charges
Defendants facing charges of possessing firearms and inciting violence

647 protests in August, 370 against military rule: IDC
Muslim Brotherhood led 414 protests for political and social reasons, says IDC report

Al-Beltagy, Hegazy handed 20 years
Former FJP leader and conservative preacher handed lengthy sentences for torturing policemen
Ministry of Endowments warns against politically-affiliated religious NGOs
The ministry says Al-Azhar to supervise Friday sermons along a common theme

Egypt optimistic about tourism recovery from October: Tourism minster
Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou expressed optimism on restoration of Egyptian tourism this October after eight countries lift Sinai travel warnings and Arab tourists return
Journalist who shot âHelwan Brigadesâ video arrested
Ministry of Interior says it located her âhiding placeâ in an Alexandria apartment

Rights group condemns arrest of Rabaa Al-Adaweya witness
Human Rights Watch says former professor was beaten and his home raided

Egypt is witnessing less freedom of expression than under Mubarak or Morsi : John R. Bradley
Daily News Egypt interviewed Bradley to discuss Egyptâs internal political situation and its foreign affairs, ranging from human rights abuses to the recent geopolitical developments in the region.

State Department rebuts Egyptâs Ferguson comments, says situation ânot comparableâ
US deals âopenly and honestlyâ with its issues and encourages others to do the same, says State Department deputy spokeswoman
119 Muslim Brotherhood members to be tried on 6 September
Defendants stand accused of breaking into a police station during Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in in 2013
One year after Rabaa dispersal, Egyptians wrangle psychological trauma
In the aftermath of violence, people are more prone to isolation, depression, sleep disorders or even substance abuse, experts say

Muslim Brotherhood denies armyâs accusations of violence
Four protesters killed and 193 people arrested on first anniversary of Rabaa Al-Adaweya dispersal
Police clash with pro-Morsi protesters in Matariya district
Victimâs families claim they were pressured not to accuse police of the deaths

Interior ministry to investigate âHelwan Brigadesâ video
Group threatens South Cairo police after being âfed upâ with Brotherhoodâs approach

The ‘revolution’ continues: Massacres, violence and counting deaths
âSo when people ask me how Iâm doing⊠how am I supposed to respond? How am I supposed to feel? What exactly am I supposed to tell them about? About the death that we saw for thirteen consecutive hours? About the day that passed by as if it were a thousand years? About the man …
Two die in Giza neighbourhood: FJP and police denies deaths
Protesters mark the one year anniversary of Rabaa amid high tensions

Egypt has considerable problems in its penal institutions: Nasser Amin
NCHR member Nasser Amin speaks to the Daily News Egypt about human rights issues in Egypt

A year behind bars: Mahmoud âShawkanâ Abou Zied
One year ago Egypt witnessed the bloodiest day in its recent history. On 14 August 2013 police forces moved to disperse two protest camps in support of the ousted president Mohamed Morsi. Human Rights Watch says at least 904 people were killed that day according to the groupâs recent report released earlier this week. The …
HRW report omits demolition of churches and attacks on Christians: 30 June fact-finding mission
The committee claims it is more neutral in interpreting events than other groups
HRW Rabaa report receives mixed reactions
SIS criticises report for ignoring Brotherhoodâs âterrorist operationsâ

Rabaa sit-in dispersal âcrime against humanityâ: HRW
Human Rights Watch report says Rabaa dispersal âprobablyâ amounts to crimes against humanity, as it was âplanned at the highest levels of Egyptian governmentâ

Interior Ministry says HRW was told to postpone visit
HRW top staff set to release report on Rabaa Al-Adaweya dispersal turned away by Egyptian authorities after being held overnight

Brotherhood affiliated groups condemn FJP ban
The pro-Morsi Anti-Coup Alliance condemned Sunday the ban on the Muslim Brotherhoodâs political wing, the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP), describing it as an unlawful and void decision. The alliance said in a statement that the ban demonstrates the extent to which the Egyptian judiciary is biased and politicised. Departing from legal process and constitutional …

HRW to release report on Rabaa, despite denial of staffâs entry into Egypt
This is the first time ever for HRW staff to be refused entry into Egypt, including during Mubarakâs regime

Al-Betagy, Hegazy torture trial postponed
Leading Muslim Brotherhood members accused of kidnapping and attempted murder

âOperations Roomâ trial adjourned over sound system problems
Court was supposed to hear the witnesses’ testimony on Sundayâs trial session

Prosecutor sends 163 to court for committing âmassacreâ
Defendants are facing charges of murder and attacking security forces

5 sentenced to 5 years imprisonment for amputating manâs finger
Verdict comes after allegations of torture against pro-Morsi supporters in Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in