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1 Apr 2015

Egypt’s “meaningless” rule of law

ON THE afternoon of Jan. 24, a young Egyptian poet and political activist joined other members of the secular Socialist Alliance Party in peacefully attempting to lay flowers in Cairo s Tahrir Square in memory of those killed in the 2011 revolution. According to witnesses and videos, masked police fired birdshot into the group from behind at close range; Shaimaa al-Sabbagh , the mother of a 5-year-old, died in the arms of a friend.
ON THE afternoon of Jan. 24, a young Egyptian poet and political activist joined other members of the secular Socialist...
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23 Feb 2015

Egypt minister ‘recorded discussing protest crackdown’

An audio recording obtained by Al Jazeera appears to reveal Egypt's Interior Minister discussing how the government can crack down on protesters across the country, using everything from water cannon to live rounds. Mohamed Ibrahim is heard presiding over a meeting of Egypt's Central Security Force ahead of a major protest lead by youth groups on November 28, 2014. Hundreds of youth activists were arrested during the protest.
An audio recording obtained by Al Jazeera appears to reveal Egypt's Interior Minister discussing how the government can...
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4 Feb 2015

Coming to Mourn Tahrir Square’s Dead, and Joining Them Instead

Shaimaa el-Sabbagh, a 31-year-old mother and a poet, was shot by masked riot police officers on Jan. 24 while laying flowers in Tahrir Square. She and other activists had come to mark the fourth anniversary of the start of Egypt s Arab Spring uprising. Attempts by friends and bystanders to save her life failed. Ms. Sabbagh s funeral the next day in Alexandria drew crowds of mourners. Ms. Sabbagh has become a symbol of the Egyptian authorities intolerance of protest.
Shaimaa el-Sabbagh, a 31-year-old mother and a poet, was shot by masked riot police officers on Jan. 24 while laying...
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28 Nov 2014

Four dead in Egypt anti-government protest

At least four protesters have been killed and scores of others injured in the Egyptian capital as thousands took to the streets of Cairo against the government of President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi, heeding to a call by the opposition Salafist Front. The protesters were killed after security forces opened fire in the district of Matrya in eastern Cairo, witnesses told Al Jazeera.
At least four protesters have been killed and scores of others injured in the Egyptian capital as thousands took to the...
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17 Oct 2014

Egypt’s U.S-Backed Military Regime is Brutalizing Student Protestors

Just a few short months after John Kerry disingenuously congratulated Egypt s military junta for 'transitioning to democracy', the young students who helped galvanize the 2011 Egyptian Revolution are back protesting its increasingly draconian rule. Campus protests have broken out in several major cities calling for the release of imprisoned student activists and for the removal of new limits on academic freedom imposed by the regime.
Just a few short months after John Kerry disingenuously congratulated Egypt s military junta for 'transitioning to...
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12 Aug 2014

Egypt massacre was premeditated, says Human Rights Watch

Egyptian security forces intentionally killed at least 817 protesters during last August's Rabaa massacre, in a premeditated attack equal to or worse than China's Tiananmen Square killings in 1989, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has argued in a report. The 195-page investigation based on interviews with 122 survivors and witnesses has found Egypt's police and army "systematically and deliberately killed largely unarmed protesters on political grounds" in actions that "likely amounted to crimes against humanity".
Egyptian security forces intentionally killed at least 817 protesters during last August's Rabaa massacre, in a...
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23 Aug 2013

Lockdown Smothers Day of Planned Protest in Egypt

A tight lockdown on Cairo by Egyptian security forces on Friday all but squelched a planned day of protests by the Muslim Brotherhood and its allies, suggesting that the new military government had gained a decisive edge in its battle against supporters of the ousted president, Mohamed Morsi.
A tight lockdown on Cairo by Egyptian security forces on Friday all but squelched a planned day of protests by the...
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17 Aug 2013

Scores dead in Egypt’s ‘day of rage’ clashes

Scores of people have been killed in Egypt after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters staging a "day of rage" against the military-led government. In the worst of the violence on Friday, at least 95 people were killed and hundreds injured in Cairo's Ramses Square as anti-coup protesters were fired on by government forces. A correspondent for Al Jazeera described lines of bodies in a makeshift morgue in the nearby Al-Fath mosque.
Scores of people have been killed in Egypt after security forces opened fire on anti-coup protesters staging a "day of...
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16 Aug 2013

Egypt’s Brotherhood calls for ‘day of anger’

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to partake in a 'day of anger' in the capital, Cairo, after hundreds were killed in a crackdown on their protest camps. The announcement comes a day after hundreds of people were killed when security forces cleared two pro-Morsi protest camps, ending sit-ins that began after the army toppled Morsi on July 3.
Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has called for supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi to partake in a 'day of anger' in...
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14 Aug 2013

Death toll soars in Egypt protest crackdown

The official death toll in Egypt has reached 278, after security forces stormed protest sites in Cairo and clashed with supporters of deposed president Mohamed Morsi elsewhere in the country. A curfew was imposed in 14 provinces across the country on Wednesday, along with a month-long state of emergency. The death toll continued to rise throughout the day, with Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood saying the actual number of dead was much higher than the number reported by the Health Ministry.
The official death toll in Egypt has reached 278, after security forces stormed protest sites in Cairo and clashed with...
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27 Jul 2013

Egypt police move on anti-coup protesters

Egyptian police fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters after the government vowed to clear them from the streets of Cairo "in a legal manner". Dozens of people were shown on television on Saturday injured in a field hospital, shortly after the police action near the October 6 bridge in Nasr City according to Al Jazeera's Jamal Elshayyal. State television said that 35 people were injured.
Egyptian police fired tear gas at anti-coup protesters after the government vowed to clear them from the streets of...
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29 Jan 2013

Egypt’s transition to democracy put in doubt as ‘militias’ add to polarisation

Hopes for a swift end to Egypt's impasse faded on Monday as opposition leaders rebuffed a call by President Mohamed Morsi for a "national dialogue" amid violence that cast a long shadow over the second anniversary of the revolution that overthrew Hosni Mubarak. Fifty dead, hundreds of arrests, curfews and a state of emergency in three provinces were stark reminders of the volatile standoff between Morsi's Islamist and conservative supporters and secularists, liberals, left-wingers and Copts.
Hopes for a swift end to Egypt's impasse faded on Monday as opposition leaders rebuffed a call by President Mohamed...
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28 Jan 2013

Egypt’s Morsi Declares State of Emergency

Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave of unrest that left more than 50 dead, using tactics of the ousted regime to get a grip on discontent over his Islamist policies and the slow pace of change.
Egypt's president declared a state of emergency and curfew in three Suez Canal provinces hit hardest by a weekend wave...
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6 Dec 2012

Resignations Continue in Egypt as Tanks Deploy Around Presidential Palace

Resignations rocked the government of President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday as tanks from the special presidential guard took up positions around his palace and the state television headquarters after a night of street fighting between his Islamist supporters and their secular opponents that left at least 6 dead and 450 wounded.
Resignations rocked the government of President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday as tanks from the special presidential guard...
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6 Dec 2012

Several killed in Egypt clashes

At least four people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed Morsi clashed near the presidential palace, the health ministry says. Fighting continued into the early morning on Thursday with fires burning in the streets where the opposing sides threw stones and petrol bombs at each other.
At least four people have been killed in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as supporters and opponents of President Mohamed...
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5 Dec 2012

Egyptian security forces clash with anti-Mohamed Morsi protesters

Egyptian security forces have clashed with opponents of Mohamed Morsi who gathered outside the presidential palace in Cairo to protest against his assumption of new powers. The march came amid rising anger over decrees Morsi has passed that give him sweeping powers. Opponents say the drafting of a new constitution has been rushed and is a move towards dictatorial rule. Morsi has called for a referendum on the draft constitution on 15 December.
Egyptian security forces have clashed with opponents of Mohamed Morsi who gathered outside the presidential palace in...
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20 Dec 2011

Egyptians protest against beatings of women

Thousands of people have filled the streets of the Egyptian capital in protest against the beating of female protesters by the ruling military during clashes in and around the city's Tahrir Square. Female activists had called for Tuesday's demonstration to denounce the attacks on women and call for an immediate end to violence against protesters
Thousands of people have filled the streets of the Egyptian capital in protest against the beating of female protesters...
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19 Dec 2011

The military’s revenge

Egyptian military and police have lashed out at young protesters over the past several days with vengeance. The clashes began on Friday in front of the Ministry Building, which is visible from Tahrir Square. Protesters have been camped in front of the building since the Tahrir protests of November, which left dozens dead and ended with what many of the protesters saw as the unsatisfactory appointment of Kamal Ganzouri as Prime Minister, not only because Ganzouri - who was already Prime Minister from 1996 to1999 - is associated with the Mubarak regime, but also because the Ministry still has no real powers and is in essence, a puppet government for the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF).
Egyptian military and police have lashed out at young protesters over the past several days with vengeance. The clashes...
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23 Nov 2011

Clashes continue in Egypt over military rule

Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule have extended into a fifth day in the capital, Cairo, amid a deepening distrust of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF). On Wednesday, thousands of demonstrators filled central Cairo s Tahrir Square, the focal point of the protest movement, a day after the crowd rejected an offer by the military to speed up the transition to civilian rule
Clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters demanding an end to military rule have extended into a fifth day...
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23 Nov 2011

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay condemns Cairo deaths

UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has condemned the "clearly excessive use of force" by Egypt's security forces during clashes with protesters. Ms Pillay called for an independent inquiry into the deaths of at least 35 people since the weekend. Protesters are still occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square despite the pledge of a speedier handover to civilian rule.
UN human rights chief Navi Pillay has condemned the "clearly excessive use of force" by Egypt's security forces during...
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21 Nov 2011

Clashes in Egypt’s Tahrir Square over protests

Clashes are continuing between demonstrators and security forces in the Egyptian capital as protests enter a fourth day. At least 13 people died and hundreds were injured over the weekend as troops launched a major assault to clear Cairo's Tahrir Square of protesters. Efforts to clear the square appeared to continue on Monday, with tear gas canisters being thrown at protesters.
Clashes are continuing between demonstrators and security forces in the Egyptian capital as protests enter a fourth day....
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20 Nov 2011

Cairo’s Tahrir Square reoccupied by defiant protesters

Thousands of Egyptian protesters have re-occupied Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo, after a violent attempt by troops and police to evict them. They returned less than an hour after the assault, chanting against Egypt's ruling military council. Demonstrators earlier fled as security forces fired tear gas and beat them with truncheons. At least four people have died since Saturday, reports say.
Thousands of Egyptian protesters have re-occupied Tahrir Square in the capital, Cairo, after a violent attempt by troops...
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16 Sep 2011

Egyptians rally in Tahrir Square against return of emergency laws

Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square to rally against the military junta's reactivation of Mubarak-era emergency laws, and Amnesty International has described the move as the biggest threat to human rights in the country since the revolution of 25 January.
Egyptians have returned to Tahrir Square to rally against the military junta's reactivation of Mubarak-era emergency...
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12 Jul 2011

Tahrir Square sit-in protesters attacked

A group of armed men has attempted to disrupt a sit-in taking place in Cairo's Tahrir Square, injuring at least eight people, security sources have told Al Jazeera. The men approached the square, which is being occupied by protesters demonstrating against the government, armed with knives on Tuesday, and attempted to force their way into the central space.
A group of armed men has attempted to disrupt a sit-in taking place in Cairo's Tahrir Square, injuring at least eight...
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2 Jun 2011

Egyptian army denies ‘virginity tests’

Hundreds of Egyptians have held a demonstration in central Cairo against the army's treatment of female protesters. According to Amnesty International at least 17 women arrested in Tahrir Square were forced to have "virginity tests". A military official has denied the allegations.
Hundreds of Egyptians have held a demonstration in central Cairo against the army's treatment of female protesters....
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26 Feb 2011

Egypt’s protest dispersed by force

The Egyptian army has used force to disperse activists gathered in Cairo s Tahrir Square to demand the removal of Hosni Mubarak loyalists from the interim cabinet. Egyptian soldiers fired in the air and used batons in the early hours of Saturday to disperse the crowd, the Reuters news agency reported
The Egyptian army has used force to disperse activists gathered in Cairo s Tahrir Square to demand the removal of Hosni...
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16 Feb 2011

Egyptians defy call to end strikes

Emboldened by the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak last week, Egyptians have been airing grievances over issues ranging from low wages to police brutality and corruption. Workers in banking, transport, oil, tourism, textiles, state-owned media and government bodies are striking to demand higher wages and better conditions, said Kamal Abbas of the Centre for Trade Union and Workers' Services.
Emboldened by the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak last week, Egyptians have been airing grievances over issues...
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5 Feb 2011

Egypt’s army failed in its duty

The protestors had stood in Midan Tahrir while fighter jets screamed low overhead, in a move of blatant intimidation. They had organised despite the regime s blocking of internet and other means of communication; despite years of arrests of dissenters.
The protestors had stood in Midan Tahrir while fighter jets screamed low overhead, in a move of blatant intimidation....
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4 Feb 2011

Egyptians Muster for a New Protest as Crackdown Widens

With signs of fracturing within Egypt's ruling elite, hundreds of thousands of people packed Cairo's central Tahrir Square on Friday, chanting slogans, bowing in prayer and waving Egyptian flags to press a largely peaceful campaign for the removal of President Hosni Mubarak.
With signs of fracturing within Egypt's ruling elite, hundreds of thousands of people packed Cairo's central Tahrir...
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2 Feb 2011

Clashes Erupt in Cairo Between Mubarak’s Allies and Foes

The Egyptian government struck back at its opponents on Wednesday, unleashing waves of pro-government provocateurs armed with clubs, stones, rocks and knives in and around Tahrir Square in a concerted effort to rout the protesters who have called for an end to President Hosni Mubarak s near-30-year rule.
The Egyptian government struck back at its opponents on Wednesday, unleashing waves of pro-government provocateurs armed...
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2 Feb 2011

CNN’s Anderson Cooper, Other Journalists Attacked by Protesters in Cairo

Journalists covering protests in Cairo, including CNN's Anderson Cooper and two Associated Press correspondents, have been roughed up in the crowd. Cooper says he and his crew were attacked by supporters of President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday. CNN later said no one was seriously hurt.
Journalists covering protests in Cairo, including CNN's Anderson Cooper and two Associated Press correspondents, have...
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2 Feb 2011

Chaos in Cairo: Regime Attacks Protesters

A plume of thick white smoke is emerging right now in Cairo's Tahrir Square, an epicenter of Egypt's massive protests, as "running battles" have broken out between the anti-regime protesters and pro-government forces. The Egyptian Army has yet to intervene. It would appear the government of Hosni Mubarak, on the ropes for the past eight [...]
A plume of thick white smoke is emerging right now in Cairo's Tahrir Square, an epicenter of Egypt's massive protests,...
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