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Protesters remove slogan of Interior Ministry, Cairo, September 9,2011. Ultras Ahly protesters gather at Interior Ministry, participating in Friday of correcting the path.
New lawsuits against interior minister over prisoner compensation
Al-Masry Al-Youm 31 Oct 2012
Ibrahim Ali, lawyer for Jama'a al-Islamiya, on Wednesday said he has filed five new lawsuits against Interior...
Military forces hitting a protester during violent clashes at the Cabinet building, Cairo, December 16,2011. Military forces and unidentified people attacked a sit-in outside the cabinet building in dawn, which erupted violent clashes left dozens of injuries.
HRW: Egyptian amnesty a positive step but not enough
AFP 09 Oct 2012
President Mohamed Morsy's decision to pardon protesters detained over the 2011 revolution is a positive step but...
Imprisoned women spend time reading and practicing hobbies.
Adl Party asks for release of political prisoners
Al-Masry Al-Youm 14 Aug 2012
The Adl Party asked President Mohamed Morsy to release all political prisoners and reveal the reports of the fact-...
No to Military Trials slams 'state thuggery'
Mai Shams El-Din 07 Aug 2012
The No to Military Trials Campaign slammed on Tuesday recurrent kidnappings and attempted kidnappings of activists,...
In this Feb. 21, 2012 file photo, members of the Russian radical feminist group Pussy Riot try to perform at the Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow. The trial of feminist punk rockers who chanted a "punk prayer" against President Vladimir Putin from the pulpit of Russia’s largest cathedral started in Moscow Friday, July 20, 2012 amid controversy over the prank that divided devout believers, Kremlin critics and ordinary Russians.
Female punk band goes on trial in Russia for Putin protest
Reuters 30 Jul 2012
  MOSCOW – Three women who protested against Vladimir Putin in a "punk prayer" on the altar of...
Members of the Jama'a Islamiya protesting after Friday prayers, Fatah Mosque, Ramsis, 22 July, 2011. Protesters showed refusal toward postponing parliamentary elections. They also called for respecting referendum results.
President pardons Islamist prisoners
Al-Masry Al-Youm 30 Jul 2012
President Mohamed Morsy has pardoned several Islamists who had been serving life sentences that were issued by military...
Military prosecution releases three activists on bail
Al-Masry Al-Youm 16 Jul 2012
The military prosecution released on Monday three members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party for bail of LE500...
Socialist party activists remain in detention
Al-Masry Al-Youm 15 Jul 2012
Three activists who are members of the Egyptian Social Democratic Party remain in detention two days after they were...
Fact-finding committee investigates protester detentions
Al-Masry Al-Youm 12 Jul 2012
A fact-finding committee formed by President Mohamed Morsy to investigate detentions made since the January 2011...
Bahraini protesters run for cover from tear gas fired by police to disperse them in the village of Sanabis near Manama on February 14, 2011 during a demonstration called for on Facebook and inspired by similar initiatives which led to the ouster of the regimes in Tunisia and Egypt.
Bahrain court orders monitoring for 11-year-old
AP 05 Jul 2012
MANAMA, Bahrain — A Bahraini court ruled Thursday that an 11-year-old boy accused of taking part in anti-...