Items related to emergency law

Hundreds of protesters taking part in the "No for emergency" Friday protests, Port Said Security directorate, 16 September, 2011. 33 political movements and parties participated in the protests against emergency law at Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square as well as several other square across the governorates. However, many other political groups boycotted the protests, on the top of which were the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis.
Protests outside cabinet call for cancellation of Emergency Law
Mansour Kamel
Mohamed Gharib
Mahmoud Gaweesh
19 Sep 2011
Members of 17 political parties and movements have marched to the cabinet building to protest the Emergency Law. They...
Military police stave away demonstrators attempting to come close to the Israeli embassy in Cairo, September 10, 2011, the day after protesters raided the building demonstrating against the killing of five Egyptian policemen last month on their common border as Israel hunted militants after a deadly attack on a bus carrying Israelis.
Detainees from Israeli Embassy protests recount police torture
Rana Khazbak 18 Sep 2011
Ahmed Hassan is a government employee who passes by the Giza Security Directorate and the Israeli Embassy every day on...
Egypt army spokesman Ismail Etman gives a press conference, Cairo, March 28, 2011, during which he said that Egypt will hold its first parliamentary election since the fall of president Hosni Mubarak in September and the decades-long state of emergency will be lifted for the polls, but no date has yet been decided for a presidential vote he added.
Military council tackles electoral issues in secret meeting with political forces
Nashwa el-Hofi
Adel el-Daragli
18 Sep 2011
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces has been in secret negotiations with various political forces on a range of...
Hundreds of protesters taking part in the "No for emergency" Friday protests, Port Said Security directorate, 16 September, 2011. 33 political movements and parties participated in the protests against emergency law at Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square as well as several other square across the governorates. However, many other political groups boycotted the protests, on the top of which were the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafis.
Interior Ministry forms committee to monitor Emergency Law
Arabic Edition 18 Sep 2011
Egypt's Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that it is planning to form a committee to monitor the implementation...
No for emergency law protests, Tahrir Square, Cairo, September 16, 2011, against the recent expansion of the emergency law, following riot incidents last Friday.
Court begins reviewing case against Emergency Law, adjourns until October
Arabic Edition 17 Sep 2011
On Saturday an Egyptian court began reviewing a lawsuit that calls for lifting Emergency Law. Judicial sources told Al-...
No for emergency law protests, Tahrir Square, Cairo, September 16, 2011, against the recent expansion of the emergency law, following riot incidents last Friday.
Activists protest renewed Emergency Law in Tahrir
Rana Khazbak 16 Sep 2011
Hundreds flocked to Tahrir Square Friday to protest against a recent cabinet decision to expand the scope of the...
File photo of Mohamed Saad al-Katatny, Member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Guidance Bureau and leader of the MB parliamentary bloc, during an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, April 4, 2010.
Brotherhood party to boycott Friday demonstrations
Staff 15 Sep 2011
The Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party said late Wednesday it will not take part in next Friday's...
Political powers reject continuity of emergency law in Egypt
Egyptian government vows not to use Emergency Law against political opponents
MENA 14 Sep 2011
The Egyptian government on Wednesday pledged not to use the Emergency Law as a means of cracking down on political...
Hundreds of thousands of protesters participate in Friday of correcting the path of revolution, Tahrir Square, Cairo, September 9, 2011, which aims to pressure the ruling military council to end military trials of civilians and set a timeframe and clear plan for handing power to a civilian government.
Revolutionary coalition to participate in Friday protest
Staff 14 Sep 2011
The Coalition of Egypt's Revolutionaries announced Wednesday it would participate in a protest planned for Friday,...
Hundreds of thousands of protesters participate in Friday of correcting the path of revolution, Tahrir Square, Cairo, September 9, 2011, which aims to pressure the ruling military council to end military trials of civilians and set a timeframe and clear plan for handing power to a civilian government.
Political forces divided over Friday’s 'Dreadful Silence' protest
Arabic Edition 13 Sep 2011
Political forces are divided over Friday’s protests calling for the cancellation of the Emergency Law, which was...