Abulkasim al-Jaberi
Clashes break out in court, detained film protesters allege torture
Egypt
September 19, 2012
Clashes break out in court, detained film protesters allege torture
Clashes broke out Tuesday afternoon between families of detainees and Central Security Forces in front of an Abdeen court, where…
Covering the embassy protests
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Covering the embassy protests
As protests erupted in the vicinity of the US Embassy in Cairo last week over an anti-Islam film, Egypt Independent…
Wall built to end clashes over anti-Islam film; indignation rages amongst protesters
Egypt
September 14, 2012
Wall built to end clashes over anti-Islam film; indignation rages amongst protesters
Another wall of concrete blocks is going up in Cairo, this time to separate the US Embassy in Cairo from…
Prophet film clashes continue near Tahrir, with outrage and firebombs
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Prophet film clashes continue near Tahrir, with outrage and firebombs
Protesters ripped the doors off a police car, as they pushed it toward the line of black-clad Central Security Forces…
Protesters against film clash with police in Tahrir
Egypt
September 13, 2012
Protesters against film clash with police in Tahrir
A protest against a film deemed offensive to the Prophet Mohamed turned violent as clashes erupted between demonstrators and police…
Cairo Criminal Court postpones NGO funding case to 2 October
Egypt
September 9, 2012
Cairo Criminal Court postpones NGO funding case to 2 October
The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday adjourned the sixth session in the trial of 43 foreign and Egyptian NGO workers…
Shagarat Maryam residents threatened with eviction by Endowments Ministry
Egypt
September 8, 2012
Shagarat Maryam residents threatened with eviction by Endowments Ministry
Residents of Shagarat Maryam in the Matareya suburb of Cairo are being threatened with eviction by the Ministry of Religious…
Update: Gunshots, teargas fired outside Syrian embassy
Egypt
September 4, 2012
Update: Gunshots, teargas fired outside Syrian embassy
Police forces fired teargas and gunshots outside the Syrian Embassy in Cairo on Tuesday night after protesters seized a police…
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Anwar Ramadan Abdel Latif, an outspoken member of the besieged Nile City shacks community, has been released following a dramatic…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and…