Demonstrations
Ruling party MP calls for shooting protesters
Egypt
April 18, 2010
Ruling party MP calls for shooting protesters
"I don't know why the Interior Ministry is so lenient with protesters," said ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) representative Nash'at…
Teachers, workers and physically challenged continue protests
Egypt
April 16, 2010
Teachers, workers and physically challenged continue protests
Dozens of teachers staged a demonstration yesterday in front of the Ministry of Education to protest a decision by the…
Activists reject ‘Egyptian Hyde Park’ proposal
Egypt
April 15, 2010
Activists reject ‘Egyptian Hyde Park’ proposal
The suggestion by some National Democratic Party members of Egypt's Shura Council to allocate a place for protesters to express…
Five governorates seized by protests
Egypt
April 14, 2010
Five governorates seized by protests
Within the last two days, protests have erupted in six different governorates of Egypt.In Gharbiya, more than 600 workers from…
Archeologists join labor protests
Egypt
April 12, 2010
Archeologists join labor protests
Employees of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) staged protests before the parliament building in downtown Cairo to demand improved…
Cairo Governor denies requests of physically challenged
Egypt
April 9, 2010
Cairo Governor denies requests of physically challenged
Protesters with special needs who have been staging demonstrations in front of the parliament building are not entitled to reparations…
Police break up labor parliament protest
Egypt
April 6, 2010
Police break up labor parliament protest
Egyptian police have broken up a demonstration of 90 workers from the Land Improvement Authority, who have been staging a…
6 April protests stifled by police
Egypt
April 6, 2010
6 April protests stifled by police
Police quickly quelled a scheduled peaceful demonstration in Cairo today with an array of security measures, including violent interventions and…
Hundreds of Egyptian workers demonstrate for minimum wage
Egypt
April 3, 2010
Hundreds of Egyptian workers demonstrate for minimum wage
Hundreds of Egyptian workers demonstrated Saturday in downtown Cairo, calling for raising the national minimum wage.Protesters assembled in front of…
Info center workers strike suspended for 15 days
Egypt
March 31, 2010
Info center workers strike suspended for 15 days
Employees of cabinet-affiliated information centers agreed to suspend a planned labor strike for 15 days after MPs promised to reject…