Demonstrations
Protests mushroom countrywide
Egypt
March 30, 2010
Protests mushroom countrywide
Scores of people demonstrating before Egypt's parliament building in downtown Cairo on Tuesday--for a host of different reasons--threatened to step…
6 different protests converge on parliament
Egypt
March 29, 2010
6 different protests converge on parliament
Six independent demonstrations were staged opposite the parliament building in downtown Cairo on Sunday. Although of different vocations, demonstrators shared…
Physically challenged continue protest before parliament
Egypt
March 28, 2010
Physically challenged continue protest before parliament
People with special needs maintained their sit-in before the parliament building in downtown Cairo for the 20th consecutive day on…
Activists mark Camp David anniversary with protest
Egypt
March 28, 2010
Activists mark Camp David anniversary with protest
Roughly two hundred kufeya-clad activists, passionately waving Palestinian flags and carrying signs bearing anti-Israeli slogans alongside portraits of late Egyptian…
Labor, social protests persist in Cairo
Egypt
March 25, 2010
Labor, social protests persist in Cairo
Scores of people with special needs protested outside the Cairo governorate's headquarters on Thursday, demanding the title deeds of housing…
More labor protests break out
Egypt
March 15, 2010
More labor protests break out
A number of labor demonstrations erupted on Monday in Cairo and in governorates outside the capital.In Gharbiya, some 800 workers…
Single day sees 5 demos outside parliament
Egypt
March 1, 2010
Single day sees 5 demos outside parliament
The area in front of the parliament building in downtown Cairo witnessed five demonstrations on Monday. Protesters included disgruntled employees…
Protests erupt in delta, Sinai
Egypt
February 24, 2010
Protests erupt in delta, Sinai
A number of unrelated popular protests erupted on Wednesday in South Sinai and in certain provinces of the Nile Delta.Some…
Tanta flax workers protest enters 2nd week
Egypt
February 14, 2010
Tanta flax workers protest enters 2nd week
Around 400 workers from the Tanta Flax and Oils Company began an open-ended sit-in last Monday outside of the Egyptian…
Activists protest religious discrimination
Egypt
February 3, 2010
Activists protest religious discrimination
Egyptian secular activists staged a sit-in Wednesday in downtown Cairo calling on the state to end discrimination against Egypt's Christian…