Interior Ministry
Rights activist declines deputy Interior Ministry post
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Rights activist declines deputy Interior Ministry post
A prominent human rights activist on Monday declined the post of deputy interior minister for human rights, claiming that…
Security personnel riot after officer abuses conscript
Egypt
July 18, 2011
Security personnel riot after officer abuses conscript
Central Security conscripts in Dekheila, west of Alexandria, rioted on Sunday when a higher-ranking officer assaulted their colleague. Angry recruits…
Alexandria demonstrators decry interior ministry reforms
Egypt
July 15, 2011
Alexandria demonstrators decry interior ministry reforms
More than 1000 protesters in Alexandria participated in a "Last Warning Friday" demonstration to protest recent attempts at reform…
Police cleansing no substitute for reform, activists say
Egypt
July 14, 2011
Police cleansing no substitute for reform, activists say
Political forces and human rights activists voiced mixed feelings over the recent police shake-up, which ended the service of at…
Hundreds of Interior Ministry leaders dismissed
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Hundreds of Interior Ministry leaders dismissed
The Supreme Police Council on Monday met to finalize a reshuffle of Interior Ministry leaders, dismissing those officers accused of…
Egyptians extend protest to fourth day
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Egyptians extend protest to fourth day
More than 2,000 Egyptians braved sweltering heat on Monday for a fourth day of protests aimed at pressing Egypt's military…
Tahrir protesters spend 3rd night in Tahrir
Egypt
July 11, 2011
Tahrir protesters spend 3rd night in Tahrir
Protesters continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square for the third consecutive day on Monday to call for swifter action against…
A dozen police officers protest against purging
Egypt
July 11, 2011
A dozen police officers protest against purging
About a dozen police officers protested in front of the Interior Ministry on Sunday rejecting interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf’s…
Interior Ministry: No police in Tahrir during Friday’s protest
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Interior Ministry: No police in Tahrir during Friday’s protest
Police will not be present in Tahrir Square during Friday’s expected million-man protest, said the Interior Ministry on Thursday. Several…
Victims’ families say Salafi leaders urged them not to prosecute
Egypt
July 7, 2011
Victims’ families say Salafi leaders urged them not to prosecute
Three families of those killed during the Egyptian revolution have accused some Salafi leaders of urging them not to sue…