protests
Court clears 22 suspects involved in protests over Tiran and Sanafir
Egypt
June 22, 2016
Court clears 22 suspects involved in protests over Tiran and Sanafir
On Wednesday, Qasr al-Nil Misdemeanor Court cleared 22 suspects accused of protesting in April against the border demarcation agreement between Egypt and…
Thousands protest against drones at US Air Force base in Germany
World
June 12, 2016
Thousands protest against drones at US Air Force base in Germany
Several thousand demonstrators formed a human chain along the perimeter of a US Air Force Base in southwest Germany on…
Activist Malek Adly remanded for 15 days, faces subversion, protest charges
Egypt
May 6, 2016
Activist Malek Adly remanded for 15 days, faces subversion, protest charges
Prosecutors in Shubra al-Khaima, headed by Judge Mohamed Abdel Rahman, have ordered that rights activist and lawyer Malek Adly be…
Egypt puts 237 activists on trial for anti-government protests
Egypt
May 1, 2016
Egypt puts 237 activists on trial for anti-government protests
Egypt put on trial 237 activists arrested for protesting against President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, judicial sources said on Saturday, the…
61 people detained for ‘inciting protests’: Qasr al-Nil prosecution
Egypt
April 29, 2016
61 people detained for ‘inciting protests’: Qasr al-Nil prosecution
The Qasr al-Nil prosecution decided on Thursday to detain a total of 61 people for four days pending investigations on…
Rights groups denounce mass arrests ahead of Monday’s planned protests
Egypt
April 25, 2016
Rights groups denounce mass arrests ahead of Monday’s planned protests
Seventeen human rights groups have denounced the mass arrests conducted by Egyptian security forces over the past few days ahead…
Police deployed across Egypt’s capital ahead of protests
Egypt
April 25, 2016
Police deployed across Egypt’s capital ahead of protests
Thousands of police and soldiers were deployed Monday across the Egyptian capital ahead of planned demonstrations against the government's transfer…
Interior minister warns protesters against crossing ‘red line’ on Sinai Liberation Day
Egypt
April 24, 2016
Interior minister warns protesters against crossing ‘red line’ on Sinai Liberation Day
Interior Minister Magdy abdel Ghaffar has warned against any attempts to destabilize the nation through protests or violent attacks, saying…
Activists under investigation for distributing flyers calling for Apr 25 protests
Egypt
April 22, 2016
Activists under investigation for distributing flyers calling for Apr 25 protests
The South Cairo prosecution ordered on Thursday the detention of activist Yasser al-Qot for four days pending investigation into the…
Presidency slams Al-Shorouk for publishing ‘false news’ on Sisi security meeting
Egypt
April 21, 2016
Presidency slams Al-Shorouk for publishing ‘false news’ on Sisi security meeting
The Egyptian president's office has denounced as "false news" and article published on the website of newspaper Al-Shorouk claiming that…