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Doctors plan protests against deteriorating health care in prisons
Egypt
December 23, 2015
Doctors plan protests against deteriorating health care in prisons
The Association of Doctors Working with the Health Sector has called on the Doctors' Syndicate to organize a day of…
Egypt hopes for stability as turmoil in Ethiopia sees dozens of protesters killed
Egypt
December 21, 2015
Egypt hopes for stability as turmoil in Ethiopia sees dozens of protesters killed
Egypt has expressed hope that things become stable in Ethiopia as the latter has been witnessing weeks of clashes between…
Protests as Ecuador lifts presidential term limits
World
December 4, 2015
Protests as Ecuador lifts presidential term limits
Ecuador's Congress voted overwhelmingly to lift presidential term limits from 2021, triggering violent demonstrations that saw police attacked with spears,…
Facebook page admin arrested for instigating January protests
Egypt
December 2, 2015
Facebook page admin arrested for instigating January protests
The administrator of a Facebook page calling for protests on the fifth anniversary of the 2011 uprising in January has…
Petition by 16 NGOs demands end to protest law
Egypt
November 26, 2015
Petition by 16 NGOs demands end to protest law
A petition by 16 human rights organizations has repeated calls for revoking the protest law introduced in 2013 following the…
Police disperse employment seekers’ protests outside Cabinet
Egypt
November 8, 2015
Police disperse employment seekers’ protests outside Cabinet
Police troops dispersed protests by nursing students outside the Cabinet’s building on Qasr al-Aini street on Sunday. The demonstrators had blocked…
OSCE says Turkey vote hindered by violence, media crackdown
Middle East
November 2, 2015
OSCE says Turkey vote hindered by violence, media crackdown
The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) charged in a damning report on Monday that Turkey's election was…
Thousands protest utility prices in Morocco’s Tangier
Middle East
November 1, 2015
Thousands protest utility prices in Morocco’s Tangier
Thousands took to the streets in Morocco's northern city of Tangier late on Saturday to protest over high prices for…
Govt to disburse 10% bonus to public business sector workers, excludes protesting workers
Egypt
October 30, 2015
Govt to disburse 10% bonus to public business sector workers, excludes protesting workers
The Cabinet responded to months-long protests by laborers demanding the 10 percent annual bonus announced by a presidential decree. The Investment…