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Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate
Egypt

Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate

The Egyptian government is currently preparing a law that regulates the right to demonstration and peaceful protest and criminalizes the…
Court postpones case on banning use of live ammunition to disperse protests
Egypt

Court postpones case on banning use of live ammunition to disperse protests

The Administrative Court on Tuesday postponed until 8 May a case calling for the repeal of an Interior Ministry decree…
MPs divided over bill that would restrict demonstration rights
Egypt

MPs divided over bill that would restrict demonstration rights

Members of Egypt's People's Assembly have warned against passing laws that could restrict the freedom to protest and stressed that…
Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations
Egypt

Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations

On Tuesday 28 February, the second hearing of a case filed by activist Malek Mustafa will be heard at Cairo’s…
West calls Syrian referendum a ‘sham,’ as 29 more killed in crackdown
World

West calls Syrian referendum a ‘sham,’ as 29 more killed in crackdown

Syria’s authoritarian regime held a referendum on a new constitution Sunday, a gesture by embattled President Bashar Assad to placate…
Anti-Putin march draws thousands in his home city
World

Anti-Putin march draws thousands in his home city

Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny led thousands through the streets of Vladimir Putin's native city Saturday demonstrating against his likely…
Violent Quran protests go into 5th day in Afghanistan, at least 25 killed
World

Violent Quran protests go into 5th day in Afghanistan, at least 25 killed

KABUL, Afghanistan — Protesters threw rocks at police, government buildings and a UN office in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, kicking…
Doctors Syndicate demands quick release of 6 doctors detained in Saudi Arabia
Egypt

Doctors Syndicate demands quick release of 6 doctors detained in Saudi Arabia

The Doctors Syndicate decries the detention of Egyptian doctors in Saudi Arabia, Dr. Abdullah al-Karboni of the syndicate’s freedom committee…
Saudi Shias denounce violence against protesters
World

Saudi Shias denounce violence against protesters

Shia Muslim dignitaries in predominantly Sunni Saudi Arabia denounced on Wednesday the use of violence by authorities in dealing with…
Death toll from clashes in wake of Port Said football violence rises to 17
Egypt

Death toll from clashes in wake of Port Said football violence rises to 17

The Health Ministry on Wednesday announced the death of a protester as a result of injuries incurred during clashes that…
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