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Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate
Egypt
March 6, 2012
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
February 28, 2012
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
February 27, 2012
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
February 26, 2012
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
February 26, 2012
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
February 25, 2012
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
February 25, 2012
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
February 23, 2012
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
February 22, 2012
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
February 22, 2012
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…