Abbasseya clashes
Activists, rights groups struggle to keep Abbasseya detainees in limelight
Egypt
May 20, 2012
Activists, rights groups struggle to keep Abbasseya detainees in limelight
While the country is preoccupied with the presidential election set for Wednesday and Thursday, certain activists, politicians and human rights…
Syndicate fights for release of engineers jailed during protest
Egypt
May 16, 2012
Syndicate fights for release of engineers jailed during protest
Engineers Syndicate officials are demanding that the ruling military council immediately release members arrested during clashes at an Abbasseya protest…
Protesters arrested in Abbasseya turmoil to go on hunger strike, group says
Egypt
May 15, 2012
Protesters arrested in Abbasseya turmoil to go on hunger strike, group says
Protesters arrested during the violence that erupted in late April near the Defense Ministry in Abbasseya are planning to start…
Prosecution: 2 Abu Ismail supporters detained over Abbasseya clashes
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Prosecution: 2 Abu Ismail supporters detained over Abbasseya clashes
East Cairo prosecutors have decided to detain two protesters pending investigation over their alleged involvement in clashes that broke out…
Female protesters detained in Abbasseya clashes deny facing ‘virginity tests’
Egypt
May 13, 2012
Female protesters detained in Abbasseya clashes deny facing ‘virginity tests’
Several female protesters who were detained following the clashes in Abbasseya earlier this month denied being subjected to so-called virginity…
Pro-military council protesters gather in Giza, Qubba
Egypt
May 11, 2012
Pro-military council protesters gather in Giza, Qubba
Dozens of protesters gathered Friday in Nahdet Misr Square in Giza to show solidarity with the ruling military council.
Abu Ismail: Million-man protest postponed pending political reform
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Abu Ismail: Million-man protest postponed pending political reform
Hazem Salah Abu Ismail has postponed "the last million-man protest" after meeting Wednesday with a state official he refused to…
Cairo University students march to Ain Shams University demanding detainees’ release
Egypt
May 10, 2012
Cairo University students march to Ain Shams University demanding detainees’ release
Dozens of Cairo University students marched to Ain Shams University Thursday, mourning Abul Hassan Ibrahim, the Ain Shams student who…