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Freed activist Ahmed Douma speaks of detention, new revolution
Egypt
April 12, 2012
Freed activist Ahmed Douma speaks of detention, new revolution
Blogger and activist Ahmed Douma has been detained by security forces multiple times and was released from his most recent…
Dozens protest to demand release of April 6 Youth Movement activist
Egypt
March 7, 2012
Dozens protest to demand release of April 6 Youth Movement activist
Dozens of April 6 Youth Movement members and ultras football group members organized a protest Wednesday morning outside the Abdeen…
Activist fatally attacked outside High Court of Justice
Egypt
January 22, 2012
Activist fatally attacked outside High Court of Justice
Mohamed Gamal, a member of the Defense of the Revolution Coalition, was fatally attacked at 4 am on Sunday behind…
‘Liars’ campaign starts in Alexandria, despite security pressure
Egypt
January 5, 2012
‘Liars’ campaign starts in Alexandria, despite security pressure
A group of activists seeking to highlight the transgressions of the ruling military council took their campaign — titled "Liars"…
Authorities to release man charged with defaming military, rights group says
Egypt
November 30, 2011
Authorities to release man charged with defaming military, rights group says
Egyptian authorities will likely release Nasary Hassan, who was detained in March on charges of defaming the military, the Arabic…
Wife of Syrian dissident kidnapped in Cairo, says family
Egypt
November 26, 2011
Wife of Syrian dissident kidnapped in Cairo, says family
The family of Egyptian citizen Mona Abdel Wahab has said that she was kidnapped on Friday from Cairo’s Mohandiseen neighborhood…
Judge postpones trial of Mikel Nabil Sanad, appoints him a lawyer
Egypt
November 1, 2011
Judge postpones trial of Mikel Nabil Sanad, appoints him a lawyer
A military court on Tuesday postponed to 13 November the retrial of blogger and activist Mikel Nabil Sanad, who is…
Activists march in solidarity with detained blogger
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Activists march in solidarity with detained blogger
Around 500 people marched from downtown Cairo to the Appeals Prison in the Bab al-Khalq district on Monday in support…
Military to release April 6 Youth Movement activist on bail
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Military to release April 6 Youth Movement activist on bail
The Egyptian military prosecutor released April 6 Youth Movement activist Ali al-Halaby on a bail of LE1800 on Tuesday. The…