Activists
Justice Minister’s torture comments prompt walkout
Egypt
February 5, 2013
Justice Minister’s torture comments prompt walkout
Justice Minister Ahmed Mekky’s comments supporting government-sanctioned torture prompted a walkout by activists and professors during a ministerial meeting Tuesday.…
Update: Ismailia protesters block train, marching band over Morsy visit
Egypt
January 24, 2013
Update: Ismailia protesters block train, marching band over Morsy visit
Dozens of revolutionary coalitions and political groups in Ismailia marched from the city's Mamar Square to areas affiliated with the…
Ahead of anniversary, suspension between normalcy and ongoing revolution
Egypt
January 24, 2013
Ahead of anniversary, suspension between normalcy and ongoing revolution
Ahmed Farag, a 25-year-old lawyer, sits in his office in a suit and tie, but underneath his desk is a…
Activists cut hair to protest new constitution
Egypt
December 25, 2012
Activists cut hair to protest new constitution
Eight female activists on Tuesday cut some of their hair before reporters’ cameras in Tahrir Square to protest the divisive…
Activists and communities in need of help are finding each other
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Activists and communities in need of help are finding each other
The revolution continues, or so they say. For many, the reasons to stage a revolution remain: social inequality, police repression,…
Justice Ministry to investigate alleged police human rights abuses
Egypt
November 5, 2012
Justice Ministry to investigate alleged police human rights abuses
The Justice Ministry has tasked three judges with investigating four instances of human rights abuses allegedly committed by policemen, as…
Police arrest two activists from Nasr City checkpoint
Egypt
October 25, 2012
Police arrest two activists from Nasr City checkpoint
A statement issued by the Youth for Freedom and Justice Movement on Thursday said a policeman at a checkpoint in…
Activists launch signature campaign to disband Constituent Assembly
Egypt
September 16, 2012
Activists launch signature campaign to disband Constituent Assembly
Some 500 activists on Sunday launched a campaign to collect 1 million signatures calling for the dissolution of the Constituent…
Armed Forces conference on Operation Eagle disappoints Sinai activists
Egypt
September 9, 2012
Armed Forces conference on Operation Eagle disappoints Sinai activists
Activists in Sinai responded negatively to a press conference organized by the Armed Forces on Saturday to discuss the results…
Activists launch campaign in Cairo to support Syrian people
Egypt
July 27, 2012
Activists launch campaign in Cairo to support Syrian people
Activists, politicians, media figures and doctors in Egypt have launched a campaign to offer the Syrian people moral and financial…