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Helwan University students protest arrest of classmate
Egypt
April 23, 2013
Helwan University students protest arrest of classmate
Dozens of Helwan University students marched to the High Court Tuesday evening, demanding that an arrest warrant issued against…
Public Prosecution orders Black Bloc members arrested
Egypt
April 17, 2013
Public Prosecution orders Black Bloc members arrested
The Public Prosecution has issued arrest warrants for 22 suspects it claims are members of the Black Bloc group, according…
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Egypt
March 14, 2013
Prosecutor orders monitoring of Black Bloc websites
Prosecutor General Talaat Abdallah has sanctioned widespread surveillance measures targeting the Black Bloc, a largely unknown group of masked protesters…
Prosecutor summons 5 Black Bloc members
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Prosecutor summons 5 Black Bloc members
A spokesperson for the Public Prosecutor said Thursday that the prosecutor has ordered the summoning of five founding members of the…
Public Prosecution to summon Black Bloc leaders for questioning
Egypt
March 6, 2013
Public Prosecution to summon Black Bloc leaders for questioning
Public Prosecution spokesperson Mostafa Dowidar told the Turkish Anadolu news agency that his office would soon summon leaders of the…
Jama’a al-Islamiya forms armed squads to fight thugs
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya forms armed squads to fight thugs
Jama'a al-Islamiya on Tuesday announced it has formed squads with 13 other Islamist parties and movements to fight vandals, thugs…
Tuesday’s papers: Alarms ring on second anniversary of Mubarak’s rule
Egypt
February 12, 2013
Tuesday’s papers: Alarms ring on second anniversary of Mubarak’s rule
As a wave of violence significantly escalated through Egypt’s governorates on Monday, Tuesday’s papers indicate that many Egyptians continue to…
Update: Security fires tear gas, water cannons on protesters at palace
Egypt
February 8, 2013
Update: Security fires tear gas, water cannons on protesters at palace
Security forces dispersed protesters in front of the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace with a barrage of tear gas and water cannons…
ElBaradei condemns fatwa approving murder of NSF members
Egypt
February 6, 2013
ElBaradei condemns fatwa approving murder of NSF members
Political powerhouse Mohamed ElBaradei denounced a fatwa Wednesday that authorized the murder of National Salvation Front members. The NSF leader…
Draft protest bill bans facial coverings
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Draft protest bill bans facial coverings
The government is currently trying to pass a law that would ban protesters from covering their faces or lighting tires…