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Lawyers of 683 Brotherhood defendants boycott hearing after Monday mass death sentence
Egypt
March 25, 2014
Lawyers of 683 Brotherhood defendants boycott hearing after Monday mass death sentence
Tarek Fouda, head of the Lawyers Syndicate in Minya, said lawyers of 683 defendants accused of storming al-Adwa Police Station…
Bangladesh ruling party wins poll hit by violence, boycott
World
January 6, 2014
Bangladesh ruling party wins poll hit by violence, boycott
Bangladesh's ruling Awami League won a violence-plagued parliamentary election whose outcome was never in doubt after a boycott by the…
Abdel Maksoud calls for boycotting referendum
Egypt
December 20, 2013
Abdel Maksoud calls for boycotting referendum
Sheikh Mohamed Abdel Maksoud, a prominent figure at the former Rabaa square sit-in, announced that it is a duty to…
Salvation Front won’t take part in next cabinet, says leader
Egypt
April 23, 2013
Salvation Front won’t take part in next cabinet, says leader
A leading member of Egypt’s most prominent opposition coalition, the National Salvation Front, has ruled out the possibility that the…
Egypt’s opposition scents chance in election debacle
Egypt
March 8, 2013
Egypt’s opposition scents chance in election debacle
To Egypt's opposition, a court ruling throwing the electoral process into limbo offers an opportunity to force Islamist President Mohamed…
Boycott bind: Opposition parties grapple with election strategies
Egypt
February 27, 2013
Boycott bind: Opposition parties grapple with election strategies
In an anticipated move, the National Salvation Front (NSF), the biggest opposition bloc in Egypt, decided Tuesday to boycott the…
National Salvation Front supports Judges Club referendum boycott
Egypt
December 3, 2012
National Salvation Front supports Judges Club referendum boycott
The National Salvation Front voiced support for the Judges Club board’s decision not to supervise the referendum on the new…
Calls return for boycotting ‘murky’ elections
Egypt
May 19, 2012
Calls return for boycotting ‘murky’ elections
Out of some 53 million eligible voters, tens of millions are expected to partake in Egypt’s upcoming presidential elections. An…
Parliamentary committee calls for an economic boycott of Israel
Egypt
May 7, 2012
Parliamentary committee calls for an economic boycott of Israel
MP Mohamed Idris, chairman of Parliament’s Arab Affairs Committee, called for an economic boycott of Israel on Monday, following reports…
Activists call for election boycott after Suleiman nomination
Egypt
April 9, 2012
Activists call for election boycott after Suleiman nomination
Some activists have called for a boycott of the presidential elections after former Vice President Omar Suleiman announced he will…