cabinet sit-in
Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women
Egypt
December 21, 2011
Million-strong demo Friday to protest military assaults on women
A million-strong demonstration is scheduled for Friday in Tahrir Square to protest against military and police assaults on women during…
Military council vows to halt attacks on protesters
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Military council vows to halt attacks on protesters
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) agreed on Tuesday to call a halt to its violent clamp-down on…
Organizations respond to SCAF presser on Qasr al-Aini violence
Egypt
December 20, 2011
Organizations respond to SCAF presser on Qasr al-Aini violence
Thirty-one political movements held a press conference on Tuesday challenging the Supreme Council of Armed Forces’ (SCAF) narrative of recent…
The battle of loose cannons
Egypt
December 19, 2011
The battle of loose cannons
As the violence in Cairo enters its fourth day, the military’s brutality, as recorded on video, stands in contrast with…
The revolution’s sheikh, killed at 52
Egypt
December 19, 2011
The revolution’s sheikh, killed at 52
Sheikh Emad Effat, who was killed at the age of 52 on Friday by military police with a gunshot to…
Are street children being paid to incite violence?
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Are street children being paid to incite violence?
Since the latest round of violence in downtown Cairo began on Friday morning, claims have emerged from both human rights…
Prominent political figures involved in cabinet violence, claims government official
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Prominent political figures involved in cabinet violence, claims government official
An unnamed government official has accused several prominent political figures of being involved in recent acts of violence, including those…
Protesters tell of saving books from Institut d’Egypte fire
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Protesters tell of saving books from Institut d’Egypte fire
In the wake of the fire that destroyed much of the manuscript collection at the Institut d'Egypte on Saturday, scores…
Demonstrations staged nationwide against military violence
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Demonstrations staged nationwide against military violence
Activists and political movements across Egypt organized a number of demonstrations on Monday in solidarity with pro-democracy protesters in central…
Demos condemn military’s treatment of cabinet protesters
Egypt
December 18, 2011
Demos condemn military’s treatment of cabinet protesters
Demonstrations were staged in several cities on Sunday to condemn the use of force in dispersing a sit-in outside the…