Demonstrations
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
World
March 15, 2012
Pro-Assad show, ‘massacre’ mark Syria anniversary
Huge rallies showed support for Syria's president on Thursday despite a new "massacre" report and a refugee exodus to Turkey, as a…
National security officer accused of inciting assault on Parliament
Egypt
March 13, 2012
National security officer accused of inciting assault on Parliament
Egyptian Parliament Speaker Saad al-Katatny on Tuesday asked the Committee on Defense and National Security to investigate the arrest of…
Protesters slam acquittal of virginity tests defendant
Egypt
March 13, 2012
Protesters slam acquittal of virginity tests defendant
A march of dozens of men, women and ultras moved on Tuesday from the Mugamma Building in Tahrir Square to Cairo’s…
Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Update: On Martyr Day, demonstrators both criticize and support military
Dozens of activists demonstrated in four governorates Friday to commemorate Martyr Day, both in support of and opposition to the ruling…
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
Egypt
March 8, 2012
Women march for their rights on International Women’s Day
On International Women’s Day, thousands of women in Cairo marched from the Journalists Syndicate to the Parliament building, summing up…
Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Government preparing new law regulating right to demonstrate
The Egyptian government is currently preparing a law that regulates the right to demonstration and peaceful protest and criminalizes the…
Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations
Egypt
February 26, 2012
Court hears arguments to end police use of firearms against demonstrations
On Tuesday 28 February, the second hearing of a case filed by activist Malek Mustafa will be heard at Cairo’s…
Call for open-ended strike divides Egypt
Egypt
February 9, 2012
Call for open-ended strike divides Egypt
Egypt's religious authorities called on unions and youth groups to scrap plans for a wave of strikes aimed at forcing…
Parliament panel: Police used excessive force against protesters
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Parliament panel: Police used excessive force against protesters
A panel of MPs has determined that security forces used excessive force in confronting demonstrators during clashes in downtown Cairo…
Students clash with police in Senegal
World
February 1, 2012
Students clash with police in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal — College students set fire to a bus and threatened to march on Senegal's presidential palace on Wednesday,…