Demonstrations
Demonstators block ring road to protest Nazif’s decision
Egypt
May 15, 2010
Demonstators block ring road to protest Nazif’s decision
Nearly 100 protesters from Geziret Mohamed and Tanash clashed with security forces yesterday on the Cairo ring road. Several suffered…
Protesters in front of parliament threaten to escalate protests
Egypt
May 14, 2010
Protesters in front of parliament threaten to escalate protests
Demonstrators in front of parliament announced they were considering escalating their protests due to the recent temperature increase, which has…
6 April activist to be tried on assault charges
Egypt
May 6, 2010
6 April activist to be tried on assault charges
State prosecutors have referred Ahmed Abu Doma, member of the 6 April opposition movement, to trial on charges of assaulting…
Citizen holds one-man pro-Mubarak demo
Egypt
May 5, 2010
Citizen holds one-man pro-Mubarak demo
Surrounded by workers from various industrial sectors angrily demanding better wages in front of Cairo's parliament building, one intrepid citizen…
Info center protests end with LE100mn payout
Egypt
May 3, 2010
Info center protests end with LE100mn payout
Parliament's manpower committee on Monday reportedly resolved the grievances of state-run information center employees after the latter staged protests for…
Caged Heat: 3 May demo ends with a whimper
Egypt
May 3, 2010
Caged Heat: 3 May demo ends with a whimper
Security forces prevented a group of protesters from proceeding with a planned march to parliament earlier today, surrounding demonstrators in…
Police, 3 May protesters brace for confrontation
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Police, 3 May protesters brace for confrontation
Independent and opposition MPs are planning to stage a protest march on Monday, 3 May, from Cairo's Tahrir Square to…
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Egypt’s labor movement: 4 years in review
Kareem el-Beheiry was 20 years old when he first took part in a labor strike in December 2006."I didn't know…
Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally
Egypt
April 29, 2010
Ahead of the protest: Activists strategize legally, digitally
On 2 May, Cairo is set to witness a nationwide workers’ protest to demand an increase of the national minimum…
Professors protest security incursions
Egypt
April 23, 2010
Professors protest security incursions
Tens of professors affiliated with the 9th March movement for University Independence demonstrated in front of the Ministry of Higher…