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Police disperse Mahalla protesters
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Police disperse Mahalla protesters
Egyptian police dispersed two thousand demonstrators who gathered in the Nile delta city of al-Mahalla al-Kubra, eyewitness said.“At around 11…
Fearing unrest, security cordons off Mahalla
Egypt
January 25, 2011
Fearing unrest, security cordons off Mahalla
Authorities at the city of Mahalla, an Egyptian laborers hub west of Cairo, beefed up security at the city's entrances…
Workers, activists demand national minimum wage
Egypt
May 2, 2010
Workers, activists demand national minimum wage
Hundreds of protesters congregated in front of the cabinet building today in Cairo to demand the implementation of a court…
Egypt’s opposition takes to Twitter, protests
Egypt
April 6, 2010
Egypt’s opposition takes to Twitter, protests
Mohamed ElBaradei has started using Twitter to connect with his supporters, following the example of Barack Obama's successful 2008 US…
Mahalla workers suspend hunger strike
Egypt
January 19, 2010
Mahalla workers suspend hunger strike
Employees of the Mahalla Spinning and Weaving Company in the Nile Delta agreed to suspend a hunger strike declared Tuesday…
Mahalla textile workers mull strike action
Egypt
December 9, 2009
Mahalla textile workers mull strike action
After weeks of preparation for a strike at the Misr Spinning and Weaving Company in the Cairo industrial district of…