Maspero violence

Committee: State TV did not incite attack on Maspero protesters
Egypt

Committee: State TV did not incite attack on Maspero protesters

A week after at least 27 civilians died during a Coptic protest, a committee described by Egyptian officials as "impartial"…
Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths
Egypt

Silent vigil at Cairo cathedral memorializes Maspero deaths

Hundreds of activists and young Copts organized a silent vigil on Sunday at Abbasseya Cathedral in Cairo, mourning the 27…
ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence
Egypt

ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence

Mohamed ElBaradei, a reform advocate and potential presidential candidate, has called on Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, the head of the…
Information minister praises state TV coverage of Maspero violence
Egypt

Information minister praises state TV coverage of Maspero violence

Information Minister Osama Heikal praised state television's coverage of the violence that broke out last Sunday at Maspero. The blood…
Egypt’s military rulers criminalize discrimination
Egypt

Egypt’s military rulers criminalize discrimination

  CAIRO - Egypt's transitional military rulers have issued a decree prohibiting all forms of discrimination, including on the basis…
State TV official: Maspero coverage host should reveal who incited her
Egypt

State TV official: Maspero coverage host should reveal who incited her

A state TV official has asked the host of a state-run channel to disclose the name of the official she…
Hundreds march from Al-Azhar Mosque to Orthodox Cathedral
Egypt

Hundreds march from Al-Azhar Mosque to Orthodox Cathedral

Hundreds of protesters staged a "national unity" march from Al-Azhar Mosque to the Orthodox Cathedral in Abbasseya after Friday prayers.…
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence
Egypt

Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence

Following 9 October’s deadly violence near the state television building, also known as Maspero, the state-owned media has only presented…
Egypt to review church permit disputes after violence
Egypt

Egypt to review church permit disputes after violence

Egypt said on Thursday it would launch a review of disputed permits for churches in a bid to head off…
Journalists demand resignation of information minister in wake of Maspero
Egypt

Journalists demand resignation of information minister in wake of Maspero

The Minister of Information must resign, the group No to Military Censorship said yesterday during a protest at the state…
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