Nile City towers
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Egypt
September 2, 2012
Nile City shack-dweller released after arrest at press conference
Anwar Ramadan Abdel Latif, an outspoken member of the besieged Nile City shacks community, has been released following a dramatic…
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Wave of arrests, threat of eviction plague Ramlet Bulaq
The shack-dwellers of Ramlet Bulaq have been hit by a wave of night-raids and arbitrary, violent arrests, say residents and…
A tale of towers and shacks
Opinion
August 12, 2012
A tale of towers and shacks
The violence at the Nile City Towers 10 days ago left one dead and more than 22 injured, in addition…
Police arrest 16 more in wake of Nile City violence
Egypt
August 8, 2012
Police arrest 16 more in wake of Nile City violence
Police arrested 16 more suspects in the Ramlet Bulaq neighborhood Wednesday, bringing the total number of people detained following the…
Suspects deny role in Nile City towers violence
Egypt
August 4, 2012
Suspects deny role in Nile City towers violence
Cairo prosecutors ordered Friday the detention of 17 suspects in the Nile City towers violence for four days pending…
18 suspects arrested in Nile City violence, says Interior Ministry
Egypt
August 3, 2012
18 suspects arrested in Nile City violence, says Interior Ministry
The Interior Ministry issued a statement late Thursday saying that 18 suspects in the Nile City towers violence, near the…
Update: Gunfire, tear gas continue in Boulaq
Egypt
August 2, 2012
Update: Gunfire, tear gas continue in Boulaq
Violence continues in the Boulaq area this evening after clashes erupted outside the Nile City towers on Thursday afternoon, leaving…
Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Land rights, labor and violence in a Cairo slum
The death of five-year-old Amar Mohammed Salah as fire tore through his shack in Boulaq, a central-Cairo slum on 27…