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Official: Interior Ministry to restructure police
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Official: Interior Ministry to restructure police
The Interior Ministry is working to restructure Egypt's police force, an Egyptian security official told state TV Tuesday. The police…
Police protesters camp out at Interior Ministry
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Police protesters camp out at Interior Ministry
Several thousand low-ranking policemen set up camp outside the Interior Ministry in downtown Cairo on Tuesday evening, blocking several streets…
Low-ranking policemen end strike over work conditions
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Low-ranking policemen end strike over work conditions
Low-ranking police officers on Monday ended a six-hour strike at Cairo International Airport, during which they demanded improved work conditions.…
Police begin open-ended strike, call for interior minister to resign
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Police begin open-ended strike, call for interior minister to resign
Thousands of low-ranking policemen started a general strike on Monday across Egypt, demanding the resignation of Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy,…
Policemen protest for better working conditions
Egypt
October 24, 2011
Policemen protest for better working conditions
Hundreds of police officers protested outside the Ministry of Interior in downtown Cairo on Monday, decrying the slow response to…
Amnesty International report reveals Egypt police own sniper rifles
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Amnesty International report reveals Egypt police own sniper rifles
The international human rights watchdog Amnesty International has revealed that in 2010 Egypt’s Ministry of Interior received two sniper rifles…
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Street vendors trapped between poverty and the police
Cairo’s bustling Ramses Square, where street vendors hawk everything from screwdrivers to socks in the center of the city’s transportation…
Egyptian court acquits policeman of murder
Egypt
October 18, 2011
Egyptian court acquits policeman of murder
The Minya Criminal Court on Monday acquitted a policeman on charges of allegedly murdering a man after brutally assaulting him…
‘Scapegoat’ policeman sentenced again for killing protesters
Egypt
October 17, 2011
‘Scapegoat’ policeman sentenced again for killing protesters
The Cairo Criminal Court on Monday sentenced fugitive policeman Mohamed Abdel Moneim, known as Mohamed al-Sunni, to ten years in…
Newspaper alleges police sponsor child kidnappings
Egypt
October 8, 2011
Newspaper alleges police sponsor child kidnappings
Wafd newspaper accused police of sponsoring and securing ransom-payment to kidnappers of children in Suhag Governorate. The paper added that…