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Law-abiding citizens: Egyptians struggle to cope with police absence
Egypt
March 8, 2011
Law-abiding citizens: Egyptians struggle to cope with police absence
Abdo al-Riwish flips a traffic officer off while swerving his cab around a wrong turn. He slashes through traffic, speeding…
Interior minister: Police to resume work within a week
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Interior minister: Police to resume work within a week
Policemen will return to their posts within a week at most, according to Egypt’s new Interior Minister, Mansour al-Essawi. Al-Essawi, who accepted…
Interior ministry to restructure state security
Egypt
March 5, 2011
Interior ministry to restructure state security
On its official Facebook page, the cabinet said the ministry of interior is currently conducting an urgent study to restructure the state…
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
Egypt
March 4, 2011
Protesters surround State Security premises in Giza, Alexandria
Hundreds of protesters surrounded State Security premises in Giza and Alexandria on Friday, demanding the dissolution of the apparatus and…
Amnesty International: Police intimidate families of 25 January victims
Egypt
February 26, 2011
Amnesty International: Police intimidate families of 25 January victims
Egyptian security is intimidating families of victims who were killed during the pro-democracy demonstrations that started in the country on…
Probe of violence, mass escapes from Egypt prisons
Egypt
February 24, 2011
Probe of violence, mass escapes from Egypt prisons
It remains one of the many murky chapters of Egypt's uprising — how did one-fourth of the nation's prisoners manage…
Egypt’s revolution: Beyond the street politics
Egypt
February 19, 2011
Egypt’s revolution: Beyond the street politics
Thousands of Egyptians were politically active during the 25 January revolution that toppled President Hosni Mubarak after 30 years of…
Interior Ministry counts losses
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Interior Ministry counts losses
The Egyptian Interior Ministry has started identifying human losses and other damage it sustained during the 25 January revolution, in…
Policemen protest for second day
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Policemen protest for second day
Around 1000 policemen continued to protest in front of the Ministry of Interior, calling for the prosecution of former Interior…
Egypt activists and army discuss reforms
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Egypt activists and army discuss reforms
The online activists who organised Egypt's popular uprising said Monday they had discussed reforms with the country's new military rulers…