police brutality
Activists to protest Friday against Maspero sentencing
Egypt
February 4, 2013
Activists to protest Friday against Maspero sentencing
The Maspero Youth Union issued a call to protest against the Cairo Criminal Court's conviction of two Coptic activists on…
Culture minister resigns for third time
Egypt
February 4, 2013
Culture minister resigns for third time
Minister of Culture Saber Arab submitted his resignation on Monday in protest against brutal violence against protesters over the past…
Brotherhood slams interior minister, defends Morsy
Egypt
February 4, 2013
Brotherhood slams interior minister, defends Morsy
Leading figures from the Muslim Brotherhood and the Freedom and Justice Party slammed the Interior Ministry on Monday, accusing the…
Shafiq: Stripping and beating of protester means ‘regime is over’
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Shafiq: Stripping and beating of protester means ‘regime is over’
Ahmed Shafiq, who lost in presidential runoffs against Mohamed Morsy last year, has said that the dragging of Hamada Saber…
In new twist, prosecutors now claiming other protesters stripped, beat man
Egypt
February 2, 2013
In new twist, prosecutors now claiming other protesters stripped, beat man
Prosecutors are now claiming that Hamada Saber, who was dragged, stripped naked and beaten up in front of the Ettehadiya…
Protesters at High Court denounce interior minister over stripped protester
Egypt
February 2, 2013
Protesters at High Court denounce interior minister over stripped protester
Dozens of protestors marched from Tahrir Square to the prosecutor general's office at the High Court to condemn security forces'…
Interior Ministry expresses regret after beating, stripping protester
Egypt
February 2, 2013
Interior Ministry expresses regret after beating, stripping protester
The Interior Ministry said Friday evening that it regrets the stripping and beating of a protester earlier in the day…
Ambulance source: Protester dies in Ettehadiya clashes
Egypt
February 2, 2013
Ambulance source: Protester dies in Ettehadiya clashes
A 23-year-old man died in clashes at the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on Friday night, Mohamed Sultan, the head of the…
Police drag protester, strip him naked
Egypt
February 1, 2013
Police drag protester, strip him naked
Police forces dragged a protester during the Ettehadiya Palace clashes on Friday night, stripped him naked, and beat him up…
Popular Current member found in hospital, critically injured; party accuses police of torture
Egypt
February 1, 2013
Popular Current member found in hospital, critically injured; party accuses police of torture
Popular Current member Mohamed al-Gendy, who disappeared near Tahrir Square on 28 January 2013, has been found in a hospital…