police brutality
Wednesday’s papers: Women march against troops’ brutality, million-strong protest for Friday, and election runoffs
Egypt
December 21, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Women march against troops’ brutality, million-strong protest for Friday, and election runoffs
Wednesday's papers focused much of their coverage on three main developments: a mass march led by Egyptian women against the…
University students in Egypt protest against police brutality
Egypt
December 20, 2011
University students in Egypt protest against police brutality
Hundreds of students from Cairo University and Ain Shams University staged protest rallies on Tuesday against the excessive use of…
Interior Minister denies responsibility for refugee killings in 2005
Egypt
December 10, 2011
Interior Minister denies responsibility for refugee killings in 2005
The newly appointed Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Youssef has alleged that he was not responsible for killing over 26 Sudanese…
SCAF officially apologizes for recent protest casualties
Egypt
November 24, 2011
SCAF officially apologizes for recent protest casualties
Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) has officially apologized for the deaths of at least 35 protesters…
Monday’s papers: A failing state on the horizon
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Monday’s papers: A failing state on the horizon
Front-page headlines reflecting fears and confusions about the electoral process have become a common in recent papers, just two weeks…
Trial of officers accused of killing demonstrators adjourned
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Trial of officers accused of killing demonstrators adjourned
An Egyptian court on Sunday adjourned to 6 January the trial of policemen accused of killing demonstrators in the Canal…
Aswan felucca captain dies after being shot by police officer
Egypt
November 13, 2011
Aswan felucca captain dies after being shot by police officer
A felucca captain died on Saturday near the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan after being shot by a police officer…
The uncompromising fate of Mina’s death
Opinion
November 11, 2011
The uncompromising fate of Mina’s death
What is so significant about the horrid death of Mina Daniel? What distinguishes him from previous martyrs Khaled Saeed or…
Investigations show police shot Sheikh Zayed victim from the front
Egypt
October 29, 2011
Investigations show police shot Sheikh Zayed victim from the front
The young man killed during a police chase in Sheikh Zayed City on Thursday was shot from the front, the…
Update: Dead prisoner’s family knew he was tortured
Egypt
October 28, 2011
Update: Dead prisoner’s family knew he was tortured
Ineam Atta knew her 23-year-old son, Essam, was being tortured in Tora prison. He rang home on Wednesday evening to…