police brutality
Sunday’s papers: Sharaf seems to support drafting constitution first, while Salem gets a record bail
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Sunday’s papers: Sharaf seems to support drafting constitution first, while Salem gets a record bail
The fate of Hussein Salem continues to dominate the headlines of Sunday’s newspapers. The front page of state-owned paper Al-Ahram…
April 6 Youth gain minister’s agreement on police monitoring
Egypt
June 12, 2011
April 6 Youth gain minister’s agreement on police monitoring
The April 6 Youth Movement on Sunday announced that it has reached an agreement with Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy allowing…
Police brutality haunts post-revolt Egypt, says rights group
Egypt
June 11, 2011
Police brutality haunts post-revolt Egypt, says rights group
A rights organization said on Saturdaythat police brutality is marring Egypt’s transition to democracy. The statement comes after four people…
Official Source: 301 cases of assault on police in 5 months
Egypt
June 9, 2011
Official Source: 301 cases of assault on police in 5 months
There have been 301 cases of assault on police officers in Egypt in the five months following the 25 January…
Are we still Khaled Saeed?
Opinion
June 7, 2011
Are we still Khaled Saeed?
It’s particularly telling that Khaled Saeed’s case has not yet been legally settled, despite the fact that it triggered a…
New accusations test police-civilian relations in post-Mubarak Egypt
Egypt
June 6, 2011
New accusations test police-civilian relations in post-Mubarak Egypt
The call for protests on January 25 was specifically meant to coincide with National Police Day. Behind it was a…
Families of protesters killed during revolution protest, demand justice
Egypt
June 6, 2011
Families of protesters killed during revolution protest, demand justice
Dozens of families of demonstrators killed during Egypt's 25 January revolution protested on Monday at the state TV building in…
Trial of officers accused of killing protesters adjourned
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Trial of officers accused of killing protesters adjourned
An Egyptian court on Sunday postponed to 3 July the trial of 13 police officers working at the Imbaba and…
Sunday’s papers: 30 years for Youssef Boutros-Ghali, ambiguous death of a driver, businessmen are generous
Egypt
June 5, 2011
Sunday’s papers: 30 years for Youssef Boutros-Ghali, ambiguous death of a driver, businessmen are generous
In what is widely hoped to be the first in a series of similar rulings against former regime officials, former…
Death of driver in police custody sparks clashes in Cairo
Egypt
June 4, 2011
Death of driver in police custody sparks clashes in Cairo
Violence broke out on Friday afternoon between citizens and police officers from Azbakeya police station.