police protests
Interior Minister denies police ‘Brotherhoodization’
Egypt
February 23, 2013
Interior Minister denies police ‘Brotherhoodization’
Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has denied that a "Brotherhoodization" of the police is underway, and has also said that representatives…
Wednesday’s Papers: Police protests, Cabinet speculation and jihad doctrine
Egypt
February 13, 2013
Wednesday’s Papers: Police protests, Cabinet speculation and jihad doctrine
The nation's privately owned newspapers mostly welcome the protests of police conscripts against the alleged "Brotherhoodization" of the Interior Ministry.…
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
Egypt
January 9, 2013
Nagaa Hammadi policemen strike to protest colleague’s killing
Policemen in the Upper Egyptian town of Nagaa Hammadi staged a strike Wednesday to protest the killing of their colleague…
Police sit-ins shut down Sharqiya police stations
Egypt
January 2, 2013
Police sit-ins shut down Sharqiya police stations
Police in Sharqiya shut down the governorate’s security department and many of its police stations Wednesday after Interior Minister Ahmed…
Protesting policemen chain station shut in Gharbiya
Egypt
November 11, 2012
Protesting policemen chain station shut in Gharbiya
More than 500 policemen from the Bassioun Police Station in Gharbiya chained shut the station’s gates and began an open-ended…
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
Egypt
November 4, 2012
Appointment of new security director in Sinai curbs protests
Policemen in Sinai ended their protests around the Arish Security Directorate on Sunday, after Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin sacked…
Policemen protest in Sharqiya
Egypt
July 15, 2012
Policemen protest in Sharqiya
Hundreds of policemen protested on Sunday in front of the Sharqiya security directorate, demanding the dismissal of Interior Minister Mohamed…
Agreement on police demands is close, say ministry sources
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Agreement on police demands is close, say ministry sources
Interior Minister Mansour al-Essawy has for the third time met with representatives of the low-ranking policemen who have been protesting…
Maadi policemen stage protest against new working hours
Egypt
September 28, 2011
Maadi policemen stage protest against new working hours
About 200 policemen from the Maadi police station staged protests on Wednesday, rejecting the new shift pattern that has been…
Police group accuses some Interior Ministry leaders of spurring unrest
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Police group accuses some Interior Ministry leaders of spurring unrest
Some Interior Ministry figures from ousted President Hosni Mubarak's regime have an interest in perpetuating chaos, a coalition of Egyptian…