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Security fails to end 105-day Tosson demo
Egypt
July 19, 2010
Security fails to end 105-day Tosson demo
Security forces were unable to disperse a sit-in staged yesterday in front of the Ministry of Agriculture by residents from…
Protest marks 40 days since Alex slaying
Egypt
July 18, 2010
Protest marks 40 days since Alex slaying
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of the Supreme Judicial Court in downtown Cairo on Sunday to commemorate the death…
Khaled Saeed’s supporters protest in front of Supreme Court; another protest planned for this month
Egypt
July 18, 2010
Khaled Saeed’s supporters protest in front of Supreme Court; another protest planned for this month
A number of Kefaya activists, along with representatives from other political movements, protested today at 5 PM in front of…
Egyptian police ‘tortured to death’ 12 people in 2009, says rights group
Egypt
July 14, 2010
Egyptian police ‘tortured to death’ 12 people in 2009, says rights group
Among widespread and continuing human rights abuses throughout Egypt in 2009, 12 people were tortured to death by police, according…
Protests nation-wide against torture
Egypt
July 9, 2010
Protests nation-wide against torture
Hundreds of Egyptian youth organized a series of protests across Egypt against police torture.The protests were heavily advertized through online…
Amonsito workers continue protest, criticize Manpower minister
Egypt
July 1, 2010
Amonsito workers continue protest, criticize Manpower minister
Egyptian Minister of Manpower and Migration Aisha Abdel Hadi has been criticized by textile workers Amonsito company for ignoring their…
ElBaradei plans protest for torture victims, calls for election boycott
Egypt
June 20, 2010
ElBaradei plans protest for torture victims, calls for election boycott
Mohamed ElBaradei, former chief of International Atomic Energy Agency, has announced that he will lead a silent protest in Alexandria…
Weekend protests in US and UK against Khaled Saeed’s murder
Egypt
June 17, 2010
Weekend protests in US and UK against Khaled Saeed’s murder
Egyptian activists in Washington and London will stage demostrations this weekend to condemn the murder of Khaled Saeed, a young…
Lawyers continue protests over Tanta verdict
Egypt
June 13, 2010
Lawyers continue protests over Tanta verdict
Eight-hundred judges and prosecutors from Mansoura have filed complaints to the general prosecutor, Abdel Maguid Mahmoud, accusing the lawyers syndicate…
Thousands of Italians march over austerity plan
Business
June 12, 2010
Thousands of Italians march over austerity plan
Rome--Thousands of Italians marched in Rome on Saturday to protest against the government's austerity measures that include cutting funding to…