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Banha court acquits 2 lawyers over charges of ‘breaching demonstration law’ in Tiran, Sanafir case
Egypt

Banha court acquits 2 lawyers over charges of ‘breaching demonstration law’ in Tiran, Sanafir case

The Banha Misdemeanor Court acquitted on Monday two lawyers over charges of “breaching the demonstration law and protesting against the…
We will not accept any type of sit-ins or protests: Parliament speaker
Egypt

We will not accept any type of sit-ins or protests: Parliament speaker

Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said during a Tuesday parliamentary session that the Egyptian state will not accept the…
Parliament approves government amendments to Protest Law
Egypt

Parliament approves government amendments to Protest Law

The Parliament has finally approved the government amendments to Article 10 in the Protest Law after the parlimaentary committees of…
Parliamentary committee approves amendments to Protest Law
Egypt

Parliamentary committee approves amendments to Protest Law

The parliamentary Legislative Committee approved a bill submitted by the government to amend Article 10 of Protest Law No.
Egypt’s court rules part of protest law unconstitutional
Egypt

Egypt’s court rules part of protest law unconstitutional

Egypt's top court has struck down part of a law that allowed authorities to ban all but officially sanctioned protests,…
Coptic activists denied permit to protest on Maspero anniversary
Egypt

Coptic activists denied permit to protest on Maspero anniversary

The Interior Ministry denied Coptic youth activists a permit to hold a protest ahead of the fifth anniversary of the…
HRW urges parliament to review ‘abusive’ laws
Egypt

HRW urges parliament to review ‘abusive’ laws

US-based Human Rights Watch has urged Egypt’s House of Representatives, which held its inaugural session on Sunday, to review what…
Petition by 16 NGOs demands end to protest law
Egypt

Petition by 16 NGOs demands end to protest law

A petition by 16 human rights organizations has repeated calls for revoking the protest law introduced in 2013 following the…
13 arrested for marking anniversary of 2011 bloody clashes
Egypt

13 arrested for marking anniversary of 2011 bloody clashes

Thirteen people were arrested Saturday for marking the fourth anniversary of the 2011 uprising's bloody clashes between protesters and police…
Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release
Egypt

Campaign petitions UN for Egyptian activist lawyer’s release

A campaign is seeking to collect signatures from lawyers worldwide in a petition to the United Nation’s Secretary General, demanding…
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