self-immolation
Disabled protesters outside cabinet threaten self-immolation
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Disabled protesters outside cabinet threaten self-immolation
A dozen disabled people protesting near the cabinet building on Monday threatened to set themselves on fire unless an official…
Egyptian man attempts suicide amid pro-police gathering
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Egyptian man attempts suicide amid pro-police gathering
A man attempted suicide on Monday as approximately 20 people gathered in front of the Supreme Court to commend the…
Prime Minister: Suicide not a solution for joblessness
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Prime Minister: Suicide not a solution for joblessness
Suicide is not the solution to the unemployment faced by Egypt's youth, Egypt's Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif said in statements…
Egyptian unable to get ration card attempts self-immolation
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Egyptian unable to get ration card attempts self-immolation
Police officers in Suez, north east of Cairo, managed to prevent a man from setting himself alight in protest of…
Sudanese man ‘sets himself ablaze’
World
January 22, 2011
Sudanese man ‘sets himself ablaze’
Khartoum--A 25-year-old Sudanese man was being treated in hospital for second-degree burns, medics said on Saturday, in the latest instance…
Tunisia disproves Arab world’s greatest myth
World
January 22, 2011
Tunisia disproves Arab world’s greatest myth
Tunisia's Sidi Bouzid uprising and resulting "Jasmine Revolution" was the first successful case of popular upheaval toppling a ruling regime…
Egyptian workers burn themselves to protest transfers
Egypt
January 21, 2011
Egyptian workers burn themselves to protest transfers
A security source said two Egyptian employees of Textile Indroma set themselves on fire Thursday, protesting management’s decision to transfer…
Experts: Tunisia-style suicides in Egypt could spur change, if not revolution
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Experts: Tunisia-style suicides in Egypt could spur change, if not revolution
Desperate Egyptians setting themselves on fire like their Tunisian counterparts are unlikely to spur wide-ranging protests, but they might serve…
Egypt’s middle class won’t follow Tunisian example, experts say
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Egypt’s middle class won’t follow Tunisian example, experts say
As analysts remain immersed in comparing Egypt and Tunisia, examining the likelihood of a similar uprising at home, they point…
Thursday’s papers: Desperation grips citizens as Arab leaders meet
Egypt
January 20, 2011
Thursday’s papers: Desperation grips citizens as Arab leaders meet
The opening of the Arab Economic summit in Sharm el-Sheikh, with the imposing cloud of the Tunisian situation hanging above,…