sit-in
Lebanese protesters defy capital controls in sit-in
Middle East
December 31, 2019
Lebanese protesters defy capital controls in sit-in
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese protesters staged a sit-in inside a commercial bank in the capital Beirut on Monday, forcing tellers…
Four Iraqi protesters killed in clashes with security forces
Middle East
November 21, 2019
Four Iraqi protesters killed in clashes with security forces
BAGHDAD (AP) — Renewed clashes overnight in Baghdad between anti-government demonstrators and security forces killed four protesters, Iraqi security and…
Minya Textile Factory workers continue strike for 4th day
Egypt
July 18, 2019
Minya Textile Factory workers continue strike for 4th day
Workers at the Minya Textile Factory continued their strike on Thursday for the fourth day in a row to demand…
Sudan army ruler suspends civil rule talks
Middle East
May 16, 2019
Sudan army ruler suspends civil rule talks
Sudan’s military rulers on Thursday suspended crucial talks with protesters on installing civilian rule, insisting more time was needed to…
Giza court sentences 52 to 15 years in prison over Nahda sit-in dispersal
Egypt
May 5, 2019
Giza court sentences 52 to 15 years in prison over Nahda sit-in dispersal
The Giza Criminal Court has sentenced a defendant to life imprisonment, 52 others to 15 years in prison and two…
Volunteer doctors, cooks help Sudanese keep up protests
Middle East
April 17, 2019
Volunteer doctors, cooks help Sudanese keep up protests
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — The protesters in Sudan wave national flags, chant “freedom” and bang plastic drums in the sweltering…
Egypt’s top court upholds rulings against defendants in ‘cabinet incidents’ case
Egypt
November 4, 2018
Egypt’s top court upholds rulings against defendants in ‘cabinet incidents’ case
Egypt’s Court of Cassation on Sunday upheld verdicts against 53 defendants over various charges of violence and damage to public…
Hundreds of Spinning and Weaving Company workers move sit-in to Giza’s Talaat Harb Square
Egypt
August 15, 2017
Hundreds of Spinning and Weaving Company workers move sit-in to Giza’s Talaat Harb Square
Hundreds of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company workers moved their sit-in, on Tuesday, from the company’s factories in Mahalla…
16,000 Spinning and Weaving workers threaten to escalate strike
Egypt
August 13, 2017
16,000 Spinning and Weaving workers threaten to escalate strike
Sixteen thousand workers of the Egyptian Spinning and Weaving Company in Gharbiya continued their strike and sit-in inside the company’s…
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Egypt
August 7, 2017
12 sentenced to death, 140 to life in prison over 2013 Minya riots
Minya Criminal Court sentenced 12 defendants to death, 140 others to life imprisonment, including 9 in absentia, and two to…