sit-ins
No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes
Egypt
September 19, 2012
No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes
The beginning of the academic year this week was inaugurated with a host of strikes by employees across sectors —…
Defying police, teachers continue sit-in
Egypt
September 18, 2012
Defying police, teachers continue sit-in
Dozens of teachers returned to their sit-in at the Cabinet’s headquarters early Tuesday, only a few hours after police dispersed…
Protests at five universities with the beginning of the school year
Egypt
September 15, 2012
Protests at five universities with the beginning of the school year
The Universities of Alexandria, Damietta, Tanta, Assiut and Mansoura started the first day of the new school year Saturday with…
Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy
Egypt
September 15, 2012
Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy
The board of the Doctors Syndicate will call for a strike in all hospitals countrywide starting 1 October ,…
Protesting teachers go on hunger strike to call for better pay
Egypt
September 12, 2012
Protesting teachers go on hunger strike to call for better pay
Seven of the teachers staging a sit-in in front of the Cabinet in Cairo began a hunger strike on Wednesday…
Daqahlia village residents launch sit-in over lack of facilities
Egypt
September 10, 2012
Daqahlia village residents launch sit-in over lack of facilities
Residents in a village in Daqahlia Governorate started a peaceful, open-ended sit-in Sunday to protest what they say is a…
Court to issue verdict on presidential convoy attackers next week
Egypt
September 1, 2012
Court to issue verdict on presidential convoy attackers next week
The Heliopolis Court of Misdemeanor decided Saturday to set the sentence hearing session for defendants accused of an attack…
Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal
Egypt
August 30, 2012
Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal
Nile University (NU) students began an open-ended sit-in on Tuesday after a year and a half of struggle which has…
Police reopen streets around presidential palace after anti-Morsy protests
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Police reopen streets around presidential palace after anti-Morsy protests
Police forces on Sunday reopened all roads leading to the presidential palace in Heliopolis after they were closed due to…
Update: Hundreds of anti-Brotherhood demonstrators continue sit-in
Egypt
August 25, 2012
Update: Hundreds of anti-Brotherhood demonstrators continue sit-in
Hundreds of anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters crowded an overpass near the presidential palace on Saturday evening, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. In late evening,…