thugs
Tamarod founder attacked
Egypt
September 10, 2013
Tamarod founder attacked
Armed assailants attacked Tamarod movement founder Mahmoud Badr, the group announced on Monday, blocking a road and stealing his car. Authorities…
Jama’a al-Islamiya claims ‘paid thugs’ are attacking protesters
Egypt
July 18, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya claims ‘paid thugs’ are attacking protesters
Jama 'a al-Islamiya condemned plans to break up the peaceful protest in Rabea al-Adaweya Square by what it termed “paid…
Jama’a al-Islamiya forms armed squads to fight thugs
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Jama’a al-Islamiya forms armed squads to fight thugs
Jama'a al-Islamiya on Tuesday announced it has formed squads with 13 other Islamist parties and movements to fight vandals, thugs…
Interior Ministry: Police won’t use force against protesters, but thugs may incite violence
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Interior Ministry: Police won’t use force against protesters, but thugs may incite violence
Thugs are likely to infiltrate Tuesday’s protests to incite clashes between demonstrators and police, alleged Interior Minister Ahmed Gamal Eddin…
Prosecutor general investigating rumors of thugs infiltrating Mohamed Mahmoud clashes
Egypt
November 22, 2012
Prosecutor general investigating rumors of thugs infiltrating Mohamed Mahmoud clashes
Following rumors that thugs have infiltrated the Mohamed Mahmoud protests that began on Monday in order to create chaos, Prosecutor…
What’s in an image: Real thugs and Ramadan thugs
Art news
August 20, 2012
What’s in an image: Real thugs and Ramadan thugs
“What do you mean by thug, exactly?” was the first question on Gamal Saber’s mind when I asked him what…
After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water
Egypt
June 7, 2012
After hunger strike, Abbasseya detainees now refuse water
After two weeks of hunger strikes, 10 detainees from the last month’s Abbasseya clashes have begun refusing water. This comes after…
Lines blurred at the Abbasseya front
Egypt
May 3, 2012
Lines blurred at the Abbasseya front
The scene has become familiar: streets splashed with rubble and broken glass; torn down sign posts leading to barricades of…
Clashes in Abbasseya cause injuries, disrupt traffic
Egypt
April 30, 2012
Clashes in Abbasseya cause injuries, disrupt traffic
Clashes broke out between protesters and unidentified thugs in front of the Defense Ministry on Monday. The clashes erupted after…
Men break into elementary school in Daqahlia
Egypt
April 2, 2012
Men break into elementary school in Daqahlia
A student's parent accompanied by thugs broke into Sidid Abdel Kader School in Daqahlia Monday, assaulted the principal and two other…