Mansoura University engineering student Abdallah Azmy was studying for his midterm exam a few weeks ago, when one of his friends took his mobile and cursed their college on Azmy’s…
"Security restrictions, iron gates and thorough inspections did not succeed in preventing student rioting, but contributed to its increase," wrote Al-Masry Al-Youm in the aftermath of October 11, the day after public universities…
A recent statement by the Ministry of Interior on March 11 announced that private security companies would be used to secure football matches at stadiums across Egypt in response to…
Over eight university students have been killed and hundreds detained since the start of the academic year in September, following fierce clashes between police and students mostly belonging to the…
The Supreme Administrative Court upheld the ban against allowing police forces on university campuses on Monday, the state-owned Middle East News Agency…
A public prosecutor referred 71 students from Al-Azhar University to trial for joining “an armed terrorist group,” protesting without permission and rioting…
On the first day of the academic year, the authorities started enacting a set of measures to control student activity on university…
The Cairo Court for Urgent Matters endorsed a ruling for the return of Ministry of Interior personnel in university campuses on Tuesday,…
Student activists rejected Cairo University's decision to allow security forces on campus, warning that their presence may endanger student safety. Speaking at…
The student unions of various public universities across Egypt denounced a recent court decision that allowed the return of security forces on…
«Egyptian universities are being subjected to a carefully designed de-democratization process. By de-democratization, I mean transforming universities from hubs helping to create out of students agents…»
«"Show me your ID and go over there for inspection," the security guard told me aggressively, although I was already handing him my ID card. As…»
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