Within 15 minutes, security forces began to use batons and water cannons to disperse the protest.
On 1-year anniversary of the September 20 protests, Aswan villagers protested for a different reason
Since September 25 security forces have carried out daily arrest campaigns in the village.
While protests continued to flare up on Friday, the media maintained that nothing was happening.
A local court gave orders on Saturday for the release of five residents of Matareya, Daqahlia, who have been detained since November…
Security forces began arresting people at the Tuesday night protest
At least 70 people were detained in recent days following a series of arrests authorities undertook in relation to posts published on…
Authorities released 16 people on bail on Wednesday evening after their arrest on Tuesday from a demonstration in solidarity with women in…
The whereabouts of some are still undisclosed.
Authorities issued release orders for fourteen people on Sunday after they were held in detention facilities for several days, lawyer Nabeeh al-Genady…
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«Hundreds were detained in the week leading up to the April 25 protests, including well-known activists and journalists. Some were detained when the police conducted arbitrary…»
«While watching the sequel to the “Hunger Games” last Friday, I was stunned to find a striking resemblance between a fictional regime — presented as almost…»
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