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Hearing postponed concerning live ammunition against demonstrators
Egypt
January 17, 2012
Hearing postponed concerning live ammunition against demonstrators
The Egyptian State Council’s Administrative Court has postponed a hearing in a case where plaintiffs are requesting an end to…
Forensic report: Cabinet protesters killed by live ammunition
Egypt
December 24, 2011
Forensic report: Cabinet protesters killed by live ammunition
The Forensic Medicine Authority has completed 10 forensic reports detailing how protesters were killed during bloody clashes last week on…
Health Minister acknowledges use of live ammo
Egypt
November 23, 2011
Health Minister acknowledges use of live ammo
Health Minister Amr Helmy has acknowledged the use of live ammunition, cartridge and rubber bullets in Tahrir Square since Saturday.…
Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters
Egypt
November 21, 2011
Military official: Armed forces ready to protect Tahrir protesters
The armed forces “are ready to provide Tahrir Square with security forces to protect it from assaults, if protesters want…
Egyptian navy conducts its biggest live ammunition war game
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Egyptian navy conducts its biggest live ammunition war game
Egypt's navy conducted the biggest live ammunition war games in its history Sunday off the coast of Alexandria. The event,…
Al-Wafd newspaper: Security officials ordered use of shotgun cartridges against protesters
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Al-Wafd newspaper: Security officials ordered use of shotgun cartridges against protesters
Security officials ordered the use of live shotgun cartidges against pro-democracy protesters during the January uprising that toppled former president…
71 injured, at least 1 dead after army disperses Tahrir sit-in
Egypt
April 9, 2011
71 injured, at least 1 dead after army disperses Tahrir sit-in
Seventy-one people were injured and at least one killed when the army and the military police dispersed the protesters in…
Families of revolution’s victims demand faster trial for Al-Adly
Egypt
March 21, 2011
Families of revolution’s victims demand faster trial for Al-Adly
Scores of families of demonstrators killed or detained during Egypt's 25 January Revolution staged a protest on Monday before the…
Police shoot Wadi Gedid protesters with live ammunition
Egypt
February 8, 2011
Police shoot Wadi Gedid protesters with live ammunition
Police forces on Tuesday used live ammunition to shoot protesters in Wadi Gedid Governorate, south west of Cairo. The protesters…
Hospital says police shooting to kill
Egypt
January 29, 2011
Hospital says police shooting to kill
The death toll so far during Cairo's days of protests is much higher than reported in the news, according to…