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Chinese capital shuts major road during rare protest
World
July 24, 2017
Chinese capital shuts major road during rare protest
Beijing police shut down part of a major road on Monday as they dealt with a rare protest in the…
Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south
Middle East
July 12, 2017
Activists: Yemeni policewomen beat up female rally in south
Activists behind a women’s rally in southern Yemen say female security forces descended on the demonstration, beating the women and…
7 Alexandria lawyers on trial over Tiran and Sanafir protests
Egypt
July 9, 2017
7 Alexandria lawyers on trial over Tiran and Sanafir protests
East Alexandria Prosecution office referred seven lawyers to trial Sunday on charges of demonstrating without a permit and gathering in the…
At least 123 Venezuelan soldiers detained since protests
World
July 6, 2017
At least 123 Venezuelan soldiers detained since protests
At least 123 members of Venezuela’s armed forces have been detained since anti-government unrest began in April on charges ranging…
Turkey angered by German protest artwork ahead of G20 summit
World
July 6, 2017
Turkey angered by German protest artwork ahead of G20 summit
Turkey has condemned an activist art installation in Berlin that portrayed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as a dictator, shortly…
Police officer accused of killing female political activist receives ten-year jail sentence
Egypt
June 19, 2017
Police officer accused of killing female political activist receives ten-year jail sentence
Cairo Criminal Court on Monday issued a ten-year jail sentence to the police officer charged with killing political activist Shaimaa…
Eight activists arrested in Alexandria over Tiran and Sanafir protest
Egypt
June 16, 2017
Eight activists arrested in Alexandria over Tiran and Sanafir protest
Eight activists were arrested in Alexandria on Friday as they attempted to protest the handover of Tiran and Sanafir islands…
Parents of BSE students complain of 75% increase in tuition fees
Egypt
June 15, 2017
Parents of BSE students complain of 75% increase in tuition fees
Dozens of parents staged a protest at the British School of Egypt (BSE) in Sheikh Zayed, 6 October City, on…
Leader of Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike sent to solitary confinement
Middle East
April 18, 2017
Leader of Palestinian prisoners’ hunger strike sent to solitary confinement
Israel's minister of public security says a prominent Palestinian prisoner has been placed in solitary confinement for inciting a large-scale…
Eight charged in Pakistani student’s lynching over his liberal views
World
April 15, 2017
Eight charged in Pakistani student’s lynching over his liberal views
Eight Pakistanis involved in the mob lynching of a fellow university student over his liberal views were charged with murder…