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Behind police lines on Noubar Street
Life & Style
February 12, 2012
Behind police lines on Noubar Street
The haunting bangs of gunshots have ceased, police and ambulance sirens are silent, and the smell of tear gas no…
Five MPs to protest violence against demonstrators
Egypt
February 6, 2012
Five MPs to protest violence against demonstrators
Five MPs announced Monday evening that they plan to hold hunger strikes or sit-ins inside Parliament to pressure security forces…
MPs, young activists plan to march to end downtown clashes
Egypt
February 5, 2012
MPs, young activists plan to march to end downtown clashes
A group of Egyptian MPs and young activists decided to march on Sunday afternoon to the Interior Ministry in downtown…
Empty bullet casings found in Port Said Stadium
Egypt
February 3, 2012
Empty bullet casings found in Port Said Stadium
A forensic team has found empty bullet casings in the seats in which fans of the Cairo-based Ahly football club…
Port Said prosecution detains security officers, fans in investigation of violence
Egypt
February 2, 2012
Port Said prosecution detains security officers, fans in investigation of violence
The general prosecutor in Port Said on Thursday detained a number of security leaders pending investigations into the violence that…
Update: Military sympathizer throws sound bombs at demonstrators
Egypt
January 27, 2012
Update: Military sympathizer throws sound bombs at demonstrators
A pro-military demonstrator targeted protesters outside of the Defense Ministry in the Abbasseya neighborhood with sound bombs while they were…
Policeman killed in Qena during car chase
Egypt
January 26, 2012
Policeman killed in Qena during car chase
A police officer was killed in Qena Wednesday as security forces pursued three men who had seized a truck, said…
Rights report: Security forces deliberately inflicted serious injuries
Egypt
January 24, 2012
Rights report: Security forces deliberately inflicted serious injuries
The Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) on Tuesday accused Egyptian security forces of deliberately causing serious injuries among demonstrators…
Despite elections, North Sinai still suffering under security-first policies
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Despite elections, North Sinai still suffering under security-first policies
The police station at the border town of Rafah has not been renovated, unlike the police stations in Arish and…
A street pulse: Qasr al-Aini events through the eyes of non-protesters
Egypt
December 22, 2011
A street pulse: Qasr al-Aini events through the eyes of non-protesters
Critics of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) have accused it of imposing its narrative on the recent…