sit-ins

No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes
Egypt

No carrot, only stick: No concessions in government crackdown on strikes

The beginning of the academic year this week was inaugurated with a host of strikes by employees across sectors —…
Defying police, teachers continue sit-in
Egypt

Defying police, teachers continue sit-in

Dozens of teachers returned to their sit-in at the Cabinet’s headquarters early Tuesday, only a few hours after police dispersed…
Protests at five universities with the beginning of the school year
Egypt

Protests at five universities with the beginning of the school year

The Universities of Alexandria, Damietta, Tanta, Assiut and Mansoura started the first day of the new school year Saturday with…
Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy
Egypt

Doctors threaten hospital strike, demand meeting with Morsy

  The board of the Doctors Syndicate will call for a strike in all hospitals countrywide starting 1 October ,…
Protesting teachers go on hunger strike to call for better pay
Egypt

Protesting teachers go on hunger strike to call for better pay

Seven of the teachers staging a sit-in in front of the Cabinet in Cairo began a hunger strike on Wednesday…
Daqahlia village residents launch sit-in over lack of facilities
Egypt

Daqahlia village residents launch sit-in over lack of facilities

Residents in a village in Daqahlia Governorate started a peaceful, open-ended sit-in Sunday to protest what they say is a…
Court to issue verdict on presidential convoy attackers next week
Egypt

Court to issue verdict on presidential convoy attackers next week

  The Heliopolis Court of Misdemeanor decided Saturday to set the sentence hearing session for defendants accused of an attack…
Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal
Egypt

Nile University sit-in opposes ‘political’ land deal

Nile University (NU) students began an open-ended sit-in on Tuesday after a year and a half of struggle which has…
Police reopen streets around presidential palace after anti-Morsy protests
Egypt

Police reopen streets around presidential palace after anti-Morsy protests

Police forces on Sunday reopened all roads leading to the presidential palace in Heliopolis after they were closed due to…
Update: Hundreds of anti-Brotherhood demonstrators continue sit-in
Egypt

Update: Hundreds of anti-Brotherhood demonstrators continue sit-in

Hundreds of anti-Muslim Brotherhood protesters crowded an overpass near the presidential palace on Saturday evening, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported. In late evening,…
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