CAIRO: A silent stand-in to honor the victims of state TV violence on October 9 took place on Saturday evening on the iconic Qasr al-Nil bridge where tens of people stood quietly, holding flags that read “mourning” and banners that read “dignity first” and “the people want a fair investigation.” The non-politicized stand was met [...]
Some 1,000 protesters part of the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations against corporate great and social inequality in the United States marched on Friday to the New York City Police Department headquarters. Ready to enter its third week in New York, the protesters, who have managed to maintain a few hundred demonstrators throughout the past two [...]
CAIRO: After a few weeks of apathy, Egypt’s Revolution Youth Party is hoping that this Friday will rekindle the protest spirit. They have called for a “million man march” in Tahrir Square to demonstrate against the cancelling of constitutional principles and “a timetable for the elections.” The move comes as Egypt’s military continues to increase [...]
CAIRO: Eye witnesses said clashes erupted outside the Israeli Embassy in Giza when Egyptian protesters tried to break the security cordon and security forces started beating people randomly. A health ministry official told Egypt’s state TV that at least 187 people have been injured in the clashes. Others said the military personnel guarding the embassy [...]
CAIRO: It was dubbed the “Friday of Unity,” with numerous Egyptian groups from all political walks of life planning to come together in a show of togetherness. Instead, Friday’s protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square quickly tumbled into a Salafist show of force. Hundreds of thousands of conservative Egyptians, mostly Salafists – those who adhere to [...]
CAIRO: The Muslim Brotherhood, the largest organized opposition group in Egypt, announced on Wednesday that it would partake in the mass protests being held on Friday. Activists have been planning this protest for weeks, convinced that they should continue to apply pressure for faster reforms and the just punishment of former Hosni Mubarak government officials. [...]
CAIRO: The thousands who had gathered in Cairo’s Tahrir Square were pleased with the numbers to came out, although they did admit expecting more. Either way, Friday’s “Day of Rage” as it was termed, was more a day of unity than anything else. “I think the rage part is more about just getting our message [...]
NEW YORK: Syrian security and intelligence services have arbitrarily detained hundreds of protesters across the country, subjecting them to torture and ill-treatment, since anti-government demonstrations began in mid-March 2011, Human Rights Watch said today. The security and intelligence services, commonly referred to as mukhabarat, have also arrested lawyers, activists, and journalists who endorsed or promoted [...]
CAIRO: The Egyptian army occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square again on Tuesday night. The move could contribute to growing distrust of the army among Egyptians, particularly following the army’s decision to forcefully clear Tahrir Square at 3am on Saturday morning. Saturday morning’s violence led to a four-day blockade of the square by demonstrators. On Tuesday, tensions [...]
Cairo: At least two demonstrators were killed and at least 70 injured in clashes between the Egyptian army and demonstrators in Cairo’s Tahrir Square early Saturday morning. The confrontation occurred between demonstrators and an uncertain number of Egyptian security forces around 3am Saturday morning. The army’s crackdown on protesters came after another Friday of contestation. Hundreds of [...]
MANAMA: Bahraini authorities are systematically targeting demonstrators and bystanders wounded in anti-government protests for harassment and mistreatment, and in some cases denying them critical care, Human Rights Watch said today. Since the Bahraini Defense Force (BDF) took over the country’s largest public medical facility on March 16, 2011, security and military forces have sought out [...]
CAIRO: Syrian President Bashar al-Assad accepted his government’s resignation on Tuesday, following nearly two weeks of massive protests in different cities in Syria and the death of dozens of protesters. The move comes as a bid to quell the protests and calls for more rallies against the regime of Asaad, who is slated to address [...]
LONDON: Syria’s security forces used live ammunition against protesters in Daraa and the surrounding villages of Sanmein and Tafas on March 25 and 26, 2011, killing at least 26 and bringing the death toll in the Daraa governorate reported by Syrian human rights activists since March 18 to at least 61, Human Rights Watch said [...]
Saudi Arabia should immediately release protesters and critics arrested and detained without charge over the past weeks, Human Rights Watch said today. More than 100 people have been arrested in the Qatif district, and about 45 in the al-Ahsa’ district, both Shia population centers in the kingdom’s Eastern Province. A smaller number of people have [...]
NEW YORK: The Egyptian cabinet’s announcement on March 24, 2011, of a new law banning strikes and demonstrations that impede the work of public institutions violates international law protections for free assembly and should be reversed immediately, Human Rights Watch said today. The cabinet’s claims that this law is an exceptional measure under the country’s [...]
Reporters Without Borders is very worried about Mazen Darwish, the head of the Syrian Centre for Media and Freedom of Expression, who was summoned for questioning by intelligence officials at 11 a.m. yesterday in Damascus and has not been heard of since. He has almost certainly been arrested. Darwish was detained for four hours on [...]
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