| 5,564,938 |
31.2878 |
34.2369 |
Egypt |
|
Egyptian soldiers arrested 10 suspected smugglers in Rafah and shut two tunnels used to smuggle goods to the Gaza Strip. |
| 5,564,941 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Dozens of policemen rallied Tuesday outside local security administration headquarters in at least 10 provinces, holding protests to demand they not be used as a tool for political oppression in the country's ongoing turmoil. |
| 5,564,944 |
30.04442 |
31.2357 |
Egypt |
|
Nearly 1,000 women gathered in Cairo to denounce recent sexual assaults. |
| 5,564,948 |
31.1981 |
29.9192 |
Egypt |
|
Six activists were arrested by police on Tuesday evening in a cafe at Raml Station in Alexandria. Journalist Ahmed Mohamed Refaat was detained, along with Islam Mahmoud Saleh, Yousry Al-Nagar, Al-Sayyed Ali, Gamil Al-Shaary, and Atef Al-Asmar. The six were politically active and members of various opposition groups and movements, |
| 5,564,951 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
The Egyptian Cabinet approved on Wednesday a new law governing protests. Cairo Insitute for Human Rights Studies claims "The draft law stipulates that protesters must submit a notification at least five days in advance, ignoring the spontaneous nature these protests often have." |
| 5,718,926 |
9.08333 |
-10.81667 |
Sierra Leone |
|
|
| 5,564,955 |
28.31214 |
30.71007 |
Egypt |
|
Christian farmer Ishaq Aziz's 17-year-old daughter Nirmeen went missing on Valentine's Day, fueling specu-lation that she has converted and will reappear with a Muslim husband once she turns 18. |
| 5,564,959 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
In the latest allegation of a detainee dying from abuse, Mahienour el-Masry, a local activist who is following the case, said 35-year-old Hassan Shaaban was picked up by police near a protest area last week but was continuously denied his diabetes and heart medication. He was reported dead Thursday. |
| 5,564,964 |
30.04442 |
31.2357 |
Egypt |
|
A group of Saharawi students, organized after Friday Prayer a sit-in, in which they denounced the Moroccan military trial of the 24 Saharawi political prisoners of Gdeim Izik. The sit-in, which was organized at Tahrir Square in the capital Cairo, was attended by dozens of Egyptian citizens |
| 5,564,967 |
31.1981 |
29.9192 |
Egypt |
|
A number of marches were staged from the Al-Qa'id Ibrahim Mosque in Alexandria against the Muslim Brotherhood and the Interior Ministry. Protesters also marched from the Al-Qa'ed Ibrahim Mosque and gathered in front of the house of detained activist Hassan Mostafa in the Moharram Bey district calling for his release. Mostafa was taken into custody three weeks ago after he went to a prosecution office to file a complaint stating that activists were being detained without following the required legal procedures for the detention and without undertaking any investigations. |
