| 5,565,123 |
31.25654 |
32.28412 |
Egypt |
|
Thousands of soccer fans and anti-government protesters blocked roads and enforced a work stoppage in Egypt's restive city of Port Said to protest "injustices" by the government, disrupting rail services and forcefully evicting workers from their factories and the provincial government's offices. The "Green Eagles" fan club also disrupted work in the Mediterranean city's main telephone exchange and sent students home from several schools in their Sunday protest. |
| 5,565,127 |
31.1981 |
29.9192 |
Egypt |
|
A strike by workers at the Portland Cement Factory in Alexandria was violently dissolved as it entered its fourth day on Monday by the security forces, who allegedly used dogs to disperse the workers. At least 28 workers were arrested in the aftermath of the security forces' attack, stated the Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR). |
| 5,565,131 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Report on Egyptian police officers deliberately killing an arrested man suspected of killing one of their colleagues |
| 5,565,135 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
The state prosecution authority ordered the detention of Islamist preacher and TV anchor Abu Islam on Sunday, in order to investigate him on charges of contempt of Christianity. |
| 5,565,408 |
31.03637 |
31.38069 |
Egypt |
|
Massive demonstration takes place in Al-Daqahliyah Governorate to denounce acts of violence. Demonstrators criticize security men's way of dealing with protesters, call for dissolving current government. |
| 5,565,143 |
30.07708 |
31.28591 |
Egypt |
|
Karim Nasser, a protester arrested for allegedly rioting and attacking authorities, claimed he was sexually assaulted while in police custody. He filed a report to the prosecutor general, claiming to have been tortured and sexually assaulted inside New Cairo Police Station after his arrest on 8 February. Nasser claimed he was subjected to torture and rape alongside at least 20 other detained men. A medical report revealed anal injuries and also showed that Nasser's left arm was dislocated after he was suspended from the arm while being tortured. |
| 5,565,146 |
31.25654 |
32.28412 |
Egypt |
|
A third day of protests and strikes brought the restive city of Port Said to a halt on Tuesday, as demonstrators demanded security officials be held accountable for the killings of over 40 residents in riots last month. |
| 5,565,149 |
31.03917 |
30.46914 |
Egypt |
|
Demonstrations in front of the courthouse in solidarity with Osama El-Refaey, member of the Al-Dostour Party, who was arrested last week in Beheira on charges of attempting to burn a government building, according to his lawyer, Mohammed Abouelela. Trial postponed. |
| 5,565,152 |
30.04442 |
31.2357 |
Egypt |
|
Egypt's Ministry of Interior appealed on Tuesday to the protesters holding a sit-in at Tahrir Square to open the square and help the government operate the traffic in the area.Political movements and parties have started an open-ended sit-in at Tahrir Square since November, following a constitutional decree issued by President Mohamed Mursi which gave him sweeping powers and shielded his decisions from court challenges. |
| 5,565,155 |
29.97371 |
32.52627 |
Egypt |
|
In Suez, shipment workers at Abadiya Port and Port Tawfeq Port began a strike, reacting to the negligence showed by government officials to their demands. |
