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Around 50 Egyptian police stormed the headquarters of the journalists' association in central Cairo on 1 May and arrested two journalists who had started a sit-in in protest at the headquarters of the union. Hundreds of workers from several provinces who came to hold a protest in Cairo for International Workers' Day were also prevented from assembling by police. Tadamon coalition announced aprotestwould take place at the Press Syndicate's headquarters in Cairo's downtown to denounce legislation drafted by the government which it considers to be "anti-worker". Aswat Masriya reported that the security personnel assaulted the syndicate's two people tasked with securing the syndicate's building. |
