Ahmed Zaki Osman
Amnesty International report reveals Egypt police own sniper rifles
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Amnesty International report reveals Egypt police own sniper rifles
The international human rights watchdog Amnesty International has revealed that in 2010 Egypt’s Ministry of Interior received two sniper rifles…
Monday’s papers: Editorial pages shift Maspero blame
Egypt
October 17, 2011
Monday’s papers: Editorial pages shift Maspero blame
A week after a Maspero protest turned deadly when the army crushed a Coptic demonstration, local papers are taking a…
Following elections, Brotherhood loosens grip on Doctors Syndicate
Egypt
October 16, 2011
Following elections, Brotherhood loosens grip on Doctors Syndicate
Doctors’ Syndicate elections on Friday ended the Muslim Brotherhood’s nearly three decade-long monopoly of the syndicate, with candidates opposing the…
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence
Egypt
October 14, 2011
Eyewitness website disputes military narrative of Maspero violence
Following 9 October’s deadly violence near the state television building, also known as Maspero, the state-owned media has only presented…
Army is responsible for Maspero bloodshed, says human rights lawyer
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Army is responsible for Maspero bloodshed, says human rights lawyer
The autopsies of 17 people killed in Sunday’s violence near the Maspero TV building show the army is entirely responsible…
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Eyewitnesses claim military threw protesters’ bodies into the Nile
Angry Copts at the Cathedral of St. Mark in Cairo claim that the military threw the bodies of dead protesters…
Copts congregate at cathedral ahead of victims’ funeral
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Copts congregate at cathedral ahead of victims’ funeral
Thousands of Copts protested against the ruling military council on Monday, after violence Sunday night left 24 killed during a…
Recent amendments may fail to ensure fair elections
Egypt
October 9, 2011
Recent amendments may fail to ensure fair elections
Egypt’s ruling generals on Saturday agreed to cancel a controversial provision barring members of political parties from running as independents.…
Recently amended anti-NDP law could target revolutionaries
Egypt
October 5, 2011
Recently amended anti-NDP law could target revolutionaries
The military backed interim government has approved recent amendments to the controversial Treachery Law, which aims to prevent remnants of…
Monday’s papers: The king is dead. Long live the king
Egypt
October 3, 2011
Monday’s papers: The king is dead. Long live the king
It’s nearly eight months now since a popular uprising toppled former President Hosni Mubarak, but Monday’s newspapers show that some…