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Student groups protest ongoing regulations on campus activity
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Student groups protest ongoing regulations on campus activity
University students representing more than 19 student activist groups and a number of student unions gathered Tuesday at Cairo University…
Tantawi: We will confront attempts to divide people and army
Egypt
October 19, 2011
Tantawi: We will confront attempts to divide people and army
The head of Egypt's ruling military council has warned Egyptians about elements that he says seek to drive a wedge…
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
Egypt
October 17, 2011
NGOs face smear campaign ahead of elections
With elections approaching, NGOs say they are experiencing the same harassment and pressure that they did under former President Hosni…
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…
Egypt’s army defends actions in protest crackdown
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Egypt’s army defends actions in protest crackdown
Egyptian generals defended on Wednesday the army's actions in cracking down on a Christian protest, in the course of which…
Military source: Funeral services for Maspero army victims held secretly
Egypt
October 12, 2011
Military source: Funeral services for Maspero army victims held secretly
Egypt's armed forces held secret funeral services for the soldiers killed Sunday during violence at a Coptic protest, a military…
Military intensifies training to ‘secure home front’
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Military intensifies training to ‘secure home front’
The armed forces on Tuesday began a training program called “Victory – 5” to prepare low-ranked officers for Egypt’s new…
Rights groups: Military prosecution detained 21 Maspero suspects
Egypt
October 11, 2011
Rights groups: Military prosecution detained 21 Maspero suspects
Military prosecutors on Monday detained 21 suspects for a 15-day period, pending investigations into violence that broke out during a…
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…
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
Egypt
October 10, 2011
Army declines to announce its tally of Maspero casualties
The number of casualties suffered by the Egyptian army while clashing with demonstrators on Sunday remains unknown. The fighting took…