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Egypt protests

Lebanese security forces block the road leading to the Egyptian embassy in Beirut during a protest against the closure of the Rafah crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, on February 19, 2024. (Anwar Amro/AFP)
June 1, 2024, 3:00 pm
Egypt extends crackdown on Gaza activism with student arrests
Despite growing official criticism of Israel, Cairo remains unwilling to allow pro-Palestinian demonstrations, fearing unrest could fuel domestic political dissent
By Reuters
Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2019. (AP Photo/ Nariman El-Mofty)
September 26, 2020, 2:44 am
Egyptian police disperse rare, small protests, arresting 10 demonstrators
Highly unusual anti-government demonstrations break out in northeast, 1 year after corruption allegations ignited wave of unrest in Cairo
By Isabel Debre
Names of deceased relatives from Alexandria are read out inside the newly renovated Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria, Egypt, February 14, 2020. (David Lisbona)
February 15, 2020, 4:00 pm
Homecoming: Alexandria synagogue hosts Egypt’s largest Jewish prayers in decades
180 members of Egyptian-Jewish Diaspora return to fete renovated Eliyahu Hanavi shul, even as country’s tiny Jewish community prepares for a Jew-free future
By F. Pieter
Illustrative: Egyptian riot police stand guard in Egypt's capital Cairo, on September 27, 2019. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)
November 29, 2019, 8:17 am
Egyptian journalists, lawyer charged with ‘joining terror group’
All three will remain in detention for 15 days, which can be renewed indefinitely; defense team says they are held in relation to recent arrests of professors, lawyers, journalists
By AFP
In this photo from June 19, 2019, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi speaks during a press conference in Bucharest, Romania. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda, File)
November 14, 2019, 9:03 pm
Egyptian woman arrested for denouncing Sissi and his wife
Radwa Mohamed accused of spreading fake news over videos calling Egypt’s president ‘unsuccessful,’ criticizing country’s rights record
By NOHA ELHENNAWY
Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2019. (AP Photo/ Nariman El-Mofty)
October 15, 2019, 4:29 am
Egypt activist claims she was tortured, beaten after arrest
Esraa Abdel-Fattah detained amid a wave of arrests following small but rare anti-government protests last month
By Samy Magdy
Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal presides over Egypt's Parliament as it meets to deliberate constitutional amendments allowing Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to stay in office till 2034, in Cairo Egypt, February 13, 2019. (AP Photo)
October 5, 2019, 11:47 am
Egypt parliament speaker praises Hitler to defend government spending
Ali Abdel Aal later states he was only hailing Germany’s infrastructure development, not the Nazi dictator who ‘committed a lot of crimes’
By ToI Staff and AP
Illustrative: Egyptian riot police stand guard in Egypt's capital Cairo, on September 27, 2019. (Khaled Desouki/AFP)
September 28, 2019, 4:03 pm
Egypt’s security clampdown mostly thwarts fresh anti-Sissi protests
Thousands of police on Cairo’s streets, and up to 2,000 arrests after last week’s demonstrations, largely stifle further action against the president
By Samy Magdy
Supporters of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi rally near the Unknown Soldier Memorial in the eastern Nasr City district of Egypt's capital Cairo on September 27, 2019. (Khaled DeSouki/AFP)
September 27, 2019, 10:51 pm
Renewed anti-Sissi protests hit Egypt, as his supporters stage their own rallies
Security forces have arrested 2,000 people in effort to put down demonstrations sparked by construction magnate’s viral videos accusing president and military of corruption
By Emmanuel Parisse
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet listens during a meeting with Venezuela's Education Minister Aristóbulo Istúriz, at the Foreign Ministry, in Caracas, Venezuela, June 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)
September 27, 2019, 6:59 pm
UN calls for Egypt to ‘radically change’ approach to protests
Rights chief Michelle Bachelet expresses deep concern over reports of thousands of arrests including lawyers, rights defenders, political activists and journalists
By AFP
Egyptian security forces block the road leading to Cairo's Tahrir Square on September 27, 2019. (Khaled DeSouki/AFP)
September 27, 2019, 6:32 pm
Egypt police seal off Tahrir Square to prevent further anti-Sissi protests
Closure comes amid harsh security clampdown following rare demonstrations in several cities last weekend, at which authorities arrested more than 2,000 people
By AP
Egyptian security forces block the road leading to Cairo's Tahrir Square on September 27, 2019. (Khaled DeSouki/AFP)
September 27, 2019, 11:31 am
Egypt braces for fresh protests as Sissi says ‘no reason for concern’
Rights groups say nearly 2,000 arrested in week-long crackdown on demonstrators, activists and academics decrying economic hardship and government corruption
By Emmanuel Parisse
Egyptian protesters shout calling for the removal of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi in Cairo's downtown on September 20, 2019. (STR/AFP)
September 26, 2019, 3:01 pm
Egypt NGOs say up to 1,900 detained after anti-Sissi protests
Crackdown comes ahead of Friday mass rally calling for ouster of general-turned-president; prominent critics and academics nabbed in wave of arrests
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2019. (AP Photo/ Nariman El-Mofty)
September 23, 2019, 7:33 pm
Egyptian police said to arrest hundreds over anti-Sissi protests
Lawyers say at least 400 people in Cairo and across Egypt held following rare outbreak of public dissent against president
By AP
Protesters chant slogans against the regime in Cairo, Egypt, September 21, 2019. Dozens of people held a rare protest in Cairo during which they called on Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to quit. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
September 23, 2019, 4:39 am
Egypt warns media it’s monitoring coverage of anti-Sissi protests
Warning comes after several rare anti-government demonstrations, which had been effectively banned by draconian measures imposed under president
By AP
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