Teachers staged sit-ins and demonstrations on Sunday in Cairo, Alexandria, Daqahliya, Fayoum and Minya, chanting against the state-backed Teachers’ Syndicate and the Minister of Education. Slogans included: “We want a free syndicate! Life has become tough!”
[The govt’s “assessment exams” torn to pieces by angry teachers in front of Helwan University]
State Security pigs raided a flat in Balteem (located in the Nile Delta province of Kafr el-Sheikh, where Karama Party leader Hamdeen Sabbahi holds a parliamentary seat) arresting a group Karama Party activists were staying during a summer camp, taking them into custody following an interrogation.
Kefaya’s website said more than 40 youth were detained, but I was told by a journalist that the number is about 37.
No more information is available.