Video, taken by a blogger, of the police banning Egyptian protesters from reaching the lawyers syndicate on Sunday evening.
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Police crack down on local journalists
Police has arrested three journalists working for Al-Masry Al-Youm: Jano Charbel, Ahmad Ragab and Mostafa Bahgat while covering a protest by pro-Palestine activists by the French Embassy in Giza. I spoke with Jano around 10 mins ago. He said they were kept in a van near the Four Seasons Hotel in Giza. Please follow my
Read on »A busy day in downtown Cairo
So today in downtown Cairo, pro-Palestine activists staged a protest, after workers from self-managed factory clashed with the police, while the urban poor protested demanding housing from the govt. Please follow my Twitter account, where I’m posting more updates. Tweets by 3arabawy
Read on »Strikers call for nationalization or self-management
Tanta Flax and Oils Company strikers, in front of the Ministerial Cabinet, Downtown Cairo, 18 August 2009…
Read on »Police recruits retell their experiences of ‘Cast Lead’
Gaza resistance factions regroup and rearm after war
Down with Mubarak’s WALL OF SHAME!
The Press Syndicate’s Liberties Committee is calling for a protest Tuesday, 29 December, 6pm, to denounce Mubarak’s Wall of Shame.
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Gamal Othman, one of the Tanta Flax and Oils Company strike leaders, denouncing the treachery of the state-backed General Union of Textile Workers. Photo taken during a Workers Preparatory Committee meeting, Cairo’s Press Syndicate.
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