9 policemen from Al-Amiriya Police Station have been sentenced to only three years in prison, for the brutal torture and murder of Magdi Makin, a poor street vendor.
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Agriculture ministry workers demand contracts, minimum wage
Temporary workers at the agriculture ministry in Beheira held a protest today in front of the ministerial cabinet headquarters in downtown Cairo, demanding contracts and a minimum wage.
Read on »Shaimaa al-Sabbagh was ‘too skinny’ to take a bullet during Cairo protest
The activist was killed by CSF Police Captain Yassin Muhammad Hatem Salah Eddin.
Read on »Police ban protest for jobs
إعلان المؤتمر الاقتصادي على مبنى الحزب الوطني المحروق
Failed architecture
Cairo’s new towns, from desert cities to deserted cities.
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In Egypt, fighting the police has become a national sport
Workers protest in front of the presidential palace
More workers show up at the presidential palace doorstep.
Read on »Marching in solidarity with the #MOD detainees
Thousands marched today on the parliament, denouncing the army’s crackdown on the Abbassiya protesters and calling for the release of the detainees. You can watch some more pix from the march on this Flickr set.
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