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Court: Police must leave university campus

Posted on 25/11/200810/01/2021 By 3arabawy

The Administrative Court ruled against police presence on the Egyptian universities campuses, calling for the troops immediate evacuation.

The court criticized the “University Guards Administration” which follows the Interior Ministry and which deploys uniformed and plainclothes police officers and corporals on campuses. Instead, the court continued, each university must have a “University Guards Unit” which would follow orders from the president of the university itself (not the interior ministry).

The lawsuit was brought forward by activists from the 9th of March Movement for the Independence of Egypt’s Universities.

The Mubarak’s regime will not fully implement the court ruling and will try to maneuver. Only a sustained campaign from below on the campuses will pressure the regime to abide by the ruling and expel the Gestapo, just like what the students did in 1971.

Cellulars

Posted on 21/11/200805/03/2021 By 3arabawy

Students video-recording the protest by their mobile phones.

Cairo U students march against fees

Posted on 19/11/200819/12/2020 By 3arabawy

Police troops surrounded Cairo University today, as hundreds of students demonstrated against the rising education fees.

After distributing leaflets and engaging with fellow students in discussions over the state of economy and education in Egypt, the Socialist-led Haqqi (My Right) mobilized hundreds in a march.

Protesters denounced Mubarak, his son Gamal, the Education Minister and the entire cabinet. The students marched from one faculty campus to the other, calling on their colleagues to join, while the chants continued.

The Muslim Brotherhood students were not seen anywhere, but all over the trees they had hung banners encouraging students to pray, part of their recently launched morality crusade on university campuses.

Members of the govt-appointed Student Union were as always present, and tried to disrupt the march, by waving the Egyptian flag, playing on drums, and chanting football slogans. No scuffles took place though.

High ranking police officers showed up and were following the protesters. They didn’t go for the organizers, but were trying to disperse “ordinary students” and separate them from the “activists.”

The Haqqi students were quite militant, directing their march sometimes to surround those officers and denounce them in their faces, and shouting they would not be intimidated.

The march last for over an hour, and ended in an assembly by the university gate, where Haqqi announced they were launching “Don’t Pay!” campaign.