Tag Archives: PROTEST
Two topless Femen protesters arrested in Morocco
Two members of controversial feminist campaign group Femen were arrested on Tuesday in Morocco after protesting topless in front of a Rabat landmark against the kingdom's treatment of gays, authorities said. The women, aged 25 and 30, were arrested as
Argentina’s Kirchner says prosecutor killed in ‘operation’ against her
Argentine President Cristina Kirchner charged Thursday that a prosecutor who died under suspicious circumstances did not commit suicide but instead was killed in an “operation” to implicate her government in a cover-up of a 1994 bombing of a Jewish community
Egypt to free 100 students ahead of 2011 revolt anniversary
Egypt’s public prosecutor Thursday ordered the release of 100 students arrested in a crackdown on protests since late 2013, ahead of the fourth anniversary of a popular uprising. The students, who have not been formally charged, will be set free
Anti-Mubarak groups vow Friday protest in Cairo
Groups dubbed “revolutionary” are vowing a protest on Friday after an Egypt court cleared charges against toppled strongman Hosni Mubarak, a local newspaper reported. The groups include the April 6 Youth Movement, Revolutionary Socialists, Youth for Justice and Freedom, Constitution
Egyptian inquiry seeks changes to protest law
An Egyptian committee investigating political violence made a rare break on Wednesday with judicial support for heavy-handed state tactics, recommending the government should amend a law restricting protest. The government-ordered inquiry is investigating acts of violence after the army toppled
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