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Rebel Movement Says Lawsuits Show Brotherhood Fear

May 21, 2013 No Comments by

[Aswat Masriya]Tamarod, a rebellion campaign whose aim is to collect 15 million signatures on a petition against President Mohamed Mursi, said on Tuesday that the lawsuits against it show that the Muslim Brotherhood fears it.

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U.S. State Department Daily Press Briefing: Egypt

May 21, 2013 No Comments by

[State Department]On -Excerpt from the United States Department of State daily press briefing:

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Prosecutor Puts Hamdeen Sabahi’s Daughter On Travel Ban List

May 21, 2013 No Comments by

[Aswat Masriya]Egypt’s general prosecutor has decided to put the daughter of former presidential candidate and opposition leader Hamdeen Sabahi on a travel ban list.

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Local NGO Offers Legal Support for Female Victims of Violence

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[Aswat Masriya]An Egyptian non-governmental organization has filed 50 lawsuits in support of female victims of violence.

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NGOs Warn of Short-Term Resolutions in Sinai

May 21, 2013 No Comments

[Aswat Masriya]Egyptian human rights organizations issued a statement on Monday, warning the authorities against “taking the usual route of short-term security resolutions in addressing the crisis of the kidnapped security officers in Sinai.”

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Cairo Center for Development Sues 50 Lawsuits in Favor for Exposed-to-Violence Women

May 20, 2013 No Comments

[HRInfo]In the context of the legal aid unit’s framework in Cairo Center for Development and human rights, the center sued 50 lawsuits for exposed-to-violence women including personal status, other cases are in front of administrative court in the Coun…

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Security Forces Prefer Negotiation With Kidnappers

May 20, 2013 No Comments

[Aswat Masriya]Egypt’s security forces have not received any orders to initiate an armed operation to free the security personnel kidnapped in Sinai, a senior security source told the state-run news agency.

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Egyptian Soldier Recognizes Kidnapped Officers

May 20, 2013 No Comments

[Aswat Masriya]An Egyptian soldier at the Rafah border crossing said on Sunday that he recognised four of his colleagues from a circulated online video of them being held hostages, an eyewitness told Aswat Masriya.

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Breaking – Unknown Assailants Fire At Rafah Central Security Camp

May 20, 2013 No Comments

[Aswat Masriya]Unknown assailants opened fire at a central security forces camp in Rafah’s al-Ahrash on Friday morning but there were no casualties, a security source said.

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Anti-President Campaign Stirs Up Mixed Reactions

May 20, 2013 No Comments

[Focac]Cairo -The recent “Tamarrud” (Arabic for ” Rebel”) campaign that aims to pressurize Egypt’s Islamist President Mohamed Morsi to call for an early presidential election has stirred up mixed reactions in the country.

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