Egypt cancels April 6 Movement's conference

Egyptian authorities cancelled the conference of the opposition April 6 Movement which was scheduled to take place yesterday, the eighth anniversary of the group’s inception.

It declared its support for ousted President Mohamed Morsi, but later took part in the 30 June 2013 protests which lead to his removal.

However, the organisation confirmed its intention to hold the conference “regardless of the consequences”.

In a statement, the April 6 Movement accused “the security agencies of intervening and cancelling a reservation the movement made for a conference on the occasion of the eighth anniversary of the movement’s inception.”

“This was not the first time such intervention was made, as the latest incident was preceded by a number of interventions to prevent syndicates and appropriate places to deal with the movement, which emphasises the determination of the fascist regime to close all the avenues for freedom of expression.”

Egyptian authorities have previously banned the movement’s activities and put its founder Ahmed Maher, a member of its political bureau Mohamed Adel and a number of its supporters in prison.