2,600 Egyptians killed since Morsi’s ouster

At least 2,600 people have been killed in the violence that erupted in the 18 months that following the Egyptian army’s ousting of former President Mohamed Morsi in 2013, half of whom were Muslim Brotherhood supporters, the National Council for Human Rights revealed.

The Guardian newspaper quoted the head of the National Council for Human Rights, Mohammad Fayeq, as saying that 700 police officers and 550 civilians were killed between 30 June, 2013 and 31 December, 2014.

A few months after Morsi’s isolation, his supporters organised massive protests which led to bloody clashes with police and opponents of the rule of the Muslim Brotherhood, which he represented.

The Council also highlighted the killing of 600 Morsi supporters on 14 August, 2013, when police tried to disperse two demonstrations in Cairo, with militants responding to this by sparking attacks on churches and police stations.

Fayeq also said the Egyptian Interior Ministry announced the death of 36 people in detention centres, while a number of human rights organisations said that the figures range from between 80 to 98.