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February 7, 2014

Former minister calls protest crackdown “organised crime”

Egypt’s former Information Minister, Salah Abdul-Maqsoud, has condemned the crackdown on the sit-ins in Al-Nahda and Rabaa Al-Adawiyya Squares and described it as “organised crime carried out by a...

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February 7, 2014

Police close Al-Jazeera bureau in Cairo

Police in Cairo have closed the Al-Jazeera bureau in the city and arrested two employees. Tweets from colleagues confirmed that they have been banned from covering events in Egypt...

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February 7, 2014

How Asmaa was killed

This video shows how Asmaa El Beltagi was assassinated. Note the man holding the yellow bag. We believe he pointed Asmaa out for the snipers. Asmaa al-Beltagi… baby of...

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February 7, 2014

Letter from Dr Mohamed Beltagy to his martyred daughter

Below is a translation of the original letter: My beloved daughter and dignified teacher Asmaa al-Beltagy; I do not say goodbye to you; I say tomorrow we shall meet...

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February 7, 2014

Gamaa Islamiya: We are more determined to overthrow the coup after the murdering and torturing of Abu Zaabal’s detainees

The Egyptian group Gamaa Islamiya has condemned the killing of detainees in the Abu Zaabal prison, arguing that the victims, including opponents of the military coup, were killed in...

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February 7, 2014

Amnesty International calls for ‘impartial’ investigations into massacres in Egypt

Amnesty International has called for an impartial and effective investigation into the killings that took place in Egypt over the previous days. It also described the response of the...

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February 7, 2014

Al-Jawwadi: Muslim Brotherhood is the ‘soul’ of Egypt

Speaking to Al Jazeera TV on Tuesday evening, the prominent Egyptian political historian, Mohamed Al-Jawwadi, described the Muslim Brotherhood is the “soul” of Egypt. He warned that eradicating the...

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February 7, 2014

The EICI to investigate suspicious death of detainees during transfer

On Sunday 38 detainees were killed during a transfer by Junta authorities to Abu Zaabal prison outside Cairo. The Egypt International Crimes Investigation Team (EICI) will this week ask...

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February 7, 2014

Egyptian army and police besiege Yahya mosque in Alexandria

Egyptian army and police forces have placed a siege on Yahya mosque in Alexandria to prevent the arrival of anti-coup protesters. The Anti-Coup National Alliance announced that the Mosque...

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February 7, 2014

Qandil: Egypt violently represses anyone who expresses their opinion

Egyptian journalist, Wael Qandil, has said that Liberals do not understand the real meaning of liberalism. He said that it was not reasonable that they should support the killing...

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