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Police took shelter in the governorate building and used armoured vehicles to taunt protesters and throw rocks at them. He added that plainclothes policemen were assisting the police. (Photo courtesy of 6 April youth movement Facebook Fan Page )
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Port Said enraged over prisoners’ relocation

Clashes erupted between police and protesters after some defendants in Port Said…

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The accusations were based on Ziedan's book, The Arab Theology, where Ziedan referred to Judaism, Christianity and Islam as religions which came through "messages from heaven", and describing the religions as "three manifestations of the same essence". (Photo: Courtesy of Facebook Fan Page)
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Writers’ Union announces solidarity with Youssef Zidan

Author Youssef Zidan faces religious blasphemy charges for exploring Islam, Christianity and…

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Around 55 mostly local organisations have been granted approval to monitor Egypt’s upcoming parliamentary elections (AFP Photo)
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The entire electoral process is our responsibility: SEC

The Supreme Electoral Commission announced details of the upcoming parliamentary elections in…

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Port Said was swept by deadly violence that lasted several days, following the 26 January verdicts of 21 defendants sentenced to death for their involvement in last year’s football massacre. (AFP Photo)
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Rights groups release findings of investigations into Port Said deaths

Local and international human rights groups criticise government officials for the deaths…

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The Administrative Court has cancelled Hosni Mubarak’s 2005 decision which gave governors the right to issue permits to allow building or demolishing churches. (AFP Photo)
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Court: Governors will not give permission to build or demolish churches

The Administrative Court has cancelled the decision of ousted President Hosni Mubarak

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Egyptian protesters hold an effigy depicting President Mohamed Mursi while shouting slogans during an anti-government demonstration in the canal city of Port Said last Friday (AFP Photo / Stringer)
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Port Said residents want army to manage state

People in Port Said circulated a petition to task the army with…

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Egypt's main opposition coalition, the NSF, said it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections due to a lack of guarantees of a transparent process. AFP Photo /Gianluigi Guercia)
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NSF to boycott elections, unsurprisingly

The National Salvation Front has finally announced its position on the parliamentary…

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Around 60 public figures have called on political parties and movements to announce a collective boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections. (AFP Photo)
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Call for election boycott campaign

Public figures urge national boycott campaign to discredit upcoming elections

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Hafez Abu Se’da, Chairman of the EOHR, also expressed concerns over continued attempts to exclude human rights organisations, the group said on its website. (Photo Courtesy of Facebook Fan Page )
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NGO concerned over human rights in Egypt

As the Shura Council discusses the draft law regulating NGOs, the Egyptian…

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“The reference to ‘the interests of citizens’ is conspicuously overly broad….It could be used by a future government to restrict arbitrarily the right to peaceful assembly on pain of criminal prosecution. (AFP Photo)
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Rights groups fearful of Egypt’s draft laws

National and international human rights groups have expressed concerns over Egypt’s draft…

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