Egyptian authorities have started removing dozens of Cairo’s iconic houseboats floating near the banks of the River Nile amid protests from residents.
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Egypt: Radio presenter filmed being beaten by boss after requesting unpaid salary
An Egyptian radio presenter has filmed herself being beaten and assaulted by her manager in the offices of the Wast al-Delta radio station in Tanta city, after she demanded her unpaid salary.
Read More »Egypt imprisons dozens in 2014 Rabaa sit-in case
An Egyptian court on Tuesday sentenced dozens of people to prison in relation to the Rabaa Al-Adawiya sit-in in 2014, in which hundreds were massacred by security forces during a brutal crackdown on protesters.
Read More »Egyptian authorities briefly detain US food vlogger in Cairo
Popular YouTuber Will Sonbuchner was detained and interrogated by Egyptian authorities in late January for trying to film reviews of local food on the streets of Cairo, despite holding a permit, the food vlogger revealed this week.
Read More »Egypt PM expropriates hotel in Cairo to secure President Sisi’s motorcade
Egypt’s prime minister issued a decree on Tuesday expropriating a hotel in the upmarket Heliopolis district, east of the capital Cairo, to secure the daily route of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s motorcade.
Read More »Cairo court adjourns trial of TikTok girl accused of ‘human trafficking’
The Cairo Criminal Court has adjourned the trial of a social media influencer who has been charged with human trafficking and the commercial exploitation of children.
Read More »Report: Egypt interrogates detainees in leaked torture video
At least eight detainees in Cairo’s Al-Salam Police Station are under investigation by State Security apparatus in Egypt after videos of prisoners being tortured were leaked, the Egyptian Front for Human Rights said.
Read More »General Intelligence HQ part of Egypt’s legal areas of detention
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior on Tuesday decided to consider the headquarters of the General Intelligence Service in the New Administrative Capital as one of the places legally authorised to detain suspects in intelligence cases.
Read More »Dozens of state media employees questioned, penalized over ongoing protests
Dozens of state media workers have been subjected to an internal investigation and punitive measures over the past week amid ongoing demonstrations to protest working conditions, low wages and years of overdue bonus payments.
Read More »Egyptian detainees ‘disappear’ after leaked police station torture video
Egyptians detained in a Cairo police station that is embroiled in an abuse scandal have lost all contact with the outside world, raising fears that they have been forcibly disappeared.
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