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Egypt acquits 112 on appeal over protest law

An appeals court in Egypt Sunday acquitted 112 people convicted of holding an illegal protest on the third anniversary of the 2011 revolt that toppled Hosni Mubarak, judicial sources said. The defendants, including supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi, were among 1,079 people arrested nationwide on January 25 as security[…]

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Egypt’s Mubarak denies killing protesters

Ousted Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has denied he ordered security forces to kill protesters, as he faced a Cairo court over the deaths of 850 demonstrators during Egypt’s 2011 uprising. Mubarak told the court he never handed down orders to kill protesters. “I, Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, who is standing before[…]

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Police facing court action over arrest of protesters

The Action Forum for Palestine are planning to take action against the South African Police Services (SAPS), over the treatment of five pro-Palestinian supporters arrested on Sunday after allegedly staging an illegal protest. The protesters were pulled over by police after returning from a picket near the Sea Point Pavilion,[…]

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Jordanian clashes outside Israeli embassy

Demonstrators clashed with Jordanian security forces as hundreds attempted to storm the Israeli embassy late Wednesday in Amman in protest of ongoing Israeli military strikes in the Gaza Strip. Anti-riot police clashed with some 300 leftist protestors marching toward the Israeli diplomatic mission in west Amman. About 10 rioters broke[…]

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