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Commissioned doctors proceed with sit-in for fourth day, syndicate negotiates with MPs
A delegation of doctors were reportedly not allowed to meet with Ministry of Health officials

Trial of Shawkan, 738 other defendants adjourned to 7 February in “Rabaa dispersal” case
The defendants in the case are facing charges of vandalism, belonging to an outlawed group, among other charges

Judge in Al-Nahda sit-in dispersal case steps down
The court adjourned on Sunday the trial of 379 defendants in the case to 4 January

‘Us’ v ‘them’
It has been just over three years since the dispersal of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya and Nahda sit-ins. It has been over three years since one of the biggest state perpetrated and sanctioned massacres in modern human history, as described by Human Rights Watch, and unless you marked the day of the anniversary—14 August—you probably haven’t …

Court adjourns ruling on presiding judge in Al-Nahda sit-in dispersal case
The request was filed after the presiding judge expressed hostility against the Muslim Brotherhood in statements

Political parties begin week-long sit-in against islands deal
The sit-in includes various events and discussions in order to find ways to address the issue, says Al-Zahad

Lawyers, doctors, and engineers protest in solidarity with journalists
The incident enraged the press community, prompting an emergency general assembly at the syndicate last Wednesday, which saw a historic turnout

Journalists begin sit-in outside Press Syndicate following Friday police raids
Security forces attempted to arrest Amr Badr and Moahmoud Al-Saqa from their private residencies on Friday at dawn

Detained journalists referred to hospitals as Ministry of Interior responds to syndicate sit-in
Journalists Youssef Shaaban and Hany Salah Eddin were referred respectively to Al-Qabbary and Al-Manyal hospitals as Shaaban is suffering from a failing liver while Salah Eddin is need of an urgent eye surgery

GUC appeal verdict to be announced on 10 January
The students were suspended for taking part in a sit-in

‘Pro-Morsi’ judges’ appeal postponed
The judges were accused of participating in politics and supporting a certain political faction over the state

Rabaa Al-Adaweya Square renamed after assassinated Prosecutor General
The request was made in order to “erase the memory” of the Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in, says Head of Judges Club
GUC bus driver receives 6-month prison term for student’s death
Death of 19-year-old student sparked fellow students’ anger

Family of detained journalist El-Battawy begin sit-in at Press Syndicate
El-Battawy stands accused of belonging to an illegal organisation

PM arrives in South Africa in Al-Sisi’s place
Legal group that filed case against Al-Sisi said they would have gone to court for an urgent arrest warrant had Al-Sisi attended the summit

Prosecutor General refers 379 to criminal court over Al-Nahda sit-in
Defendants face charges of murder, possession of weapons, arrest and torture of civilians

Second month of academic semester sees military tribunals and a sit-in
Storming campuses and dispersing student activities, says AFTE report
Verdict on closure of HRW headquarters to be issued 19 May
Although HRW does not currently have offices in Egypt, the verdict would still serve to “undermine the group’s presence in Egypt”, says lawyer

Global campaign marks 600 days in prison without trial for photojournalist Shawkan
Former Al-Jazeera journalist Mohamed Fahmy leads intensive local and international battle to support Shawkan

Journalists in ‘Rabaa Operations Room’ case forgotten
Defendants include 12 journalists and media workers involved in reporting August 2013’s events

Photojournalist Shawkan’s detention extended indefinitely
Abu Zeid has already spent 552 days in jail without trial

Mohamed Soltan’s health conditions deteriorate
Activist has been on hunger strike for 360 days to protest his detention

Mohamed Soltan in intensive care for 4th time
The detained activist has been on hunger strike for 325 days and refused medical treatment
73 detainees referred to court
Defendants charged with joining illegal group and disturbing the public peace

647 protests in August, 370 against military rule: IDC
Muslim Brotherhood led 414 protests for political and social reasons, says IDC report
Journalist who shot ‘Helwan Brigades’ video arrested
Ministry of Interior says it located her ‘hiding place’ in an Alexandria apartment
119 Muslim Brotherhood members to be tried on 6 September
Defendants stand accused of breaking into a police station during Rabaa Al-Adaweya sit-in in 2013
Two die in Giza neighbourhood: FJP and police denies deaths
Protesters mark the one year anniversary of Rabaa amid high tensions

Interior Ministry says HRW was told to postpone visit
HRW top staff set to release report on Rabaa Al-Adaweya dispersal turned away by Egyptian authorities after being held overnight

Egypt denies Human Right Watch heads entry ahead of Rabaa report
Hundreds of people were killed during the dispersal of pro-Morsi protest last year