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NGO ‘shocked’ at continued detention of anti-Protest Law demonstrators

Case involves trial of 24 people charged with breaching Protest Law

Hend Kortam

5 harassment trials postponed until 1, 2, and 6 July

Delays attributed to waiting for forensic report, witness accounts, and behaviour specialist

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Convicted journalist appealing prison sentence: Lawyer

Journalist is charged with inciting sectarian strife and reporting false news

Adham Youssef

Rafah Border crossing reopened for 2 days for Palestinian Pilgrims

Leading figure in Hamas says many more need to cross, with situation…

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Al-Jazeera sentences an ‘appalling attack on press freedom’: IFEX

Rights network calls for immediate release of journalists

Ali Omar

UPDATE: Two blasts at Presidential Palace: one policeman dead, others injured

Explosives expert killed during bomb disposal, following warning from militant group

Joel Gulhane

Trial of 24 activists postponed until 13 September

Activists arrested during a march against the Protest Law in Heliopolis

Aya Nader

UN representative visits African refugees on Egypt-Israeli border

Around 1,000 African migrant detainees, most of whom are Eritreans, had left…

Aya Nader

Hunger strikes see rising use as protest in Egypt’s jails

Soltan has abstained from food for over 150 days.

Jihad Abaza

16 Morsi supporters sentenced to three years imprisonment

Supporters charged with protesting without a permit and obstructing constitutional referendum

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