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Violence shows who really runs Egypt
Today’s violent assault on the Muslim Brotherhood encampments in Cairo marks a victory for the security state led by General Sisi Lindsey Hilsum writes.
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As protests continue against Egypt’s President Mohamed Mursi, internationally acclaimed author Adhaf Soueif tells Channel 4 News his survival would require disbanding the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Channel 4 News journalists protest against the seven-year jail sentences given to three Al Jazeera staff accused by an Egyptian court of aiding the Muslim Brotherhood and reporting false news.
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Police have fired at a Cairo mosque holding hundreds of Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The stand-off has continued throughout the day, with police arresting protestors and closing in on the compound.
Today’s violent assault on the Muslim Brotherhood encampments in Cairo marks a victory for the security state led by General Sisi Lindsey Hilsum writes.
Egyptian government minister denies selective justice after arrests of political opponents from the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Thousands of supporters of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood refuse to abandon their protest in Cairo, despite the bloodshed.
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An Islamist coalition, led by the Muslim Brotherhood, urges its supporters to take to the streets and protest against a military coup that ousted Egypt’s president Mohamed Morsi.