Mahalla riots, Egypt, April 6-7th 2008

After a government crackdown on workers throughout Egypt, Ghazl el-Mahalla erupts in two days of rioting.

Clashes outside courts in Mahalla al-Kubra, Egypt

Around 300 people were involved in clashes with Egyptian security forces as, friends and family rallied in support of those detained for their part in last week's clashes.

Egyptian court sentences 22 to prison for Mahalla riots

An Egyptian state security court sentenced 22 people to between three and five years in jail on…

Egypt cracks down post-strike

Rob Ray reports for Freedom Newspaper on continuing crackdowns on civil liberties in Egypt

The Kappa Marousi tragedy, Athens 1991

The tragedy of Kappa Marousi which burned down during a major protest march in Athens in 1991 leaving 4 people dead led the media to incriminate…