April 6

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Protesters object to MP’s call to open fire on demonstrators

Angry demonstrators rallied Tuesday to express their anger after a parliament representative suggested security forces open fire on pro-reform demonstrators during a parliamentary session.

MB MPs and opposition call for MP’s stripping of immunity

Recent comments made by NDP MP's Nashaat EL-Qassas and Ahmed Abu Aqrab have prompted political activists to demonstrate in front of parliament on Tuesday April, 20.

Parliamentary criticism of attacking Political Activists

Ibrahim Abu Auf, Muslim Brotherhood MP, denounced the continuous violation of the law and Constitution by State Security Services.

NDP: Protesters should be shot

A parliamentary meeting which was assembled to discuss breaches to human rights committed by police against protesters, escalated from verbal clashes to fist fight.

Egypt protesters finally get it together

Leading opposition leader Ayman Nour and Ihab ElKhouly, Chairman of al-Ghad party, pulled an unconscious protester from beneath the feet of state security during Tuesday’s protest, eyewitnesses said.

EMHRN denounces the repression of Democracy Activists in Egypt

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (EMHRN) condemns the Egyptian security forces’ violent assaults against a large number of peaceful demonstrators in Cairo, Alexandria and various other areas on April 6.

Demonstrators detained escalate to 92

The latest count of the number of detainees arrested during demonstrations has spiraled out of control reaching 92 as security continued dragging in innocent civilians.

MB MP Slams regimes inability to practice democracy

Dr Hamdi Hassan from the Muslim Brotherhood parliamentary bloc has condemned the incidents which took place Tuesday April 6, against political activists.

Egypt’s April 6 movement gets behind ElBaradei

Over 100 signatures were collected Friday evening at the Hisham Mubarak Law Center (HMLC) in support of Mohamed ElBaradei and his proposed constitutional reforms.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: APRIL 6: TURNING POINT FOR STUDENT MOVEMENT

An editorial titled “The Death of Youth Activism in Egypt?”, which ran in Daily News Egypt on April 11, said: “The April 6 Youth Movement was born from the events