Egypt - More than 30 journalists assaulted and detained during 4 May Cairo protest

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ٍRead in Arabic After deadly clashes on 2 May near the defence ministry, thousands of Egyptians took to the streets of Cairo and Alexandria two days later to protest against the army's hold on power. In Cairo, demonstrators gathered, mostly in the Abbassiya district, near the defence ministry, despite warnings the day before from the army against any threat to military premises, and the deployment of large numbers of security forces. The overall toll among the demonstrators was heavy — two (...)

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