Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
The article at hand describes recent developments and findings in the Imbābah case. Most importantly, the death toll rose to 15 and military authorities have arrested another 21 suspects.
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Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
On Wednesday, May 11, 2011, dozens of Copts, as well as some Muslims, continued their sit-in in front of the Egyptian state television building, despite Bishop Mūsá’s request to end demonstrations.
Meanwhile, Abīr Fakhrī, whose conversion to Islam is assumed to have triggered sectarian clashes in...
Date of source: Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Egypt's new security apparatus, the National Security Service, recently held meetings with Islamic thinkers to discuss the sectarian violence in the country, how to respond to it, its repercussions on Egypt's transitional period and the role of the media.
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Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The article at hand announces that the Supreme State Prosecution took over the investigation of the Imbābah clashes from the Military Prosecution and began its investigation on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
Furthermore, the article provides detailed information on the investigation’s latest findings.
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Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
According to the article at hand, ten people have been detained by Egyptian authorities for posting a video clip online, urging people to attack churches in Giza.
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Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
The April 6 Youth Movement has called for a protest on Friday on Tahrīr Square aimed at demonstrating solidarity with the victims of recent sectarian clashes in Imbābah.
The group condemned the military for its sluggish interference in the Imbābah clashes and highlighted law as a unique means of...
Date of source: Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Prime Minister 'Isām Sharaf has referred Muslims and Copts, who are suspected to have triggered Saturday's sectarian clashes in Imbābah, Cairo, to the Supreme State Security Court.
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Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
On Monday, May 9, 2011, about 2000 citizens, composing residents of Imbābah as well as members of the 6th of April Youth Movement, the National Association for Change and supporters of Muhammad al-Barād’ī, participated in a march through Imbābah.
Demonstrators were protesting against sectarian...
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
According to the article at hand, the National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) announced on Monday, May 9, 2011, that the organization's report on sectarian clashes in Imbābah mainly holds security forces responsible for the incident, citing their slow response to unfolding events.
The NCHR will...
Date of source: Monday, May 9, 2011
The Egyptian state TV website quoted an anonymous security source as saying that 23 people involved in the sectarian clashes in Imbābah have been arrested.
A military source told al-Misrī al-Yawm that the military had received information about a plot of the disbanded National Democratic Party to...