Project on Middle East Democracy

Project on Middle East Democracy
The POMED Wire


Police Brutality in Egypt

October 10th, 2008 by Amanda

In response to the death of a pregnant woman after being struck by Egyptian Security Forces as reported by the BBC, Hossam el-Hamalawy at 3arabawy covers the public backlash. The incident sparked unrest as the woman’s “friends and relatives attacked and set fire to a police pickup truck” where “most of the policemen fled”.


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