Category: Egypt
Egypt 7: 23 school pupils in Sohag arrested for sexual harassment
NOVANEWS The boys were allegedly harassing their female classmates during exams Ahram Online Nearly two dozen male school pupils were arrested Tuesday in the southern city of Sohag for sexually harassing female classmates, Al-Ahram’s Arabic […]
Egypt 6: Investigations opened into mass sexual assault in Tahrir Square
NOVANEWS Celebrations on Sunday night for President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi’s inauguration were marred by accounts of mob attacks on women Ahram Online File Photo: Mass sexual harassment incident in Tahrir square in 2011 (Photo: Al-Ahram) Egypt’s […]
Egypt 5: Sexual violence in Tahrir condemned by NGOs and activists
NOVANEWS Photo by: Nadia Ahmed By: Mada Masr Human rights groups have condemned the government’s failure to address the “epidemic” of continuing sexual violence against women taking part in demonstrations in Tahrir Square and surrounding areas. “The […]
Egypt 4: Initiative calls for harsher punishments after woman run over by harasser
NOVANEWS By: Mada Masr An anti-sexual harassment initiative has called for a law criminalizing any kind of violence or harassment against women after a young woman was run over and killed by her harasser in Gharbiya. The […]
Egypt 1: Criminalises sexual harassment for first time
NOVANEWS Campaigners welcome the move but remain concerned about whether the law will be enforced by police. Patrick Kingsley in Cairo The Guardian Volunteers form a safe zone between men and women to prevent sexual harassment […]
Egypt 3: Rights groups hold state responsible for sexual harassment
NOVANEWS By: Mada Masr A number of human rights groups placed the blame on the government for a recent mass sexual harassment incident that took place at Cairo University last week. The groups said in a joint statement […]
Egypt 2: Seven arrested over mob sexual assaults in Tahrir
NOVANEWS By: Mada Masr Seven people were arrested for their alleged involvement in acts of mob sexual assault and rape that occurred in Tahrir Square on Sunday night, a statement by the Interior Ministry posted on […]
Zio-Nazi congratulates Sisi on election victory
NOVANEWS Naziyahu, Zio-Nazi Peres phone president-elect to congratulate him on his victory, highlight importance of peace treaty Times of Israel eli leaders phoned Egyptian President-elect Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi Friday to congratulate him on his victory in […]