Is Egypt descending into civil war? June 2015

[sharon sanders]

2013 coup d'etat against 1st elected President of Egypt:
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/04/wo...ast/egypt.html

2013-2014: Political party of ousted President declared a terrorist organization and banned. Approximately 1000 followers killed in protests by government forces:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-c...013%E2%80%9314)

2014 Egyptian authorities detain thousands in crackdown on dissent

2014 Uproar in Egypt After Judge Sentences More Than 680 to Death

2015 Watchdog: Record 18 Journalists Jailed in Egypt - VOA

June 2015 Egypt's top prosecutor killed in explosion

June 2015 Egypt's president Sisi promises crackdown after state prosecutor killed in car bomb


Very, very, sad. All best wishes everyone affected by violence and best wishes to the Egyptian people.

 

[sharon sanders]

Nadim Houry ‏@nadimhoury 7h7 hours ago
#Egypt's top prosecutor killed; a dangerous moment for rule of law https://www.hrw.org/news/2015/06/30/egypt-top-prosecutors-killing-new-risk-rule-law ?



(New York) ? The killing of Egypt?s chief prosecutor Hisham Barakat in a bombing that targeted his motorcade on June 29, 2015, represents a dangerous moment for the rule of law in Egypt and a new shift in anti-government violence, Human Rights Watch said today. The authorities should investigate the crime, and those responsible should be prosecuted in fair and open trials. The attack in Cairo also injured at least seven people, including six of Barakat?s security guards and a bystander, according to media reports.

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