Dr. Beltagy’s son, Anas, is arrested by coup forces on the usual trumped up charges, to force his father to end his hunger strike, now in its eleventh day.
As the students’ strikes succeed in shaking the corners of the coup regime, the coalition of parties, movements and groups defending democracy in Egypt calls for a gradual, decisive nation-wide
Dr. Beltagy rejects instruction by a coup preacher to stop his hunger strike protesting solitary confinement, inhuman conditions and ill-treatment in detention.
The Muslim Brotherhood condemns the arrest of three Aljazeera English journalists today under ludicrous charges of being part of a "Muslim Brotherhood cell".
The junta generals are doing their worst to spark civil war in Egypt, beating and harassing girls and women in public in order to provoke violent responses and reactions.
It is a sign of the times that a non-violent organization feels obliged to deny involvement in violent crimes reported by hostile pro-military media even before they actually occur.