Egypt: 71 Azhar University Students Referred to Court for "Rioting"

8 December 2014

Cairo — The Nasr City Prosecution referred on Monday 71 al-Azhar University students to the criminal court for rioting and violating the protest law.

The pro-Mohamed Mursi "Students against the coup" movement has been organising protests against the former Islamist president's ouster throughout the past academic year as well as this year. Protests often devolve into clashes with security forces.

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