Egypt: Terrorism Observatory in the Anniversary of the Revolution, the Failure of the Option of Violence

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The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) strongly condemns the acts of terrorism that Egypt has witnessed in the fourth anniversary of the 25th January revolution. EOHR stresses that these acts constitute a violation of the principles of human rights recognized by the Egyptian constitution, and stipulated by international human rights treaties and convention. Among the rights violated were right to life, freedom, personal security and freedom of the movement. EOHR urges the authorities to protect the Egyptian citizen from such acts according to the law and the principles human rights.

The Muslim Brotherhood led National Coalition for supporting legitimacy called for protests on the anniversary. In addition to that the popular socialist coalition party organized a demonstration to commemorate the revolution before the 25th of January. The protests overall started on Thursday the 22nd of January, and since the beginning EOHR has observed and documented acts of violence starting with the killing a 16 year old protestor named Sundus Abu Bakr while marching in an anti-regime protest, in Al Asafra district in Alexandria organized by the "anti-coup alliance". This incident was followed by the murder of Shimaa Al Sabagh, a leading member of the popular socialist coalition party on the evening of the 24th January 2015. The 25th of January witnessed the lion's share of violence, in several Egyptian governorates. These acts targeted means of transportation, police vehicles and government buildings. Among the places afflicted by these acts of subversion were the Matareya police station, a shootout at a police checkpoint in Juhaina square, the torching of AinShams post office, as well as the torching of Al Haram district building, and attempts to burn electric transformers in several areas.

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