More Arrests Today

Activists are reporting the detention of another 8 peaceful protesters, May 7, following a non-violent demonstration in Cairo outside a courthouse in South Cairo. According to reports, Sami Sedhom, Assistant to the Egyptian Minister of Interior, led the assault. He yelled at the demonstrators, “You bitches. You sons of bitches. This is how it is going to be from now on if you do not behave and know your limits. If you do not behave you’ll have the bottom of my old shoes all over you”.

Activists say the following people were arrested:

- Ahmed Abdel Gawad, Ghad party, youth for change activist

- Ahmed Abdel Ghaffar, youth for change activist

- Alaa Ahmed Seif, youth for change activist, and son of Ahmed Seif the director of the Hisham Mubarak Law Center, one of the most outspoken human rights organizations in Egypt.

- Asmaa Ali, Center for socialist studies and youth for change activist

- Fadi Iskandar, Karam party, youth for change activist

- Karim El Shaer, labor party and youth for change activist

- Nada el Qassas, Kefaya movement

- Rasha Azab, youth for change activist