Egypt security forces detain more Muslim Brotherhood supporters
Egyptian security forces have detained dozens more of Muslim Brotherhood supporters during protests across the country, signaling that the country’s military-backed government has stepped up its crackdown on the movement, Press TV reports.
Large crowds of protesters held a series of massive rallies in several areas to express outrage against the government of President Abdul Fattah el-Sisi on Thursday, the day which coincided with the Eid al-Adha (the Feast of Sacrifice).
In the second-largest city of Alexandria, police used tear gas and bird shots to disperse protesters and arrested nearly 30 people.
Separately, security forces attacked demonstrators in the Giza district of Nahia, and in the 6th of October city bordering the capital, Cairo.
Police also detained seven protesters including some youths in the provinces of Fayoum and Bani Suef.
It was in July and during another Muslim holiday when police brutality took its toll on the lives of Egyptians. Six people were killed following a series of clashes between police and protesters on July 17, the day when Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.
The Egyptian government has criminalized street protests, sentenced hundreds to death in mass trials and imprisoned thousands of political opponents and their supporters.
Egypt has been struck by violence ever since Mohamed Morsi, the country’s first democratically-elected president, was toppled by the military under the leadership of Sisi in July 2013.
The government has overseen a crackdown targeting the Brotherhood supporters and other critics. The clampdown on Brotherhood backers has reportedly left over 1,400 people dead.
According to documentations gathered by several local and international rights organizations, nearly 300 political prisoners have died in Egyptian detention facilities since Morsi’s ouster.
The Arab African Center for Freedoms and Human Rights, which is based in Cairo, published a report earlier this month, documenting 42 deaths of dissidents while in police custody in August.
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