Anger in Cairo over Stadium Disaster Prosecutions

March 15, 2012 from Euronews

Fans of Cairo's Al-Ahly football club, which was caught up in Egypt's worst stadium disaster, have staged an angry demonstration in the capital. They were protesting over what they see as insufficient legal action over the tragedy in Port Said, in which 74 people died. Prosecutors have ordered 75 people to stand trial.

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Al-Ahly

Al Ahly Sporting Club, commonly known as simply Al Ahly, is an Egyptian sporting club. Founded in April 1907, Al Ahly was named in 2000 by the Confederation of African Football as the "African Club of the Century". Al Ahly is the most successful club of the 20th century in the... Explore this topic

Ultras Ahlawy

Ultras Ahlawy is an Egyptian ultras group that supports the Cairo-based Egyptian Premier League football club Al-Ahly. The group was founded in 2007 by former members of the first Ahly support group, Ahly Fans Club. Ultras Ahlawy raised its banner for the first time at a match... Explore this topic

Port Said Stadium disaster

The Port Said Stadium clashes occurred on 1 February 2012, following a football match between Al-Masry Club and Al-Ahly SC at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt. At least 79 people were killed after thousands of people stormed the field, following a 3–1 victory by Al-Masry.... Explore this topic

Protest

An act of defiance or objection by an individual or group of people. Protests can take many forms: peaceful or violent, direct or indirect, large or small. Protests in the news are often political in nature, as groups of citizens voice their disagreement or dissatisfaction. Pr... Explore this topic

Cairo

Cairo; Arabic: القاهرة‎; is the capital of Egypt and the largest city in the Arab world and Africa. Its metropolitan area is the 16th largest in the world. Located near the Nile Delta, it was founded in 969 AD. Nicknamed "the city of a thousand minarets" for its preponderance ... Explore this topic

Supreme Council of the Armed Forces

The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces is the governing body of 21 senior officers in the Egyptian military. As a consequence of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, SCAF took the power to govern Egypt from its departing President Hosni Mubarak on 11 February 2011, and relinquish... Explore this topic

Egypt

Egypt, officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. Most of its territory of 1,010,000 square kilometers lies within North Africa and i... Explore this topic

Port Said

Port Said is a city that lies in north east Egypt extending about 30 kilometres along the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, north of the Suez Canal, with an approximate population of 603,787. The city was established in 1859 during the building of the Suez Canal. Port Said has b... Explore this topic

Football in Egypt

Egypt's main sport is football. People in Egyptgather around to watch various egyptian clubs and the Egyptian national football teamplay almost on a daily bases. The most commonly known egyptian clubs are Al- Ahly and Zamalek of Cairo. For the Egyptian Premier League the main ... Explore this topic

Egyptian Revolution

The Egyptian Revolution of 2011 took place following a popular uprising that began on 25 January 2011. It was a diverse movement of demonstrations, marches, plaza occupations, riots, non-violent civil resistance, acts of civil disobedience and labor strikes. Millions of protes... Explore this topic

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