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Police announce charges of attempted murder against 150 protestors from Dhaka University over a protest to restore a statue of Lady Justice outside the Supreme Court. Protestors and police clashed near the High Court, with police firing tear gas and water cannons after protestors breached a barricade. Police claim protestors wielded sticks and stones in a bid to murder on-duty officers.
2017-05-27

Malaysian police use tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters gathered in Kuala Lumpur calling for free and fair elections.
2012-04-28

Images emerge on YouTube of a man being shot at close range, possibly by police, in Cairo - Alexandria; his condition is unknown.
2011-02-6

At least three people are killed as a result of gunfire in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
2011-02-3

Clashes occur in Cairo and Alexandria between supporters and opponents of President of Egypt Hosni Mubarak with one person dead and 700 injured.
2011-02-2

The overnight atmosphere among the crowds gathered in Cairo's Tahrir Square is tense with gunfire reported.
2011-01-31

The army is reported to be out on the streets of Cairo; protesters call for the support of the army in their battle against the Mubarak regime.
2011-01-28

Three people are killed, two in Suez and one in Cairo. One of the dead is killed after inhaling tear gas.
2011-01-25

A 25-year-old unemployed male dies after setting himself on fire in Alexandria. Another man, aged 40, sets himself on fire in Cairo in protests against rising prices.
2011-01-18

Hundreds of Coptic Christians protest in Alexandria and Cairo and shout slogans against Hosni Mubarak's rule following the church bombing, where some people held mass. Egyptian media warns of civil war and increasing sectarian violence between Christians and Muslims, and Pope Benedict XVI publicly condemns the bombing.
2011-01-2