Activist Hossam Shukrallah grinning after spraying a Khaled Said stencil on the entrance of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that MOI compound in October 2000.
Ahmed, from Zamalek’s Ultras White Knights, during an anti-torture protest, in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
Protester carrying a poster depicting one of the revolution martyrs killed by the police, in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
Protester carrying an anti-torture banner, in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
Protesters carrying banners denouncing police torture, in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
Protester carrying a banner “The Egyptian has raised his head up high and will never be subdued again,” in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that MOI compound in October 2000.
An activist shouts gathering people as protest starts in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
Malek hanging a banner listing some names of police brutality victims, in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
Protesters carrying a banner denouncing police killings, in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo, on the first anniversary of Khaled Said‘s death.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
An Upper Egyptian protester carrying a banner asserting Khaled Said‘s blood won’t go in vain, in front of the Ministry of Interior (MOI), in downtown Cairo.
Hundreds demonstrated on Monday denouncing continued police torture, in Sheikh Rihan Street, in front of the main gate of the MOI, a place that was a big taboo to even stand at, let alone protest. I was detained and tortured at the SS headquarters in that compound in October 2000.
Hossam el-Hamalawy is an Egyptian journalist from Cairo
hossam [at] arabawy [dot] org
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