Egypt's top court has struck down part of a law that allowed authorities to ban all but officially sanctioned protests, a court official said Saturday. The court said in a statement that the constitution guaranteed freedom of association and the right to peaceful protest. A crackdown on Islamist supporters of Morsi after his ouster saw hundreds of demonstrators killed and thousands jailed, including secular dissidents. Jihadist attacks have since killed hundreds of soldiers and policemen. The United Nations and rights groups had asked the Egyptian government to reconsider the protest law.

Source: Egypt Independent December 03, 2016 12:38 UTC