Nahda Square sit-in dispersal

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The Nahda Square sit-in dispersal was a deadly August 2013 crackdown by Egyptian security forces on supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi in Cairo’s Nahda Square, resulting in numerous casualties and widespread condemnation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf crackdown ⓘ
mass killing ⓘ
political repression event ⓘ
protest dispersal ⓘ
aftermath curfew in several Egyptian cities ⓘ
further crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
state of emergency in Egypt ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Nahda massacre ⓘ
associatedWith Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
cause protests against the ouster of President Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
characterizedAs disproportionate use of force by human rights organizations ⓘ
city Cairo ⓘ
condemnedBy Amnesty International ⓘ
Human Rights Watch ⓘ
various foreign governments ⓘ
context 2013 Egyptian coup d'état ⓘ
political unrest in Egypt in 2013 ⓘ
country Egypt ⓘ
date 2013-08-14 ⓘ
governmentJustification restoring security and public order ⓘ
hasMainSubject dispersal of pro-Morsi sit-in at Nahda Square ⓘ
humanRightsAssessment possible crimes against humanity according to some organizations ⓘ
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
location Giza ⓘ
Greater Cairo ⓘ
Nahda Square ⓘ
mediaCoverage extensive international media coverage ⓘ
opposingParty Egyptian interim authorities ⓘ
Egyptian security apparatus ⓘ
partOf August 2013 Egyptian sit-in dispersals ⓘ
post-2013 Egyptian crisis ⓘ
perpetrator Egyptian army ⓘ
linked to: Egyptian Army

Egyptian police ⓘ
Egyptian security forces ⓘ
relatedEvent Rabaa massacre ⓘ
result destruction of protest camps ⓘ
international condemnation ⓘ
mass arrests ⓘ
numerous casualties ⓘ
simultaneousWith Rabaa al-Adawiya Square sit-in dispersal ⓘ
target Muslim Brotherhood supporters ⓘ
linked to: Muslim Brotherhood

supporters of Mohamed Morsi ⓘ
timePeriod August 2013 ⓘ
victimGroup civilian protesters ⓘ
pro-Morsi demonstrators ⓘ

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Rabaa massacre → relatedTo → Nahda Square sit-in dispersal ⓘ