Introduction
Thirteen protests were monitored during the second half of November 2021.
These protests are divided into ten social protests and three labor protests.
They also included two suicides that were committed due to the accumulation of debts and financial crises.
First: Details of social protests:
Kind of protests | Number of protests | The geographical region | The protesting
sector |
Details of the protest |
Collective complaint | 1 | Al Mahalla – Al Gharbyia governorate | Residents and residential neighborhoods | A collective complaint filed by the residents of Al-Gabriya village in Al-Mahalla Al-Kubra protesting the erosion of the road and the lack of lighting |
Suicide | 1 | Asafra – Alexandria | Residents and residential neighborhoods | A worker committed suicide in the Asafra area, east of Alexandria, due to financial hardship |
Collective complaint | 1 | Al Arish – North Sinai | Residents and residential neighborhoods | Collective complaints filed by the residents of the city of Al-Arish protesting the forced eviction of dwellings due to the establishment of a buffer zone for the construction of port and airport projects |
Suicide | 1 | Kom Ombo – Aswan | Residents and residential neighborhoods | A citizen committed suicide with an insecticide in Kom Ombo due to the accumulation of debts |
Collective complaint | 1 | Sanhour – Fayoum | Residents and residential neighborhoods | A collective complaint from the people of Sanhour village in Fayoum governorate, due to the village drowning in sewage and other water pipes that burst due to lack of maintenance |
Gathering | 1 | Maadi – Cairo | Residents and residential neighborhoods | Parents of a private school in Zahraa El Maadi gathered after a staff member sexually harassed a female student |
Collective complaint | 1 | Kafr El-Sheikh | Residents and residential neighborhoods | Parents of Kafr Al-Taifa Primary School students complain that their children have been poisoned after eating school meals |
Collective complaint | 1 | New Obour City – Qalyubia | Residents and residential neighborhoods | Complaints about the delay in installing electricity meters in Social Housing apartments |
Collective complaint | 1 | Arab Al-Abaida – Giza | Residents and residential neighborhoods | A collective complaint filed by the residents of Arab Al-Ayada against the Governor of Giza about the fumes of unlicensed factories threatening school students |
Gathering | 1 | Kafr El-Zayat – Al Gharbyia | Residents and residential neighborhoods | A large number of residents gathered, after closing the city council door in the face of citizens, and preventing them from entering the building under no declared reason |
Second: Labor and professional protests
Kind of protests | Number of protests | The geographical region | The protesting
sector |
Details of the protest |
Strike | 1 | Faisal, Giza | Private Sector workers | Dozens of Sudanese workers at “Al Mutamiz” Security Company went on strike in protest against the delayed payment of salaries |
Protest Sit-in | 1 | Cairo | Business sector workers | Workers of the Egyptian Navigation Company organized a protest sit-in demanding the Ministry of Business Sector to pay fair compensation |
Collective complaint | 1 | 6th of October City | Freelancers | A collective complaint filed by shops’ owners at the 6th of October City demanding from the Minister of Housing to legalize their conditions |