Trial over the death of an Egyptian Activist begins

Back in January, while participating in a peaceful protest on the streets of Cairo, an unarmed activist named Shaimaa al-Sabbagh was shot by an Egyptian policeman. The 32 year old was walking on her way to honor the memory of the events of the 2011 revolution that took place in Tahrir Square. It was on that night when the group she was with was shot on with tear gas and ultimately pellets from a shotgun. One of them hit Ms Sabbagh. The event was caught on video and went viral causing outrage.She was shot by a police lieutenant named Yassin Hatem Salaqhedeen, who was charged with manslaughter.
The Trial resumes May 14th.
The moral of this event is this, the tactics being pursued by the Egyptian Police has been highly criticized. This death along with nearly 1,150 other protesters occurred in July-Augest of 2013. What is of concern here is that peaceful protests are still being infringed upon by the government. The human right to a peaceful protest is still being violated.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32685935\

-Cara Hoover