In Egypt, an emergency is extended for 2 years
Egypt's parliament extended a state of emergency in the country for 2 years. The emergency was introduced in 1981 after the murder of President Anvar Sadat and has since repeatedly extended. It allows, in particular, without trial, to hold people who, according to the authorities, to be detained, the threat of state security. Egyptian authorities say that the purpose of the emergency is the confrontation of terrorism. Critics consider it an instrument of power pressure on the opposition.