Rare Footage Shows Shooting Death of Egyptian Protester by Police

Rare video and photo evidence show that 32-year-old Egyptian political activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh was murdered by police in broad daylight.
Rare Footage Shows Shooting Death of Egyptian Protester by Police
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An in-depth analysis of video and photographic evidence by Human Rights Watch shows that an unarmed Egyptian protester was shot and killed by police in Cairo on January 24.

The victim in the video was 32-year-old political activist Shaimaa al-Sabbagh. She was shot in the neck, side of the face and in the back by birdshot and died on her way to the hospital. She died from wounds to her face and heart.

It is highly unusual to have such a wealth of visual evidence of an Egyptian protester being killed by police. Similar incidents have happened repeatedly since the revolution there in 2011.