killing of Khaled Said
E451956
The killing of Khaled Said was a notorious 2010 police brutality case in Alexandria, Egypt, that became a symbol of state repression and helped spark the Egyptian revolution.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extrajudicial killing
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human rights abuse ⓘ police brutality case ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | beating ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
online campaigns
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protest slogans ⓘ street art in Egypt ⓘ |
| contradictedBy |
eyewitness accounts
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post-mortem photographs ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| date | 2010-06-06 ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
documentary films
ⓘ
human rights reports ⓘ |
| governmentResponse |
initial denial of police responsibility
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official claim of drug overdose ⓘ |
| hasContext |
police brutality in Egypt
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state repression in Egypt ⓘ |
| humanRightsOrganizationResponse |
Amnesty International
NERFINISHED
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Human Rights Watch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | 2011 Egyptian revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspired | We Are All Khaled Said Facebook page NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfCoverage |
Arabic
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English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
conviction of two police officers
ⓘ
trial of two police officers ⓘ |
| location |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sidi Gaber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
Egyptian independent press
ⓘ
international media ⓘ social media ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in mobilizing Egyptian youth
ⓘ
use of Facebook in political organizing ⓘ |
| partOf | history of the Egyptian revolution of 2011 ⓘ |
| perpetrator |
Egyptian police
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plainclothes police officers ⓘ |
| preceded | 2011 Egyptian revolution ⓘ |
| region | Middle East ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Arab Spring
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Egyptian emergency law NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-torture campaigns in Egypt ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
anti-torture activism in Egypt
ⓘ
police brutality in the Arab world ⓘ state repression in Egypt ⓘ |
| triggered |
protests in Alexandria
ⓘ
public outrage in Egypt ⓘ |
| victim | Khaled Said NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 2010 ⓘ |
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