[4] The April 6 Youth Movement, Tamarod and the Strong Egypt Party all criticized the law on the day it was passed.
[5] Former presidential candidate Khaled Ali challenged the protest law in court on 17 June 2014, though the case was adjourned until 21 October 2014.
[6] Though there were indications in early September 2014 that the protest law would be amended,[7] this ultimately did not happen.
[10] The minors were acquitted upon appeal, while the other female protesters were given a suspended sentence of one year.
[11] One of the founders of the April 6 Youth Movement, Ahmed Maher, joined a hunger strike held by other prisoners and their supporters to pressure authorities to abrogate the protest law and release prisoners.