The law, passed by decree in the absence of any democratically elected authority in the country, gives the government sweeping powers to approve or ban any demonstration.
[7] In July 2014, Egypt's government-affiliated National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) sent investigators to El-Qanater Prison to interview women detainees in the case about their treatment.
[9] 29 August 2014: Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Saad (known as Meza) sent a message from the Tora prison to announce joining the hunger strike.
Lawyers - including the former presidential candidate Khaled Ali and the head of the lawyers syndicate Sameh Ashour - pleadings continued for more than 6 hours depending on the unconstitutionality of the protest law under the new amendment of the constitution and the Supreme Constitutional Court is currently reviewing a lawsuit questioning the legality of the Protest Law.
[15] [16] [17] [18] 26 October 2014: A Heliopolis misdemeanor court sentenced Ettehadiya case defendants charged with violating the protest law to three years in prison and a 10 thousand Egyptian-pound fine.