A series of protests will begin on Sunday to condemn attacks on journalists outside the Muslim Brotherhood HQ. On Saturday afternoon, several people, including some journalists, were reportedly assaulted by Brotherhood members as protesters painted anti-Brotherhood graffiti on the perimeter of the group's HQ in Cairo's Moqattam district. Furthermore, on Saturday evening, Brotherhood members reportedly attacked more journalists who were covering a meeting between Brotherhood Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal, according to Ahram online. Diaa Rashwan, newly elected head of the Journalists' Syndicate, condemned the attacks on journalists and urged the Brotherhood's Supreme Guide Mohamed Badie to apologise. Rashwan claimed the violence was carried out with the knowledge of – if not under orders from – the group's leaders. He also called on the presidency to condemn the assaults. Journalists will protest at the Journalists' Syndicate in downtown Cairo on Sunday, at the prosecutor-general's office on Tuesday, and at the Brotherhood HQ on Wednesday.
