Rights groups claim more than 1.1k people have been detained after protests last weekend, according to Reuters. The arrests were jointly documented by the Arab Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI), the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, and the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, according to ANHRI head Gamal Eid. Notable reported arrests include Hazem Hosny, a former spokesman for the 2018 presidential campaign of former military chief of staff Sami Anan, and Hassan Nafaa, a writer and Cairo University professor. Prominent rights lawyer Mahienour El Massry was also arrested earlier in the week. The Wall Street Journal also has the story.

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