Policeman jailed for shooting Cairo protester

An Egyptian policeman was last week sentenced to 10 years in jail for the deadly shooting of a protester during a January 2015 rally. Shaima al-Sabbagh was hit with birdshot pellets on the eve of the fourth anniversary of the anti-Hosni Mubarak uprising as police dispersed a march. A report on the News24 site notes that the 34-year-old mother was with other activists carrying a wreath to Cairo's Tahrir Square to commemorate the deaths of hundreds of protesters during the 2011 revolt. 'The ruling can be considered good and a victory, in the circumstances we're currently living in,' said lawyer Mohamed Abdelaziz, who represented Sabbagh.