source: Al Masry Al Youm (Egypt)
actor1: Private Security Forces (Egypt)
actor2: Civilians (Egypt)
location: Cairo
notes: On Dec 17, in Cairo, 4 journalists from Al-Masry al-Youm, El-Watan and Youm7 were assaulted by the Pharmacists Syndicate security team while covering the union elections. 15 other journalists were allegedly detained inside the headquarters. They were injured, and their materials destroyed.