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Baltagiya or Baltajiya (البلطجية) in Arabic also Baltaga or Baltaja (البلطجة) is an Egyptian word that originally means "hatchet men", from (Baltacı), who were vigorous, disciplined and loyal servants to the Ottoman Empire, but it generally means "goons" or "thugs" or "gangs," who are often hired to attack regime targets. [1]

13 relations: Crime, Egyptian National Police, Egyptian revolution of 2011, France 24, Gang, Hatchet man (politics), Heute Journal, Jadaliyya, Ottoman Empire, Port Said Stadium riot, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Shabiha, Tahrir Square.

Crime

In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a state or other authority.

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Egyptian National Police

Egyptian National Police or ENP is a department of the Ministry of Interior of Egypt.

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Egyptian revolution of 2011

The Egyptian revolution of 2011, locally known as the January 25 Revolution (ثورة 25 يناير), and as the Egyptian Revolution of Dignity began on 25 January 2011 and took place across all of Egypt.

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France 24

France 24 (pronounced "France vingt-quatre") is a state-owned 24-hour international news and current affairs television network based in Paris.

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Gang

A gang is a group of associates, friends or members of a family with a defined leadership and internal organization that identifies with or claims control over territory in a community and engages, either individually or collectively, in illegal, and possibly violent, behavior.

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Hatchet man (politics)

In the context of the Watergate scandal, the term hatchet man was used to refer to a trusted and particularly orthodox subordinate tasked by his employer with destroying a political opponent by any means necessary.

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Heute Journal

Heute-journal (roughly Today's Journal) is a television news magazine broadcast on ZDF, a national German television network.

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Jadaliyya

Jadaliyya ("dialectic") is a free ezine founded in 2010.

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Ottoman Empire

The Ottoman Empire (دولت عليه عثمانیه,, literally The Exalted Ottoman State; Modern Turkish: Osmanlı İmparatorluğu or Osmanlı Devleti), also historically known in Western Europe as the Turkish Empire"The Ottoman Empire-also known in Europe as the Turkish Empire" or simply Turkey, was a state that controlled much of Southeast Europe, Western Asia and North Africa between the 14th and early 20th centuries.

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Port Said Stadium riot

On 1 February 2012, a massive riot occurred at Port Said Stadium in Port Said, Egypt, following an Egyptian Premier League football match between Al-Masry and Al-Ahly.

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Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting

The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting is an American news media organization established in 2006 that sponsors independent reporting on global issues that other media outlets are less willing or able to undertake on their own.

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Shabiha

Shabiha (North Levantine Arabic: شبيحة,; also romanized Shabeeha or Shabbiha; loosely translated "spirits", "ghosts", "shadows", or "apparitions") are mostly Alawite groups of armed militia in support of the Ba'ath Party government of Syria, led by the Al-Assad family.

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Tahrir Square

Tahrir Square (ميدان التحرير,, English: Liberation Square), also known as "Martyr Square", is a major public town square in Downtown Cairo, Egypt.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltagiya

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