Egypt: Police fire water cannon to disperse Cairo rally

Egypt's police have fired water cannons to disperse dozens of activists protesting police brutality in Cairo, the security forces' first implementation of a controversial new law forbidding protests held without a permit from authorities.

The law has raised a storm of criticism from rights groups and political factions who say its heavy restrictions on protests violate freedom of expression and will silence opposition from Islamists and non-Islamists alike. (AP)