Egyptian women protest outside presidential palace

The women held a vigil on Sunday and raised photos of detainees while some protesters carried banners that read: "Ramadan is not the same without you," in reference to the Muslim holy month of fasting that brings families together.
 
The vigil organizers said that they had not sought prior permission from authorities for the demo near the palace of President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi, which was cordoned off by police forces.
 
The protest law, in place since 2013, criminalizes any gathering of more than five people without prior police permission and imposes hefty fines and prison sentences on violators.  
 
Thousands of people have been detained over the controversial law, with some sentenced to up to 15 years in jail.
 
While Egyptian authorities insist that the law is necessary to end chaos after the 2011 revolution, activists believe that it is used to crack down on any kind of anti-government protests.
 
Following the 2011 popular revolution, Mohammad Morsi rose to power and became Egypt’s first democratically-elected president in 2012, but was ousted in July 2013 in a military coup led by the then head of the armed forces and current President Sisi.
 
The Sisi administration has been cracking down on any opposition since Morsi's ouster.