Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Egypt protests

  • Here is a timeline of events in Egypt since protests against former President Hosni Mubarak began.
  • (msnbc.com)
  • Egyptian citizens across the country will be headed into demonstrations amid a few key political developments on theeve of the anniversary. Here are a few of yesterdays events that have the ability to affect protests on Jan.
  • (GlobalPost)
  • An Egyptian blogger jailed by the military junta for insulting the army has been officially pardoned, as the countrys ruling generals attempt to bolster public support before protests planned for the Wednesdays anniversary of the uprising.
  • (The Guardian)
  • MANSOUR: Youre most welcome. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) SIEGEL: And, tomorrow in Egypt, protests are planned to demand that the military speed up the timetable for electing a president and promptly turn power over to a civilian government.
  • (NPR News)
  • Mufti of Egypt Ali Gomaa urged on Monday 23/1/2012 the Egyptian youths to read through the history and benefit from the other revolutions experiments that passed through the country.
  • (Peaceful Protests One of Guaranteed Human Rights - AllAfrica.com)
  • Egypt's elected assembly parliament also demanded the creation of a fact-finding committee to investigate violence during the protests of the past year.
  • (Businessweek)
  • 8.48am: Welcome to Middle East Live. Dozens of demonstrations are planned in Egypt to mark the first anniversary of the revolution that toppled president Hosni Mubarak.
  • (live updates - The Guardian)
  • Volunteers from the Brotherhood, a fundamentalist group that won just under half of parliaments seats in recent elections, were checking IDs and conducting searches of the thousands flocking to join the protests.
  • (Associated Press)
  • Mohamed Othman, an accountant, stopped to put forward a different view based on the idea that Egypt needs stability for economic recovery, not more protests. The council will leave power in any case.
  • (Reuters India)
  • Egypts military rulers must protect protesters and uphold the right to peaceful assembly, Amnesty International said today ahead of planned nationwide protests marking the first anniversary of the uprising that ended President Hosni Mubaraks rule.
  • (AllAfrica.com)

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