Thousands of Egyptians today have defied a government ban and concentrated in the center of Cairo, Suez and Alexandria to continue the protests that left four dead yesterday, one of them a policeman. The protest in the capital has staged outside the headquarters of the unions of journalists and lawyers, near the courts where the police charged the demonstrators with batons and tear gas.
Clashes have also occurred elsewhere in Cairo where protesters burned tires and threw stones at security forces. Late at night, after chanting slogans against the government in the central Tahrir Square, the protesters have been dispersed and the police, wearing body armor, has now taken over the place.
The discomfort of poverty, high unemployment, corruption and repression, coupled with the revolt of Tunisia, is the cocktail that is fueling the protests aimed at ending three decades of government of Hosni Mubarak, activists say. The strong suppression of protests, repeated in several Egyptian cities, is the result of the policy of the Ministry of Interior has issued a statement this morning which will ensure that no new incidents of violence.
According to sources in that portfolio, Egyptian security forces have arrested at least 500 demonstrators. One of them is the Egyptian husband of a Spanish citizen, Elvira Giraldez, who claimed that her husband is among the detainees and has not been able to contact him since last night.
The Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, has come out today to defend the actions of the police in protests yesterday and said that the Government is committed to allowing freedom of expression "legitimate means." Meanwhile, the White House has asked the Mubarak government to respect the "universal right" of people to enjoy freedom of assembly and expression.
Egypt is a staunch ally of Washington, so that the administration of Barack Obama closely watched the events taking place in the North African country in recent days. Robert Gibbs, White House spokesman, told reporters that "this is an important moment for the government (Mubarak) to demonstrate its accountability to the Egyptian people recognizing universal rights." The revolt has added a stage: in addition to the street also has shifted to social networks from which calls are made for new mobilizations.
The opposition group April 6, one of the main promoters of the protests yesterday, urged to continue the demonstrations until the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile the authorities have decided to block the microblogging service Twitter, but still active social networking site Facebook, through which the Internet activists are making calls to continue protests against the president and his regime.
They have also blocked Blogspot page, "very active among the bloggers in the country and the Google Talk chat. The tension spreads throughout the country in Suez, hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the local morgue, demanding the surrender of one of the three bodies of fallen protestors yesterday.
The citizens said that the protester was shot dead and demanded an autopsy, according to reports. "O Habib, tell your man that your hands are full of our blood," protesters shouted, referring to Interior Minister Habib al Adli. Overnight, dozens of protesters set fire to an office in the government and have tried to do the same with the seat of the government party.
Officials from the city, located in the East, have ordered the closure of the shops after they have reported looting in some parts of the city. Clashes with police have left about 55 injured, according to reports. Yesterday, thousands of Egyptians responded to the call of so-called day of wrath to demand an end to three decades of the Mubarak regime.
Thousands of riot police, equipped with tear gas and water cannons, clashed with the demonstrators. At least three demonstrators and one policeman were killed in crashes recorded in Cairo and Suez. In addition, 150 people were injured. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has confirmed that it has more than 200 names of detainees, even as the director, Gamal Eid's lawyer, have evidence that they are "at least 400." Most of them, according to the association were arrested overnight in clashes that occurred in the same square and chases all over the city center.
Many of the activists tried to flee or hide in buildings near where they were taken. "Many of them were beaten and tortured. And some of the wounded in hospitals were kidnapped and taken to two detention camps on the outskirts of the city," explains Eid. "We are awaiting a response from the Attorney General on his release.
And we've made it known that all detentions are illegal because they are conducted in a legal demonstration against fundamental rights. This is a crime," says the lawyer . Around midnight, police clashed with the same techniques against people who were still concentrated in the square in order to dislodge them.
Many of the demonstrators took refuge in the surrounding area, while some of those who failed to outwit the police were arrested and beaten. "We've had enough of Mubarak in the past 30 years," shouted a young woman. "Down with Hosni, Gamal down" they chanted, referring to the octogenarian leader and his son, who expected to inherit the power and placed in front of the regime.
Shahira, a septuagenarian with silver hair in a ponytail and a shawl with embroidered Bedouin his neck, he argued while trying to dodge a hail of stones: "This time is different, there are thousands, from all social strata. It is not only elite as has happened before. It's time. I's time.
" Egypt has the violence that has shaken Tunisia since the beginning of this month and ended with the departure from power of President Ben Ali and a difficult transition to democracy. The immolation occurred in Egypt, in imitation of which ended with the Tunisian regime, have also sparked demonstrations that have spread throughout the country.
"The Egyptian people are suffocated," the protesters claimed.
Clashes have also occurred elsewhere in Cairo where protesters burned tires and threw stones at security forces. Late at night, after chanting slogans against the government in the central Tahrir Square, the protesters have been dispersed and the police, wearing body armor, has now taken over the place.
The discomfort of poverty, high unemployment, corruption and repression, coupled with the revolt of Tunisia, is the cocktail that is fueling the protests aimed at ending three decades of government of Hosni Mubarak, activists say. The strong suppression of protests, repeated in several Egyptian cities, is the result of the policy of the Ministry of Interior has issued a statement this morning which will ensure that no new incidents of violence.
According to sources in that portfolio, Egyptian security forces have arrested at least 500 demonstrators. One of them is the Egyptian husband of a Spanish citizen, Elvira Giraldez, who claimed that her husband is among the detainees and has not been able to contact him since last night.
The Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, has come out today to defend the actions of the police in protests yesterday and said that the Government is committed to allowing freedom of expression "legitimate means." Meanwhile, the White House has asked the Mubarak government to respect the "universal right" of people to enjoy freedom of assembly and expression.
Egypt is a staunch ally of Washington, so that the administration of Barack Obama closely watched the events taking place in the North African country in recent days. Robert Gibbs, White House spokesman, told reporters that "this is an important moment for the government (Mubarak) to demonstrate its accountability to the Egyptian people recognizing universal rights." The revolt has added a stage: in addition to the street also has shifted to social networks from which calls are made for new mobilizations.
The opposition group April 6, one of the main promoters of the protests yesterday, urged to continue the demonstrations until the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile the authorities have decided to block the microblogging service Twitter, but still active social networking site Facebook, through which the Internet activists are making calls to continue protests against the president and his regime.
They have also blocked Blogspot page, "very active among the bloggers in the country and the Google Talk chat. The tension spreads throughout the country in Suez, hundreds of protesters have gathered outside the local morgue, demanding the surrender of one of the three bodies of fallen protestors yesterday.
The citizens said that the protester was shot dead and demanded an autopsy, according to reports. "O Habib, tell your man that your hands are full of our blood," protesters shouted, referring to Interior Minister Habib al Adli. Overnight, dozens of protesters set fire to an office in the government and have tried to do the same with the seat of the government party.
Officials from the city, located in the East, have ordered the closure of the shops after they have reported looting in some parts of the city. Clashes with police have left about 55 injured, according to reports. Yesterday, thousands of Egyptians responded to the call of so-called day of wrath to demand an end to three decades of the Mubarak regime.
Thousands of riot police, equipped with tear gas and water cannons, clashed with the demonstrators. At least three demonstrators and one policeman were killed in crashes recorded in Cairo and Suez. In addition, 150 people were injured. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has confirmed that it has more than 200 names of detainees, even as the director, Gamal Eid's lawyer, have evidence that they are "at least 400." Most of them, according to the association were arrested overnight in clashes that occurred in the same square and chases all over the city center.
Many of the activists tried to flee or hide in buildings near where they were taken. "Many of them were beaten and tortured. And some of the wounded in hospitals were kidnapped and taken to two detention camps on the outskirts of the city," explains Eid. "We are awaiting a response from the Attorney General on his release.
And we've made it known that all detentions are illegal because they are conducted in a legal demonstration against fundamental rights. This is a crime," says the lawyer . Around midnight, police clashed with the same techniques against people who were still concentrated in the square in order to dislodge them.
Many of the demonstrators took refuge in the surrounding area, while some of those who failed to outwit the police were arrested and beaten. "We've had enough of Mubarak in the past 30 years," shouted a young woman. "Down with Hosni, Gamal down" they chanted, referring to the octogenarian leader and his son, who expected to inherit the power and placed in front of the regime.
Shahira, a septuagenarian with silver hair in a ponytail and a shawl with embroidered Bedouin his neck, he argued while trying to dodge a hail of stones: "This time is different, there are thousands, from all social strata. It is not only elite as has happened before. It's time. I's time.
" Egypt has the violence that has shaken Tunisia since the beginning of this month and ended with the departure from power of President Ben Ali and a difficult transition to democracy. The immolation occurred in Egypt, in imitation of which ended with the Tunisian regime, have also sparked demonstrations that have spread throughout the country.
"The Egyptian people are suffocated," the protesters claimed.
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