Thousands of Egyptians on Wednesday defied a government ban to focus on the center of Cairo, Suez and Alexandria to continue with demonstrations on Tuesday, killing four people. Late in the evening it was announced that two new victims, but a police source says the agency that the deaths had occurred in a traffic accident that had nothing to do with the riots.
The protest in the capital to demand the departure of Hosni Mubarak, in power since 1981, took place yesterday outside the offices of trade unions of journalists and lawyers close to the courts, where the police charged with batons and gas tear. Clashes were also reported in other parts of the Cairo in which protesters burned tires and threw stones at security forces.
Late at night, after chanting slogans against the government in the central Tahrir Square, police, now wearing bulletproof vests, took control of the site and dispersed the demonstrators. The discomfort of poverty, high unemployment, corruption and repression, coupled with the revolt of Tunisia, is the cocktail that is fueling the protests.
The strong repression is the answer that has raised the Ministry of Interior. The cabinet issued a statement Wednesday morning, which will ensure that no new incidents of violence. According to ministry sources, the 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 Tuesday night.
The Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, left to defend the actions of the police in the protests and said the government is committed to allowing freedom of expression "legitimate means." Meanwhile, the White House requested 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 Barack Obama Administration is watching closely developments in the North African country in recent days. Robert Gibbs, White House spokesman, emphasized to 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 also been transferred to social networks, from which new demonstrations are held.
The opposition group April 6, one of the main promoters of the protests, has called to continue the demonstrations until the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile, authorities have decided to block the microblogging service Twitter, but still active social networking site Facebook, through which the Internet activists are calling to continue protests against the regime.
It also remains blocked Blogspot page, "very popular among bloggers in the country, and Google Talk chat. The tension spreads throughout the country in Suez, hundreds of protesters gathered since early Wednesday at the gates of the morgue to demand the surrender of one of the three bodies of fallen protestors on Tuesday.
They claimed it had shot dead and demanded an autopsy, according to. "O Habib, tell your man that your hands are full of our blood," referring to Interior Minister Habib al Adli. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has confirmed that owns 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 during the night of Tuesday persecutions throughout the downtown.
Many of the activists tried to flee or hide in the surrounding buildings, 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 . 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 protests which have spread throughout the country. "The Egyptian people are suffocated," the protesters claimed. 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.
The protest in the capital to demand the departure of Hosni Mubarak, in power since 1981, took place yesterday outside the offices of trade unions of journalists and lawyers close to the courts, where the police charged with batons and gas tear. Clashes were also reported in other parts of the Cairo in which protesters burned tires and threw stones at security forces.
Late at night, after chanting slogans against the government in the central Tahrir Square, police, now wearing bulletproof vests, took control of the site and dispersed the demonstrators. The discomfort of poverty, high unemployment, corruption and repression, coupled with the revolt of Tunisia, is the cocktail that is fueling the protests.
The strong repression is the answer that has raised the Ministry of Interior. The cabinet issued a statement Wednesday morning, which will ensure that no new incidents of violence. According to ministry sources, the 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 Tuesday night.
The Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, left to defend the actions of the police in the protests and said the government is committed to allowing freedom of expression "legitimate means." Meanwhile, the White House requested 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 Barack Obama Administration is watching closely developments in the North African country in recent days. Robert Gibbs, White House spokesman, emphasized to 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 also been transferred to social networks, from which new demonstrations are held.
The opposition group April 6, one of the main promoters of the protests, has called to continue the demonstrations until the resignation of Hosni Mubarak. Meanwhile, authorities have decided to block the microblogging service Twitter, but still active social networking site Facebook, through which the Internet activists are calling to continue protests against the regime.
It also remains blocked Blogspot page, "very popular among bloggers in the country, and Google Talk chat. The tension spreads throughout the country in Suez, hundreds of protesters gathered since early Wednesday at the gates of the morgue to demand the surrender of one of the three bodies of fallen protestors on Tuesday.
They claimed it had shot dead and demanded an autopsy, according to. "O Habib, tell your man that your hands are full of our blood," referring to Interior Minister Habib al Adli. The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) has confirmed that owns 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 during the night of Tuesday persecutions throughout the downtown.
Many of the activists tried to flee or hide in the surrounding buildings, 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 . 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 protests which have spread throughout the country. "The Egyptian people are suffocated," the protesters claimed. 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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