Saturday, February 5, 2011

Egypt: risk of camera in Cairo

According to state television on the eve of a day of demonstrations in Egypt, Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik, asked the interior minister, Thursday, February 3 at night, not to hinder the peaceful marches of Friday, that protesters called "day of departure." The organizers of the event, a group named "Youth of the revolution," hope to gather one million people in the streets of Cairo, and called on protesters to converge on Tahrir Square, the buildings of the official television and those Parliament in downtown Cairo.

However, the bloody violence that pitted pro-and anti-Mubarak since Wednesday bring the Egyptians to question the need to resume a normal life or to continue the revolt. Facebook users have created a group calling both sides to stay home Friday. Another group, which gathered more than 180,000 members in just a few hours, called the Egyptians "to regain composure and try to focus on reconstruction." Many Facebook users are calling the protesters to compromise, saying they have already accomplished a lot.

"We have a vice-president, we were promised a constitutional reform, and those responsible for the unrest of recent days will be brought to justice. I beg you, do not destroy Egypt tomorrow," writes Neveen Morsy . Even among the members who originally called the demonstration last week, some began to ask questions about the value of these shares and the risk of political vacuum if Mubarak resigned immediately.

On the tenth day of an unprecedented challenge to his power, Mr. Mubarak said he "was tired of being president and that he would relinquish power now, but he can not do for fear that The country descended into chaos, "he said, Thursday, Feb. 3, the ABC journalist Christiane Amanpour after meeting the president for about thirty minutes in Cairo.

Mubarak also said he did not see "the Egyptians to fight them," after the violence which erupted his supporters to protesters demanding his departure, according to the journalist. Mr. Mubarak also said "relieved" after announcing Tuesday that he would not stand in the presidential election in September.

Still, more than twenty-four hours after the outbreak of violence that have, according to a latest report of the Ministry of Health, 13 deaths and over 1,200 injured, the place remained in the hands of those opposed to Mr Mubarak, present by the thousands. Faced with this alarming situation, the international community, which continues to call for an end to violence and an immediate transition and smooth power, continues to assist its nationals to leave the country.

Thursday night, seven young leaders of the protest were arrested by authorities, according to members of their families. Amr Salah Shadi Al-Ghazali, Amr Ezz, Ahmed Duma Arafat Amr, Moustafa Chaouki and Naser Abdel Hamid, seven young members of various opposition groups had called for demonstrations last week against the regime of President Hosni Mubarak.

They were arrested after meeting one of the figureheads of the opposition, Mohamed ElBaradei at his residence in Giza near the pyramids. The young men were seated in a popular cafe located near the residence of Mr. ElBaradei when they were stopped by police. They were taken to an unknown location.

The White House immediately condemned the attacks "systematic" against journalists, calling them "totally unacceptable" and calling for "immediate" release of those who have been arrested. France has, meanwhile, called upon "the Egyptian authorities to stop the" unacceptable behavior "suffered by foreign media, especially the French, and" ensure their safety.

" In the evening, the U.S. ambassador in Cairo expressed its "deep concern" about it at the Egyptian Foreign Minister and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she "strongly condemned attacks against journalists ". She stressed that the government and the army had a clear responsibility to ensure the protection of persons assaulted journalists as demonstrators.

Giving some guarantees, however, he announced he would not run in the presidential election in September and confirmed the promise of Hosni Mubarak not to run again. Finally, he stated that the Muslim Brotherhood, the main opposition force and bete noire of the regime, were first invited to participate in the dialogue between the government and the opposition.

Before him, the Prime Minister Ahmed Shafik has apologized for the violence that erupted in the center of the capital. The government has denied any role in the mobilization of supporters of Mr Mubarak and said an investigation would be opened. "The French in Egypt feel abandoned by the Quai d'Orsay" "How Al-Jazeera shows the Egyptian revolt"

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