Tens of thousands of people gathered Friday Tahrir Square in Cairo to protest against the slow pace of reform after the regime change in February and the grip of the country by the army. This event, the call including youth movements active on the Internet, calls a "second revolution" and wants a new "day of rage" in reference to major events that led to the downfall of President Hosni Mubarak.
Protesters demanding "an end to political corruption" and a new constitution "now, not later." Legislative elections, to replace a currently dissolved Parliament are scheduled for September, but following the political sequence - new constitution, presidential elections - is still unclear.
Protesters demanding the prompt return to civilian rule, the dismissal of officials of the former regime still present in many sectors of government and legal action against those tougher accused of corruption and violence. They also demand more guarantees for democratic reforms, while the country is now headed by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, a panel of generals.
At Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea, hundreds of people filed past the hospital where Mr Mubarak has been since mid-April to request his transfer to prison. "We want a public trial for Mubarak and thieves," chanted the crowd in Cairo. The ousted president and his two son, Gamal and Alaa, must be tried at a date not yet decided.
The former president was remanded in custody at the hospital until his condition allows his transfer to prison. The Muslim Brotherhood, the movement's largest and best organized of Egypt, have however disowned the initiative, saying it could provoke tensions between the population and the army, threatening the transition process.
The army, meanwhile, said Thursday it would be held away from protestors in order to avoid accidents. She warned on his Facebook page against the presence of "suspicious elements who attempt to climb the army against the people." Campaigners are also calling for protests in other cities.
Egypt has been experiencing since the regime change of grave economic difficulties - drop in tourism and foreign investment, rising inflation and unemployment in particular. The G8 summit meeting in Deauville, has promised to help Egypt and Tunisia to overcome the economic difficulties caused by their political transitions. 
Protesters demanding "an end to political corruption" and a new constitution "now, not later." Legislative elections, to replace a currently dissolved Parliament are scheduled for September, but following the political sequence - new constitution, presidential elections - is still unclear.
Protesters demanding the prompt return to civilian rule, the dismissal of officials of the former regime still present in many sectors of government and legal action against those tougher accused of corruption and violence. They also demand more guarantees for democratic reforms, while the country is now headed by the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, a panel of generals.
At Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea, hundreds of people filed past the hospital where Mr Mubarak has been since mid-April to request his transfer to prison. "We want a public trial for Mubarak and thieves," chanted the crowd in Cairo. The ousted president and his two son, Gamal and Alaa, must be tried at a date not yet decided.
The former president was remanded in custody at the hospital until his condition allows his transfer to prison. The Muslim Brotherhood, the movement's largest and best organized of Egypt, have however disowned the initiative, saying it could provoke tensions between the population and the army, threatening the transition process.
The army, meanwhile, said Thursday it would be held away from protestors in order to avoid accidents. She warned on his Facebook page against the presence of "suspicious elements who attempt to climb the army against the people." Campaigners are also calling for protests in other cities.
Egypt has been experiencing since the regime change of grave economic difficulties - drop in tourism and foreign investment, rising inflation and unemployment in particular. The G8 summit meeting in Deauville, has promised to help Egypt and Tunisia to overcome the economic difficulties caused by their political transitions.
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