10,000's of Egyptians Revolt Against Mubarak Regime: 3 DEAD

  

Assad Elepty 

 

Tens of thousands of Protesters have taken to the streets of Egypt in an unprecedented act of defiance and people power.

The protestors in Cairo have broke through police ranks and headed towards the Nile. Some protestors were beaten by police but the demonstrators remained defiant chanting at the police, most of whom are from very poor neighborhoods, to join them. One un-named police officer revealed, “we have been prepped and warned we will be charged with treason and taken before the security court if we join the protestors” he added, “I want to stand with my countrymen, but what will happen to me, my wife and five children, we will be killed”.

 

The sole aim of the protest is to bring down the Mubarak regime. Official reports are 3 people have died including 1 policeman. Unconfirmed reports from sources state 9 people have died. One eyewitness, on video alleged 6000 people have been arrested. The demonstrations continued well into the night. Egypt’s Parliament, high Court and interior ministry were heavily fortified and barricaded to prevent the protestors reaching them.

 

Thousands of demonstrators protest in central Cairo demanding the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak and calling for reforms, 25 Jan 2011

The Egyptian police were helplessly outnumbered as they clashed with anti-government demonstrator, demanding an end to President Hosni Mubarak's 3 decade-old rule.
In Cairo, police fired tear gas and used water cannons on rock-throwing demonstrators Tuesday. At one point, demonstrators climbed on top of an armored police vehicle. Another protest erupted in Alexandria, where demonstrators shouted anti-Mubarak slogans.
Mubarak clearly underestimated the tsunami of hatred towards his regime. Egyptians have been calling for political and economic reforms in protests inspired by demonstrations in Tunisia that led to the ouster of that country's president this month. Protestors resorted to vulgar language directed at Mubarak (on Video) .The rallies took place in spite of the government warnings that demonstrators would firmly and decisively dealt with. The pro Mubarak supporters, wisely refrained from confronting the masses demanding his removal and averting a bloody showdown that could have turned into a mini civil war, with Egyptian fighting Egyptian. Mubarak’s calls for his supporters to confront the opposition were foolish, ill considered and showed no regard for the consequences or long-term unity of the country.  

I can report, the protestors did not resort to anarchy, rioting or destruction of property.


The rallies were promoted online by everyday Egyptians frustrated with the kind of poverty and oppression that triggered Tunisia's unrest. “Mubarak we don’t want you” & “enough is enough” were some chants repeated.
Activists from Egypt's Kifaya movement (enough movement), a coalition of government opponents, and the 6th of April Youth Movement, said “this is just the beginning; the next one will be the end”.
The banned Muslim Brotherhood, were sternly warned against participating before the event, their leader was summoned by the security chief and given a dire warning. As a result the Brotherhood publicly stated they do not formally endorse the demonstrations.

Emergency laws in place since 1981 outlaw demonstrations without prior permission. Opposition groups say they have been denied such permits, and Egyptian security forces have a track record of dealing lethally and violently with protesters.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday that Washington supports the "fundamental right of expression and assembly" but she urged Egyptians to refrain from violence. The rallies were planned to coincide with a national holiday honoring the police, “it is the security force that has ensured President Mubarak stay in power for nearly 30 years” said Ahmed from Alexandria.
Since Tunisia's anti-government protests, at least five Egyptians have attempted suicide by self-immolation, imitating the young Tunisian whose burning death in December first galvanized protesters there.

It is now reported the protestors will awake to find the Army deployed in the streets of Egypt. The signs are Mubarak will not heed the calls of the protestors and will use any means to hold onto power. Many Protestors have responded by saying we will have a national strike and bring Egypt to a grinding halt, we no longer fear Mubarak, or the police. 24 hours prior to the protest, The Coptic, Catholic and Anglican churches instructed the Christians to remain at home and pray for the peace and safety of Egypt.

The Coptic community abroad is all praying these testing times pass without further violence or loss of life. We reject the taking of any Egyptian life calling for change. I greatest hope is change will be attained peacefully for all Egyptians.  

I would appeal to Mubarak, to heed the calls of the nation and allow for a peaceful and calm transition of power for the sake of Egypt and every Egyptian of every creed. It is painful to watch our homeland on the verge of mass uprising similar to Tunisia. It is appropriate to commend the police force for not resorting to firearms, live ammunition or ruthless brutality as they stood to control their Egyptian brothers. Many believe round two will see the police side with the protestors, as they too have had enough of the poverty, corruption and sub standard living standards. More so they are concerned they are been used and abused by the regime as it precariously holds onto power.

Good have mercy on Egypt.

 

 

 

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Assad Elepty

 

 

Three dead in Egypt protests

Two Egyptian civilians and a police officer have died after a wave of unusually large anti-government demonstrations swept across the country.
The two civilians died in the eastern city of Suez, according an interior ministry offical. One, who had respiratory problems, died after inhaling tear gas; the other died after being hit with a rock thrown during a protest, the official said.
Meanwhile, in Cairo, a police officer died after being hit in the head with a rock during the capital's biggest protest in Tahrir Square in the city centre, the official said.
Thousands of Egyptians took to the streets on Tuesday in what were reportedly the largest demonstrations in years, and which they explicitly tied to the successful
uprising in nearby Tunisia.
On Tuesday night, hours after the countrywide protests began, the interior ministry issued a statement blaming the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's technically banned but largest opposition party, for fomenting the unrest.
Inspired by
events in Tunisia, thousands of protesters gathered in Cairo and elsewhere, calling for reforms and demanding an end to the presidency of Hosni Mubarak, which has now lasted for nearly three decades.
The demonstrations prompted US secretary of state Hillary Clinton to assert during a press conference that "Egypt's government is stable."
Water cannons and tear gas

 

 

Some protesters in downtown Cairo hurled rocks and climbed atop an armoured police truck.
Police responded to the demonstrators blasts from a water cannon, and set upon crowds with batons and acrid clouds of tear gas to clear them crying out "Down with Mubarak'' and demanding an end to the country's grinding poverty.
Police have also used rubber bullets against protesters, with some injuries, reported Rawya Rageh, Al Jazeera's correspondent in Cairo.
Clinton urged all sides in Egypt to exercise restraint following the street protests, saying she believed the government was looking for ways to respond to its populations concerns.
But at least 30 people are already reported to have been arrested in Cairo, official sources said.
More protests
Protests also broke out in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, the Nile Delta cities of Mansura and Tanta and in the southern cities of Aswan and Assiut, witnesses reported.
The rallies had been promoted online by groups saying they speak for young Egyptians frustrated by the kind of poverty and oppression which triggered the overthrow of Tunisia's president.
Egyptian blogger Hossam El Hamalawy said technology was important in facilitating "the domino effect" needed for demonstrations like this one to progress.
Mamdouh Khayrat, 23, travelled from the governorate of Qalubiya to attend protests in Cairo. He spoke to Al Jazeera's Adam Makary. "We want a functioning government, we want Mubarak to step down, we don't want emergency law, we don't want to live under this kind of oppression anymore," he said.
"Enough is enough, things have to change and if Tunisia can do it, why can't we?" Khayrat added.
El Hamalawy told Al Jazeera the protests were necessary "to send a message to the Egyptian regime that Mubarak is no different than Ben Ali and we want him to leave too".
On Tuesday downtown Cairo came to a standstill with protesters chanting slogans and marching towards what Al Jazeera's Rageh called the "symbols of their complaints and their agony," the headquarters of the ruling National Democratic Party, the foreign ministry and the state television.
Scenes such as these have not been seen in the capital since the 1970s.
A day of revolution
Black-clad riot police, backed by armoured vehicles and fire engines, have been deployed in a massive security operation in Cairo, with the biggest concentrations and likely flashpoints, including: the Cairo University campus, the central Tahrir Square and the courthouse where protesters are said to be gathering. 

Coinciding with a national holiday in honour of the police, a key force in keeping president Mubarak in power for 30 years, the outcome in Egypt on Tuesday is seen as a test on whether vibrant Web activism can translate into street action.
Organisers have called for a "day of revolution against torture, poverty, corruption and unemployment".
"Activists said they wanted to use this particular day to highlight the irony of celebrating Egypt's police at a time when police brutality is making headlines," Al Jazeera's Rageh reported.
Banned demonstrations
The Egyptian government had earlier warned protesters.
"The security apparatus will deal firmly and decisively with any attempt to break the law," the government's director for security in the capital Cairo said in a statement released ahead of the protests.
Since Egypt bans demonstrations without prior permission, opposition groups say they have been denied such permits, any protesters may be detained.
Habib el-Adli, the interior minister, had earlier issued orders to "arrest any persons expressing their views illegally".
"Beginning of the end"

Activists have been relying heavily on social networks to organise the protests.
"Our protest on the 25th is the beginning of the end," wrote organisers of a Facebook group with 87,000 followers.
"People are fed up of Mubarak and of his dictatorship and of his torture chambers and of his failed economic policies. If Mubarak is not overthrown tomorrow then it will be the day after. If its not the day after its going to be next week," El Hamalawy told Al Jazeera.
Rights watchdog Amnesty International has urged Egypt's authorities "to allow peaceful protests".
Protests in Egypt, the biggest Arab state and a keystone Western ally in the Middle East, tend to be poorly attended and are often quashed swiftly by the police, who prevent marching 




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