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The family of Mohamed Bouazizi, the young Tunisian from Sidi Bouzid whose act of self-immolation triggered the Tunisian Uprising, has a message for the families in Libya who have lost their loved ones to the violent repression of the protests. Bouazizi, a 26-year-old street vendor, set himself on fire on December 17 after police abused and humiliated him. He died of his burns on January 4. The protest movement that began in Sidi Bouzid swelled to become a nationwide phenomenon, and spread to other countries in North Africa and the Middle East. Most recently, it reached Libya. Hundreds of Libyans have been killed as Muammar Gaddafi attempts to petrify the protests against his regime. Menobia Bouazizi, Mohamed's mother, recorded this message for their families. Her family sent the video to Al Jazeera.
Libyans are digging their heels in protests in key cities - despite the violent response from the police as they try to curb the anti-government demonstrations. World leaders are rounding on Libyan authorities - calling for an immediate end to the clashes. Increasing numbers of protesters are demanding for an end to the 41-year rule of Colonel Gaddafi. Hundreds have been killed and over a thousand injured during a week of unrest, with reports of airstrikes from the country's own military on Monday. Rumours spread that the Libyan leader had fled the trouble, but Gaddafi later made a brief and defiant TV appearance saying he was still in the country. One of his sons blamed exiles and outsiders for pushing Libya to the brink of civil war, and denied that live ammunition was being used on demonstrators. Some Libyan ambassadors have quit over the use of force on civilians in protest, and want the UN to intervene.
Rahma, an activist in Libya's capital, tells Al Jazeera that her father - a US citizen - was arrested after a joining a peaceful protest in front of Tripoli's main courthouse on Sunday.
Crowds are gathering in Cairo's Tahrir Square to celebrate the end of Hosni Mubarak's thirty year rule It has been a week since Mubarak was forced out of office by an unprecedented wave of protests. Several hundred military police in red berets are keeping watch over the square. Meanwhile Egyptian authorities have arrested three former government ministers and a businessman suspected of corruption. Al Jazeera has this live report from the Egyptian capital.
[WARNING: This video contains images that some viewers may find disturbing] Troops and tanks have locked down the Bahraini capital of Manama after riot police swinging clubs and firing tear gas smashed into demonstrators in a pre-dawn assault, killing at least four people. Hours after the attack on Manama's main Pearl Roundabout, the military announced a ban on gatherings, saying on state TV that it had "key parts" of the capital under its control. Khalid Al Khalifa, Bahrain's foreign minister, justified the crackdown as necessary because the demonstrators were "polarising the country" and pushing it to the "brink of the sectarian abyss". Speaking to reporters after meeting with his Gulf counterparts, he also said the violence was "regrettable". Two people had died in police firing on the protesters prior to Thursday's deadly police raid. An Al Jazeera correspondent, who cannot be named for security reasons, went to Salmaniya hospital, which was thrown into chaos by a stream of wounded protesters from Pearl Roundabout.
Protests continue in Bahrain's capital Manama, as demonstrators gather at pearl roundabout, their own version of Tahrir Square. Al Jazeera's correspondent in Manama reports.
In the Middle East, anti-government demonstrations have spread to Libya with hundreds of people taking to the streets in the first sign of the country's unrest. The uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt have triggered a domino effect of protests calling for reform across the Arab world. Two protesters in Bahrain were killed and several others wounded in violence there. Police had to use tear gas and batons to disperse the crowds. In Iran, members of Parliament called for the execution of opposition leaders they say orchestrated protests on Monday that saw two people killed. President Ahmadinejad also vowed to punish the organisers, while the US strongly backed the opposition. Egypt itself is gripped by labour strikes, where interim power is now in the hands of the military which is reworking the constitution. But some experts believe with the ideological splits, the army leadership has more to worry about from US interference. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
Following Monday's protests, in which at least two protesters died, the Iranian government is moving to hold the two opposition leaders who called for the demonstration to be held accountable.
In Yemen, armed police beat back thousands of protesters as marches continued in the capital Sanaa for a third day. Demonstrators were calling for political reform, and an end to president Ali Abdullah Saleh's 23 year rule on Sunday. Al Jazeera's Bhanu Bhatnagar reports.
It has been a remarkable two-and-a-half weeks for Egypt - with developments coming thick and fast. Al Jazeera's Tarek Bazley takes a look back at the 18 days that shook the world.
Thousands have gathered in Tahrir oSquare to continue their call for President Hosni Mubarak's resignation. Three independent unions have joined them, meaning that in addition to the anti-Mubarak protests hundreds of workers are on strike in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez demanding better pay. But Mubarak is still in office - refusing to step down. Alan Fisher reports from Cairo
The ongoing anti-government protests in Egypt are also inspiring smaller anti-government demonstrations in Iraq. People on the street are angry with the lack of public services and widespread corruption. Jane Arraf reports from the capital Baghdad.
TYT Mobile: bit.ly Subscribe: bit.ly Facebook Page: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com DISCOUNTS: www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Note: The above two links are for TYT sponsors. Read Ana's blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com Read Cenk's Blog: www.huffingtonpost.com TYT Network (new WTF?! channel): www.youtube.com Check Out TYT Interviews www.youtube.com New TYT Network channels: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com If there is a face to the revolt that has sprouted in Egypt, it may be the face of Khaled Said. Mr. Said, a 28-year-old Egyptian businessman, was pulled from an Internet cafe in Alexandria last June by two plainclothes police officers, who witnesses say then beat him to death in the lobby of a residential building. Human rights advocates said he was killed because he had evidence of police corruption. The Egyptian police and security services have a well-earned reputation for brutality and snuffing out political opposition. But in Mr. Said, they unwittingly chose the wrong target. Within five days of his death, an anonymous human rights activist created a Facebook page — We Are All Khaled Said — that posted cellphone photos from the morgue of his battered and bloodied face, and YouTube videos played up contrasting pictures of him happy and smiling with the graphic images from the morgue. By mid-June, 130000 people joined the page to get and share updates about the case. It became and remains the biggest ...
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...Friday in an effort to expedite Mubarak's resignation. Take a look at some key events in the second week of protests across Egypt here: Democracy advocate and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Mohamed ElBaradei arrives in Cairo's Tahrir Square to address the...
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Huffington Post
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The most powerful images from the protests against President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt on Feb 4, 2011.
Tens of thousands were thronging Cairo's main square again Friday, pushing Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak to leave. The demonstration was largely peaceful, but there were small street clashes at the fringe. (Feb. 4)
RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com Several thousand supporters of President Hosni Mubarak attacked anti-government protesters Wednesday as Egypt's upheaval took a dangerous new turn. In scenes of chaos and pitched fighting, the two sides pelted each other with stones. The turmoil was the first significant violence between supporters of the two camps in more than a week of anti-government protests.
Egyptians have erupted in protest and the nation is on the verge of sweeping political and economic reform. US Representative Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is one of very few US politicians speaking out over the protests occurring in Egypt. He says it is time for Washington to make a reappraisal of their relationship with the Muslim and Arab world, not just with respect to what is happening Egypt.
Cenk Uygur (MSNBC/The Young Turks host) breaks down the reaction of various Fox News pundits and guests to the protests in Egypt. TYT Mobile: bit.ly Subscribe: bit.ly Facebook Page: www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com DISCOUNTS: www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Note: The above two links are for TYT sponsors. Read Ana's blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com Read Cenk's Blog: www.huffingtonpost.com TYT Network (new WTF?! channel): www.youtube.com Check Out TYT Interviews www.youtube.com New TYT Network channels: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
More than a quarter-million people flooded into Cairo Tuesday, filling the city's main square in by far the largest demonstration in a week of unceasing demands for President Hosni Mubarak to leave office. (Feb. 1)
Will the protests and riots in Egype, Tunisia, Yemen, and Albania be the beginning of true change, or just create the illusion of change while the globalists via the IMF and World Bank continue on with their agenda? GIven that the protest-organizing groups have been funded by US organizations and/or have ties to the CIA, I wouldn't get my hopes up too much. You know the old saying 'the more things change, they more they stay the same'? If the Egyptians want real change, they are going to have to get their country back from the globalists. www.thestar.com seattletimes.nwsource.com www.montrealgazette.com www.globalresearch.ca See the following channel for footage from Egypt and Tunisia: youtube.com
A collection of video images from Sunday's protests across the embattled country.
Anti-government protesters in Egypt are ramping up the pressure on embattled President Hosni Mubarak as violence rages for a sixth day. More than a hundred and fifty people are believed to have been killed in the uprising, with looting spreading across the country as the army struggles to restore order. RT's Paula Slier reports from the Egyptian capital Cairo. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
Reupload: - REUPLOAD THIS VIDEO!!! Credits to Tamer Shaaban who made this video Important message to youtube and people who flag this video : If it gets flagged or removed , it will be uploaded 10 more times _____________________________________________________________ Created by Tamer Shaaban. Another Egyptian who's had enough. Facebook Link: www.facebook.com Violent clashes between police and demonstrators as over ten thousand gather on the streets of Cairo. The Egyptian population has endured a tyrants rule for far too long, millions struggle each day to find where their next meal is coming from. January 25th, 2011 marks the day when the people rise and take back what's rightfully there's. This isn't the end, but hopefully the beginning to a long awaited regime change! Send to everyone and let them know. Song: "Into the Fire" - Thirteen Senses Thanks to the following news sources for their footage Daily News Egypt The Guardian CNN New York Times Al Masry Al Youm The video was posted on reddit and has gained momentum! Continue spreading the word! The more support we get the better! www.reddit.com
Protests inspired by the revolt in Tunisia have dominoed along Egypt, Yemen and Algeria with citizens calling for governmental change. Webster Tarpley, an investigative journalist, argues the CIA, and other intelligence services from the US and other former colonial powers are behind uprisings in Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East.
Tourists arriving back in Britain describe how they got caught up in the political unrest that is gripping the Middle East state. . Follow us on twitter at twitter.com .
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak named a vice president Saturday for the first time since coming to power nearly 30 years ago, a clear step toward setting up a successor in the midst of the biggest anti-government protests of his regime. (Jan. 29)
Check out this RT America exclusive footage of Egyptian Americans protesting outside the White House in Washington, DC.
Egyptians living in the United States are expressing support for the protests underway in Egypt. (Jan. 28)
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In Thursday's citizen-powered YouTube interview with Obama, the President speaks about the conflict in Egypt. To see the full interview please visit www.youtube.com/AskObama
President Hosni Mubarak has ordered a nighttime curfew across the entire country, and the military has entered Cairo, Suez and Alexandria, but protesters continued to express their anger with the government by torching security vehicles and the headquarters of the ruling party.
The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos on Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. (Jan. 28)
Protests have erupted in cities across Egypt following Friday midday prayers, with angry demonstrators demanding an end to Hosni Mubarak's 30-year presidency. Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country. Al Jazeera continues its coverage of what many say are unprecendented protests.
The Egyptian capital Cairo was the scene of violent chaos on Friday, when tens of thousands of anti-government protesters stoned and confronted police, who fired back with rubber bullets, tear gas and water cannons. It was a major escalation in what was already the biggest challenge to authoritarian President Hosni Mubarak's 30 year-rule. They are demanding Mubarak's ouster and venting their rage at years of government neglect of rampant poverty, unemployment and rising food prices. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
Violence escalated in two cites outside the Egyptian capital Cairo on Thursday as anti-government protests continued to grip the country and challenge President Hosni Mubarak's regime. (Jan. 27)
CAIRO (AP) -- Thousands of anti-government protesters, some hurling rocks and climbing atop an armored police truck, clashed with riot police Tuesday in the center of Cairo in a Tunisia-inspired demonstration to demand the end of Hosni Mubarak's nearly 30 years in power. Police responded with blasts from water cannons and set upon crowds with batons and acrid clouds of tear gas to clear demonstrators crying out "Down with Mubarak" and demanding an end to Egypt's grinding poverty, corruption, unemployment and police abuses. Tuesday's demonstration, the largest Egypt has seen for years, began peacefully, with police showing unusual restraint in what appeared to be a calculated strategy by the government to avoid further sullying the image of a security apparatus widely seen as little more than corrupt thugs in uniforms. With discontent growing over economic woes, and the toppling of Tunisia's president still resonating in the region, Egypt's government - which normally responds with swift retribution to any dissent - needed to tread carefully. But as crowds filled downtown Cairo's Tahrir Square - waving Egyptian and Tunisian flags and adopting the same protest chants that rang out in the streets of Tunis - security personnel changed tactics and the protest turned violent. Today 5:27 PM Two More Deaths The AP is reporting that two more people have been killed in the protests: (AP) Wednesday's two deaths — one policeman and one protester hit by rocks during a protest in a ...
Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports from Cairo on the political demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak as Egyptian officials try to dissuade further protests.
Unprecedented protests are continuing across Egypt, as demonstrators defy a government ban on public gatherings. Those on the streets are protesting against the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak, the president. Security forces have intensified their crackdown, advancing on crowds with batons, tear gas and even rubber bullets. Police say they have detained more than 800 people across the country. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports from Cairo.
Thousands of demonstrators have defied a protest ban and continued anti-government rallies in the Egyptian capital Cairo. The demonstrators gathered around a central court complex in the city, chanting ''The people want the fall of the regime.'' The latest rally followed earlier scuffles between police and protesters in the capital and the eastern city of Suez. Officials say at least 500 people have been arrested nationwide. ... www.euronews.net
3 people have been killed as thousands took to the streets of Egypt in its biggest anti-government protests in years. The largest rallies gathered in Cairo, where demonstrators chanted slogans against President Hosni Mubarak's authoritarian rule. The unrest is inspired by the recent uprising in Tunisia and fueled by growing discontent at Egypt's grinding poverty and unemployment.
In The Footage Police Runs over People with the police Vehicles!!! Egypt Protests Day of Anger 25 26 January 2011 News Despite More than 30000 police being deployed in central Cairo, Tens of thousands of Egyptians marched to the Tahrir square in central Cairo where they chanted in unison: "The people want the ouster of the regime." Protests inspired by Tunisia uprising call for Egypt leader Hosni Mubarak to step down, Activists had called for a "day of revolt" in a web message. Protests are uncommon in Egypt, which President Hosni Mubarak has ruled since 1981, tolerating little dissent. The events in Cairo were co-ordinated on a Facebook page - tens of thousands of supporters clicked on the page to say they would take part, The microblogging website, Twitter, has confirmed that its website has been blocked in Egypt. The Swedish-based website Bambuser, which streams video from mobile phones, said it had been blocked in Egypt. On its blog, it accused Egyptian officials of trying to control the news agenda. The organisers rallied support saying the protest would focus on torture, poverty, corruption and unemployment, calling it "the beginning of the end". "People are behaving as if they are ready to die,"
Thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with riot police on Tuesday in the centre of Cairo in a Tunisia-inspired demonstration to demand the end of Hosni Mubarak's nearly 30 years in power. (January 25)
Peaceful protest of few hundreds Egyptians on one of the main streets in Cairo in Jan 25, 2011 (Egyptian national holiday - Police day)
Egypt's chief prosecutor has ordered an investigation into the death of Khaled Saeed, a young man allegedly killed by police in the coastal city of Alexandria. Activists and family members say the 28-year-old was tortured to death for possessing video material implicating members of the police in a drug deal. The allegations were followed by protests in Alexandria and the Egyptian capital of Cairo where authorities responded with force. Al Jazeera's Rawya Rageh reports on how police brutality has once again put the country's emergency law under attack. June 14, 2010
This week, no fewer than 6 protests have surrounded the Parliament building in downtown Cairo - Magles al Shaab Street is full with students, factory workers and even Egypt's disabled. Today, opposition members demanded answers over the call by several Egyptian MP to allow police violence - including live ammunition - to break up demonstrations. Reporting: Sarah Carr & Jon Jensen Produced by: Jon Jensen
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...reform they held for the first time last year. Three people died in the protests in April 2008 and hundreds were arrested. Egypt is run under a emergency law that has been in place since the assassination of President Anwar Sadat in 1981. The Muslim Brotherhood,...
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...Rice spoke in Cairo, saying it was time for Mubarak, who has ruled Egypt unquestioned since 1981, to bring reform. At the time, Egypt was seeing an unprecedented wave of pro-democracy street protests. Parliamentary elections that year saw large gains for the...
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...government target. Authorities detained 40 Muslim Brotherhood members, according to Egyptian news reports, although smaller protests were allowed in Alexandria, El Arish and other towns. Egypt has been a key mediator in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but...
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...rejects accusations from several Arab countries that it is responsible for the suffering of Gazans. Similar protests against Egypt have taken place in Lebanon, Jordan and Iran. There is already tension between Damascus and Cairo over Egypt's involvement in...
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