One year ago today, Egyptian forces opened fire on a sit-in at Rabaa al-Adawiya Square in Cairo. Tens of thousands of people had camped in … Worse Than Tiananmen?Read more
Egypt
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Journalism in Egypt is a Crime
An Egyptian court has sentenced three Al Jazeera journalists to between seven and 10 years in prison on terrorism charges, including “spreading false news” in … Journalism in Egypt is a CrimeRead more
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Egypt Repeating Same Mistakes
Sharif Abdel Kouddous talking: Mohammed Badie, the supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, has been ordered arrested along with several top aides. Theyre reportedly going … Egypt Repeating Same MistakesRead more
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Counterrevolution in Egypt
Members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood have called on followers to march in protest in Cairo today after at least 525 people died when security forces … Counterrevolution in EgyptRead more
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Egypt: Coups Modern and Postmodern
This situation, both tragic and absurd, recalls Pakistan’s coupmaker Zia ul-Haq, who overthrew and proceeded to execute his democratically-elected predecessor Zulfikar Bhutto on trumped-up charges … Egypt: Coups Modern and PostmodernRead more
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The Tamarod campaign
Sharif Abdel Kouddous talking: thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square and also at the presidential palace. What happened yesterday was really one of the largest … The Tamarod campaignRead more
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Arab spring is because of two American companies
Julian Assange speaks with two leading Arab revolutionaries in the middle of conflict, Alaa Abd El-Fattah from Egypt and Nabeel Rajab from Bahrain. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdVoBlABSpc&rel=0&start=780] Joke … Arab spring is because of two American companiesRead more
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Real revolution begins in Egypt
This time Muslim Brotherhood is not participating. They are with military. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjgSCAr6mgo&rel=0]
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Egyptian workers
This is huge, because there has been for the last 10 years an enormous wave of labor protests in Egypt that’s included over two billion … Egyptian workersRead more
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Who is Omar Suleiman
Omar Suleiman is a longtime ally of the United States. He played a key role in the U.S. extraordinary rendition program. He also underwent training … Who is Omar SuleimanRead more