Latest in Tag: revolution Highlight
Latest in Tag: revolution
Anti-Coup Alliance calls on security forces not to point arms at Egyptians
The coalition’s statement comes ahead of third anniversary of the 2011 revolution
Shrouded in smoke, Kiev becomes battle zone
Protesters stepped up their attacks, flinging stones and Molotov cocktails but could do little against the tear gas and stun grenades used by the elite Berkut riot police who also fired rubber bullets.
Dogged determination â a more sober Jan25
Three years ago, as a friend of mine puts it, everything seemed possible. The 25th of January uprising gave birth to a revolution, and the sky was the limit. Today, as the third anniversary draws close, the promises of Tahrir Square seem distant. Optimism over opportunities is replaced with incredulousness over madness, the inclusive nature of the …
Egypt expects 33% rise in foreign investment this fiscal year
Egypt’s economy began to stabilise in late 2013, helped by billions of dollars in aid that Gulf countries began to extend once the Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was ousted last July.
The square root of the Egyptian revolution
On its third anniversary, the Egyptian revolution may have come full circle back to square one, but it will eventually, perhaps decades from now, square the circle and deliver on its root promises of âbread, freedom, dignityâ The word ârevolutionâ perfectly encapsulates the events of the past three years. It is almost as if Egyptians …
Tunisia marks uprising anniversary without new constitution
The main groups demonstrating were supporters and critics of Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that was voted to power after Ben Ali’s downfall, but which finally resigned last week under an agreement to end months of political turmoil.
Indecision stalls presidential bids
It has yet to be decided whether the constitutional referendum will be followed by the presidential or parliamentary elections first
Egypt: Three years of unrest
AFP – Key developments in Egypt since the 2011 revolt that led to the overthrow of former president Hosni Mubarak after 30 years in power: — 2011 — – 25 January: Massive protests erupt, after a revolt topples Tunisia’s ruler. About 850 people die in unrest over 18 days. – 11 February: Mubarak resigns …
Egypt has to learn the lesson
Itâs almost boring. Earlier this week, Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed Adel, three veteran activists, were each sentenced to three years in jail and fined EGP 50,000. Two thoughts occurred to me: one, if the fine was multiplied by 10,000, then that would be the only way such sentences could possibly have any sort …
“Down with your state if our freedom is absent”
By Sara Khorshid At least for a while it will be difficult for many Egyptian youths to forget the scene of 19-year-old engineering student Mohamed Reda taking his last breath. Reda was killed inside Cairo University’s campus as he got hit in the neck by birdshot while the police was dispersing a protest by students. …
Egyptâs others
âOld Regime Remnantsâ, âThe traditional forcesâ, âThe ruling eliteâ, âMubarak supportersâ and âArmy Boot-lickersâ are all names used to describe what some people believe to be Egyptâs strongest political force, the felool. They are the fourth player in post-revolutionâs Egypt political field after the Islamists, liberals and revolutionaries; yet, there is very little written about …
Revolutionary Front issues five day ultimatum for interim government to cancel Protest Law
Other demands include resignation of interior minister, banning of military trials for civilians, release of detained protesters, and freedom of assembly
Shura Council protest dispersals show âcontinuation of an oppressive stateâ: Misr Al Qaweya Party
Political groups denounce the attack on peaceful protests and call for the abolishment of the Protest Law
Former Judge Al-Khodeiry arrested
Former MP being charged for involvement in torture of a lawyer in Tahrir Square during 25 January Revolution
Transitional justice is missing: NGOs
Two separate reports suggest post-revolutionary Egypt is allowing impunity
Groups announce minimum constitutional demands
Document comes as Constituent Assembly is nearly done with its work
Tamarod cancels Mohamed Mahmoud marches
Revolutionary Front plan student protests around the country and a march to Mohamed Mahmoud
Letâs kill them all
This time last year, Egyptians were a week away from the disastrous extra-judicial decree of then president, Mohamed Morsi. Everyone knew, however, even without that decree, that the Muslim Brotherhood-led government had not the faintest idea (or perhaps intention) on how to govern inclusively. In a country that desperately needed consensus in order to simply …
Criminal law languishes in post-revolution Egypt: Sarie-Eldin
We are suffering from a post-January 25 mess and the politicization of criminal law in investment disputes, according to economic and legal expert Hani Sarie-Eldin
General Prosecutor appeals Suez Criminal Court verdict
Suez Criminal Court ruled the 13 defendants accused of killing protesters in the 25 January Revolution innocent
Calls against allowing military trials of civilians in constitution
Military trials are the militaryâs means of fighting the revolution: Revolutionary Socialists
âDown with the next presidentâ
During the two weeks spent in Tahrir Square in 2011 that culminated in ousting former president Hosni Mubarak, there was a young man who held a placard that read, âdown with the next presidentâ. It did not make sense to many who deemed it a witty play on words in Arabic, while others viewed it …
Libya finds little to celebrate two years after ‘liberation’
The post-Kadhafi authorities are still struggling to assert their writ over large swathes of the country.
The right to say NO!
On 23 March 2011, under the rule of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and two months after the 25 January Revolution, the then-cabinet of Essam Sharaf approved a protest law that criminalised strikes, protests, demonstrations and sit-ins that âinterrupt private or state owned businesses or affect the economy in any wayâ. The law …
The Way of the Revolution Front: A critique
On 24 September The Way of the Revolution Front -a new group made of old faces that include Alaa AbdelFatah, Ahmed Maher, the socialist revolutionaries and various ex-MB activists– was created, in an effort to create a political ârevolutionaryâ third option that rejects both the MB and the military, and aims to focus on achieving …
Recovered antiquities to be exhibited
Artefacts stolen during 25 January Revolution will be exhibited together for two weeks
Egyptian police detain a political activists and supporter of Khaled Said
Egyptian police detain a political activists and supporter of 28-year-old blogger Khaled Said who died following police questioning before the revolution in 2010, during clashes with police outside a court in Egypt’s northern coastal city of Alexandria on October 1, 2013 during the trial of Egyptian police officers Awad Ismail Suleiman and Mahmud Salah Amin …
Egyptâs ambassador in Tunis returns to Egypt
Ambassador recalled following Tunisian presidentâs UNGA address amid condemnation of it in Egypt
Waiting in the QueueâŠ
Weâve been fighting for fifty years the same war, we canât forget And the country is like a waiting room, And the queue reaches the airport âFrom the Queueâ, By Mashrouâ Leila âŠâŠâŠ.. A picture of a wedding, where the bridesmaids are all wearing army fatigues, appears on your timeline. Another picture of a different …
Suez Criminal Court rules innocent all accused of killing protesters
Suez saw 17 protesters killed, 300 injured during 25 January Revolution