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Hundreds Injured in Egypt Protests

Demonstrations take place day after soccer violence

(Newser) - Anger over a deadly soccer riot erupted in fresh clashes that injured nearly 400 people today as security forces fired tear gas at fans and other protesters who accused police of failing to stop the bloodshed. The violence threatened to plunge the country into a new crisis nearly a year...

Thousands Mark Egypt Revolution's Anniversary

Crowds gather in Tahrir Square to reflect on past year

(Newser) - It's been a year to the day since Egypt's revolution began, and thousands headed to Tahrir Square today to acknowledge that milestone—though for many, it wasn't a time to celebrate. While a Muslim Brotherhood stage noted "the first holiday," a stage run by young...

Thousands Protest Egypt Violence

Tahrir Square fills following Friday prayers

(Newser) - It’s Friday, and you know what that means in Egypt: A massive protest following morning prayers. Today saw thousands gather in Tahrir Square, decrying both the military’s protracted rule, and its violent response to recent protests, which left 17 dead, and produced one particularly horrific YouTube video . Protests...

Egypt: Protesters Want to &#39;Destroy State&#39;

 Egypt: Protesters 
 Want to 'Destroy State' 
DAY FIVE
Dec 20, 2011 8:41 AM CST

Egypt: Protesters Want to 'Destroy State'

Civilian groups unify, call for military to relinquish power

(Newser) - Violent unrest continued in Egypt for a fifth day, as the military launched a pre-dawn raid on protesters in Tahrir Square, eliciting renewed criticism from domestic political leaders, the United States, and United Nations, reports the New York Times . The harshness of the military crackdown appears to be re-uniting...

9 Dead in New Egypt Clashes
 9 Dead in New Egypt Clashes 
Dec 17, 2011 8:31 AM CST

9 Dead in New Egypt Clashes

Soldiers fight with anti-military protesters in Tahrir Square

(Newser) - Hundreds of Egyptian soldiers swept into Cairo's Tahrir Square today, chasing protesters and beating them to the ground with sticks in the second day of a violent crackdown on anti-military protesters that has left nine dead and about 300 injured. The violent, chaotic scenes have brought to the fore...

US Student Says He Was Beaten After Cairo Arrest

Derrik Sweeney says three students threatened with being shot, tortured

(Newser) - One of the three Americans who were arrested last week in the Cairo unrest says they were beaten by police and threatened with much worse while in custody, reports AP . Derrik Sweeney denies Egyptian allegations that the three of them ever threw Molotov cocktails from the roof of any building....

All 3 Arrested US Students Leave Egypt

Luke Gates, Derrik Sweeney, and Gregory Porter board flights

(Newser) - The three American students arrested during a protest in Cairo caught flights out of Egypt early today, according to an airport official and an attorney for one of the trio. Luke Gates, 21, and Derrik Sweeney, 19, left the Egyptian capital today on separate flights to Frankfurt, Germany. Gregory Porter,...

Protesters in Egypt Staging Mass Rally

Tahrir Square site of 'last chance' protest as new PM is installed

(Newser) - Egypt’s military installed a new prime minister today, as crowds gathered in Tahrir Square for another big protest. The new prime minister, Kamal Ganzouri, has held the job once before, from 1996 to 1999. Though he reportedly had a falling out with the Mubarak regime, protesters still instantly rejected...

Egypt Court Orders 3 US Students Released

Mother of one calls it the best Thanksgiving gift

(Newser) - Egyptian officials say a court has ordered the release of three American students arrested this week during the unrest in Cairo. Joy Sweeney, the mother of one of three, also says the consul general confirmed around 6am today that the young men will be released, and adds that news of...

Military Apologizes as Egypt Clashes Ease

Truce declared after dozens killed in Cairo

(Newser) - Egypt's military rulers apologized today for the deaths of dozens of pro-democracy protesters and vowed to prosecute those responsible in its latest attempt to appease the tens of thousands who have taken to the streets demanding that the generals immediately step down . Police and protesters also agreed to a...

Battle Rages in Streets of Cairo

Death toll higher than advertised, groups say

(Newser) - Protesters clashed violently with security forces for the fifth straight day today, angrily rejecting the military’s promise to bump up its handover to civilian authorities to next July. Protesters swarmed around the infamous Interior Ministry building, in what they said was an attempt to pin down the police and...

Egypt Military Agrees to Hand Over Power Sooner

But protesters want rulers to step down now

(Newser) - Egypt's ruling military moved up the date for transferring power to a civilian government to July and made noises today about forming a new Cabinet. But the major concessions did little to assuage tens of thousands of protesters in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square threatening a "second revolution....

US Students Arrested in Cairo
 US Students Arrested in Cairo 
Nov 22, 2011 10:25 AM CST

US Students Arrested in Cairo

They allegedly threw flaming cannisters at Egyptian security forces

(Newser) - Three Americans studying in Egypt have been arrested for allegedly hurling Molotov cocktails at Egyptian security forces amidst the violent protests sweeping Cairo. The three boys were shown lined against a wall on state-run TV, with ID cards from the American University in Cairo and an Indiana driver’s license...

Today in Egypt: Mass Protest Out of Tahrir Square
 Today in Egypt: Mass Protest 
day 4 of '2nd revolution'
Nov 22, 2011 7:11 AM CST

Today in Egypt: Mass Protest

Huge demonstration planned for today, as thousands head to Tahrir Square

(Newser) - Things continue to intensify in Egypt, where tens of thousands of people are massed on Tahrir Square—and more are streaming in. Activists are today calling for a mass demonstration, which they hope will ratchet up the pressure on the military and accelerate the transition of power. The AP reports...

Egypt's Cabinet Offers to Resign; Protest Swells

Tahrir Square protesters want military to quit too

(Newser) - Egypt's civilian government offered to resign today in an apparent attempt to stem the 3-day tide of violence in Cairo, the AP reports. Thousands of protesters in Tahrir Square—who had called for the resignation—broke into cheers at the news and chanted "God is great," but...

Brutal Clashes Continue in Egypt's Tahrir Square

Egyptian police seen beating protesters in latest raids

(Newser) - Protesters in Egypt have held on to Tahrir Square after the latest round of clashes with police, which in three days have left 22 dead throughout the country. Police burned banners and assaulted a field hospital in a raid beginning last night; protesters threw pieces of pavement at authorities; and...

Militia Kills 11, Burns Tents in Egypt Clash

Pro-democracy protesters fear generals will retain power

(Newser) - Egyptian soldiers and police set fire to protest tents in the middle of Cairo's Tahrir Square and fired tear gas and rubber bullets in a major assault today to drive out thousands demanding that the military rulers quickly transfer power to a civilian government. At least 11 protesters were...

Troops Crack Down in Syria, Egypt

Tahrir Square strike comes 9 days before elections

(Newser) - So much for peaceful transitions of power in Syria and Egypt, where regime forces brutally cracked down on protesters today. In Syria, the day after officials agreed "in principle" to let the Arab League oversee a peace process, troops invaded a region near the Turkish border and a town...

Protesters Jam Egypt's Tahrir Square Again

This time, Islamists are leading protests against the military's power

(Newser) - A familiar scene in Egypt today: Tens of thousands of protesters have packed into Tahrir Square to demand political reform, reports Al Jazeera . The key difference this time is that the protesters are led by Islamists, particularly the Muslim Brotherhood, instead of the more secular groups that pushed for the...

Occupiers Are Democracy&#39;s &#39;Primal Scream&#39;
 Occupiers Are 
 Democracy's 
 'Primal Scream' 
Nicholas Kristof
Oct 16, 2011 11:02 AM CDT

Occupiers Are Democracy's 'Primal Scream'

From Tahrir Square to Wall Street, protesters feel society rigged, says Kristof

(Newser) - Don't underestimate the parallels between Tahrir Square and Occupy Wall Street, writes Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times . He's interviewed plenty of protesters in both locations, and he says that people's responses were largely the same, the feeling that a small ruling elite is rigging the...

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