This bi-weekly Arab Awakening space is a
holding operation on Egypt - excerpts
from their articles, blogs and tweets - as people try to work out what is
happening. The ‘You tell us’
feature offers some first hand accounts and a range of
opinions, first and foremost from the people of Egypt.
It
has been a week now since the dispersal of the pro-Morsi sit-ins in Rabaa and Nahda
began. Local and international media reporting of August 14 and thereafter has
been “questionable”, to say the least. Inevitably it takes some time for the
useful analysis to take stock of these historic events. Mohammed Bamyeh has
spoken about “an ‘unconscious’ of the revolution that
gradually emerges to the surface, sometimes in the form of sudden earthquakes,
as one tries to experiment with building a post-revolutionary society” – but
this is for the long term.
In
the meantime we are creating this bi-weekly space as a holding operation, for
you to hear the voices of those on the ground – excerpts from their articles,
blogs and tweets - as people try to work out what is happening. This new ‘You tell us’ feature will
hopefully provide you with some first hand accounts and a range of opinions
from the people of Egypt. That’s why
this revolution started, right? For “bread, freedom and social justice.”
Egypt
has never failed to surprise. Since Morsi’s ousting on July 3, 2013, people all
over the world as well as in Egypt have been wondering if this was a coup by
Egypt’s military or not? Recent events are beginning to answer that question.
August
14 is not going to go down well in Egyptian history. The pro-Morsi sit-ins were
violently dispersed, leaving the death toll higher than on any other day of
clashes since the uprising began in 2011. The Egyptian security apparatus, military and/or police, do
not exactly have the best track record. For the curious, here’s a list from a blogger, who calls
herself Baheyya, compiled of the approx. deaths at the hand’s of the Egyptian
security apparatus since January 2011.
People
in Egypt are divided between the pro-military camp (a.k.a. anti-terrorism camp),
pro-Morsi camp (a.k.a. anti-coup camp) and there’s a small minority – although
it may grow over the coming weeks – that is anti-military, anti-Morsi (Muslim
Brotherhood) pro-revolution and anti-coup. Does that make sense? Slightly
confusing, right?
As
of today, over 1500 people have lost their lives, over 50 churches and numerous
Christian establishments have been destroyed as well as police stations and
government buildings. VP Mohamed El Baradei – who was very popular among the
pro-military camp – resigned on the first day of
clashes and is now facing trial for ‘betrayal of trust.’ Emergency law was
re-instated on August 14 and a dusk till dawn curfew is in place for a month. The
cherry on top is the release of former president Hosni Mubarak.
The
dispersal of the Rabaa and Nahda sit-ins, by the Egyptian military and police
forces, started around 6:30AM on August 14, 2013.
August 14
Among
the first-hand accounts of the dispersal of the Rabaa sit-in, Mada Masr
published this article the day after. Numerous
tweets indicate that there was no “safe exit” for the pro-Morsi crowd…
Sharif Kouddous (@sharifkouddous)
8/14/13, 9:03 AM
At SW #Rabaa entrance, tear gas volleys.
Gunfire. Crowd disperses, many overwhelmed by gas, then return. Repeat. pic.twitter.com/5NE8dz7pQW
Erin Cunningham (@erinmcunningham)
8/14/13, 8:44 AM
Al Jazeera English producer live from #Rabaa sit-in: "I have not seen any
evidence of a safe exit" for protesters. #Egypt
Mosa'ab Elshamy (@mosaaberizing)
8/14/13, 10:35 AM
The scene at Rabaa's frontline resembles a
warzone. Clashes ongoing for six hours now. pic.twitter.com/zVeaKs76GG
لسيد مانكي (@Sandmonkey) 8/14/13,
12:11 PM The Morsi Supporters seems
to be going down to die, but are not only facing the police, residents are
attacking them as well.#alfmaskan
The many Egyptians who have been hostile towards international
media are often justified, but with numerous foreign journalists risking their
lives to cover events as they unfolded, this is by no means the end of the
story. Local media was not questioned by the majority although consistently
skewed, pro-military/ anti-Muslim Brotherhood propaganda from journalists who
hadn’t yet left their comfort zones.
3 journalists lose their lives today.
The Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh)
8/14/13, 12:20 PM
Advice: never trust anything pro-Morsi tells you
or state/private media. Always look for primary data from people you know are
credible.
Jonny Hallam (@Jonny_Hallam)
8/14/13, 2:05 PM
Confirmed on Website > Sky News cameraman
Mick Deane has been shot and killed in #Egypt this morning #Cairo
Mosa'ab
Elshamy (@mosaaberizing)
8/14/13, 6:05 PM
My brother @abdallahelshamy, AJA correspondent,
has been arrested in Rabaa.
Activists, human rights
advocates and journalists were all trying to collect information as the clashes
took place… convinced that neither security forces or the Muslim Brotherhood
could be trusted:
Samer Al-Atrush (@SameralAtrush)
8/14/13, 2:12 PM
I counted 124 bodies in Rabaa. Most in field
morgue (hall 1) rest in Rabaa hospital proper, bottom floor and 3rd floor
Human Rights Watch (@hrw)
8/14/13, 6:05 PM
For live updates on the deadly clashes in #Egypt, follow here:hrw.org/egypt-live-upd…
Omar Robert Hamilton (@ORHamilton)
8/14/13, 6:31 PM
Brutal photos from Rabaa today by @mosaaberizingflickr.com/photos/mosaabe…
At
the same time that the pro-Morsi sit-ins in Cairo were being cleared, churches
and Christian establishments in the rest of the country were being attacked.
MK مريم (@MariamKirollos)
8/14/13, 9:10 AM
And now a church building in Sohag is set
ablaze.
MK مريم (@MariamKirollos)
8/14/13, 10:44 AM
My source in Delga says that 10s of Coptic
houses were torched while the police remain absent.
MK مريم (@MariamKirollos)
8/14/13, 11:09 AM
I'm losing count of churches and Coptic houses
that are being attacked nationwide.
Mohamed Abdelfattah (@mfatta7)
8/14/13, 11:27 AM
5 churches burnt in #Minya as per Sky News Arabia, 4 are
killed.
Bishop Suriel (@BishopSuriel)
8/14/13, 2:55 PM
Bible Society in Cairo has been burnt and
destroyed by MB just now.
hossam
bahgat (@hossambahgat)
8/14/13, 4:49
PM
This is EXACTLY what authorities were told
repeatedly to anticipate if they decide to forcibly disperse sit-ins. Where is
the plan?
Bishop Macarious, from Minya, confirmed in this video [Ar] interview on August
14, that there was no security on site before, during or after
the forcible clearance of the sit-ins. He believes the attacks on the churches
happened simultaneously as the sit-ins were being dispersed. When church
authorities were frantically reaching out to security forces to come and help,
the response was a simple apology "we are sorry," with no actual or promised
material aid offered. The Minister of Interior and Prime Minister both
apologized for this lack of security presence and promised to remedy this in the
future. However, as the day was coming to an end, there were still no extra
security forces at any church in Minya.
For
a full updated list of the torched churches and Christian establishments since
August 14, visit Amira Mikhail’s blog.
The
Revolutionary Socialists released a statement denouncing the violence.
Hazem
El-Beblawi, Egypt’s interim Prime Minister and former Deputy Prime Minister in
2011, in a speech addressed to the nation, declared that police forces used the
utmost restraint in dispersing the sit-ins and that Egypt was on the path to
safety and security. There was no mention of the attacks on the churches or the
reasons why security forces had failed to protect them. Minister
of Interior, Mohamed Ibrahim – appointed by deposed president Mohamed Morsi in
January 2013 –, announced in a televised news conference that both sit-ins had
been cleared and that “the government will not allow any other sit-in around
the country.”
A
police station in Kerdasah was also attacked, in which 15 policemen were killed
and 1 survived. Here’s a detailed report of the survivor’s account
of what took place (published August 19).
Deposed
President Mohamed Morsi’s detention is extended for another 30 days. The
interior minister, Mohamed Ibrahim, does not deny the use of live ammunition. The
deceased are not released from the morgue unless their families agree to
suicide as the cause of death. Numerous
western countries advise Egyptian security forces to refrain from using excessive
force and condemn the dispersal of the sit-ins.
* Envoys warned of political and economic consequences
* Diplomats told Sisi ElBaradei would quit if
force used
* US Defence Secretary called Sisi almost daily
* Egypt burning cash reserves at $1.5 bln a
month
AJELive
(@AJELive)
8/15/13, 8:13 PM
#UN Security Council to meet on Thursday to
discuss #Egypt | Read more on our live blog: aje.me/142LfzG
Most
Egyptians agree that the US should not interfere in Egypt, but here is a link
to President Obama’s speech. The
UAE expresses its support for the government’s crackdown and Egypt’s National
Salvation Front believes it is a necessary step towards democracy.
An
interview by Democracy Now! with two Egyptian journalists, Sharif Abdel Koddous
and Lina Atallah, and the executive director of the Middle East Research &
Information Project, Chris Toensing, confirms that there was no safe exit for
the pro-Morsi protestors on August 14, that there was excessive use of violence
in the dispersal, make-shift clinics were not secured, journalists were
targeted…
The
Muslim Brotherhood vow there will be no retreat: they will fight back and bring
down the military coup.
Salma
Elwardany (@S_Elwardany)
8/15/13, 2:52
PM
Egypt Brotherhood Torches Building as Death Toll
Rises bloom.bg/19tU2Pt via@BloombergNews
More
people, churches and Christian establishments are attacked throughout the day
with no visible effort by security forces to prevent these attacks. Some
churches are protected by members of the communities, with Muslims trying to
protect Christians.
آدم
(@adamakary)
8/15/13, 5:12
PM
Coptic priest: It's ironic bc most of the
churches that were torched needed permits for renovation. Now the army will
rebuild them. #Egypt
wagih
adli ابوغريب (@wagihadli)
8/15/13, 5:52
PM
cars with speakers inviting muslims to kill
christians in Minya. A masacre is about to be seen in the streets and more
christians killed
The
Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh)
8/15/13, 5:53
PM
Gunmen in Sohag stopped a car, shot a man and
his wife dead when they identified them as Christian. V @Hani1907
Press
releases & reports by human rights organisations:
Tamarod calls on Egyptians on State TV to form neighbourhood watches to
protect the Egyptian people.
Khaled Dawoud, spokesperson for the National Salvation Front, resigns.
آدم
(@adamakary)
8/16/13, 8:20 AM
When a death toll hasn't even been finalized in
clashes from a previous day and a new death toll is on the horizon... #Egypt
Rawya
Rageh (@RawyaRageh)
8/16/13, 12:59 PM
Anti #MB promo on state TV shows footage of
sit-ins, tag line: Not peaceful, not Islamic, return to your people, #Egypt
united
The
Muslim Brotherhood calls for nationwide marches in response to the security
crackdown in which hundreds were killed. (For a first hand account of what took
place, read journalist and blogger, Sarah Carr’s account, published on Mada Masr on
August 17, 2013). Marches converge in Ramsis Square where violence soon breaks
out:
Jeremy
Bowen (@BowenBBC)
8/16/13, 1:52 PM
Ramses demo stayed peaceful for less than an
hour. Sign of incendiary mix in divided #Egypt #Cairo
أبو
كار (@Sarahcarr)
8/16/13, 11:36 AM
"When dealing with terrorism, the
consideration of civil and human rights are not applicable," - Defence Min
spoxman online.wsj.com/article/SB1000…
Mosa'ab
Elshamy (@mosaaberizing)
8/16/13, 1:52 PM
Gruesome clashes near the police station, with
many dead carried away.
d.
parvaz (@dparvaz)
8/16/13, 3:52 PM
Report on #Egyptian state radio says military
helicopters are shooting st “armed people in Ramses Square” #cairo #goodgod
Dalia
Ezzat (@DaliaEzzat_)
8/16/13, 4:40 PM
Watch @BowenBBC 's report on the violence in Ramses
square todaybbc.in/16U6N1Z
Mayy
El Sheikh (@MayyNYT)
8/16/13, 6:36 PM
It seems armed thugs
have become a definite part of the equation; it’s no longer Islamists vs.
police.
آدم
(@adamakary)
8/16/13, 7:19 PM
The iconic Arab Contractors building that was
part of several major nat'l projects like the construction of the Aswan Dam, is
still on fire.
Max
Fisher (@Max_Fisher)
8/16/13, 8:15 PM
In 1949, Muslim B'hood founder Hassan al-Banna
was shot dead, likely by state security. Today, @sharifkouddous reports, his grandson was too.
Mosa'ab
Elshamy (@mosaaberizing)
8/16/13, 11:11
PM
Important to highlight presence of guns with
some pro-Morsi protesters during the clashes: youtu.be/BoZZ8_nJBHY
The Salafi Al-Nour Party (funded by the Saudi regime) initially supported
the Muslim Brotherhood, but switched its affiliation to the interim government
when the Muslim Brotherhood refused to take part in negotiations prior to the
crackdown on the sit-ins. They did, however, reject the declaration of a state
of emergency.
Sherine
Tadros (@SherineT)
8/16/13, 10:20 AM
Salafi Nour party reject foreign intervention in #Egypt affairs and any attempt to
internationalize the crisis
According to this report, Saudi Arabia is more concerned with security
than diplomacy, pledging big promises of aid:
آدم
(@adamakary)
8/16/13, 4:12 PM
#Saudi ambassador pledges $5 billion in aid to #Egypt - that's just a little more than 4 years worth
of US aid.
آدم
(@adamakary)
8/16/13, 1:57 PM
#Breaking: Al Jazeera Mubashir Masr has been taken
off the air. #Egypt
AJELive (@AJELive)
8/16/13, 7:09 PM
VIDEO: #RobertFisk, the #MiddleEast correspondent for The Independent,
discusses Egypt unrest - #Egypt LIVE BLOG: aje.me/16QEOOL
Omnia
Al Desoukie (@Omniaaldesoukie)
8/16/13, 8:47 PM
Egyptian television gloating in horrible English
is shameful and offensive.
The
attacks continue on Christian establishments.
mia (@amiramikhail)
8/16/13, 8:50 PM
Personal contact in #Minya: A Christian, trying to put out one of
the church fires was stabbed 30 times; and is in intensive care.
Condemnation
by Egyptian human rights groups of violence by both the state and Muslim
Brotherhood is published on Mada Masr, an Egyptian
online newspaper.
Abdel Atty, spokesperson for the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, denies the
use of excessive force. Egyptian Prime Minister Hazem El-Beblawi said the deaths of Friday were
caused by clashes between residents and protesters.
Blogger and journalist, Wael Eskandar, on “The Revenge of the Police State” poses an interesting question
at the end of his article:
“As we confront the question of
whether or not Egypt will witness the “return” of the police of the Mubarak
era, a number of critical questions arise, such as: Is there any revolutionary
fervor left to resist this route? Or have revolutionary commitments been
drained through all the blood and the failed attempts at establishing a
democratic political order?”
Sherifa
Zuhur (@SherifaZuhur)
8/17/13, 3:32 PM
#Egypt's presidency - said in English (not
Arabic) Constitution will be by all Egyptians for all Egyptians
Galal
(@GalalAmrG)
8/17/13, 7:52 PM
Tamarrod should realize that they don't
represent anyone. Egyptians gave them a mandate to remove Morsi, not speak on
their behalf. #Egypt
Clashes continue in Ramsis Square around Al Fattah
Mosque. Muslim Brotherhood supporters are reputedly besieged inside the mosque
from the night before.
Alastair
Beach (@Alastair_Beach)
8/17/13, 12:13 PM
Chaotic scenes inside Al Fath Mosque. Mixture of
locals, police, troops, army and relatives. pro-morsies still barricaded at
back.
Sharif
Kouddous (@sharifkouddous)
8/17/13, 12:51 PM
Police and army firing heavily at mosque
minaret. Mayhem inside. Loud booms. Absolute chaos.
Bill
Spindle (@BillSpindle)
8/17/13, 4:59 PM
#Egypt Ramses Square video footage from @MattMcBradley:on.wsj.com/15SypA4
Journalists under threat…
Egypt's State Information Service (SIS) release a
statement to foreign correspondents. See here.
Patrick Kingsley (@PatrickKingsley)
8/17/13, 11:28 AM
taken to nearby police station. translator with
me
Nancy
Youssef, نانسى (@nancyayoussef)
8/17/13, 5:34
PM
Just came back from Fateh Mosque where cop urged
men around me to beat me up. "She is an American!" Manhandled and now
furious.
Sharif
Kouddous (@sharifkouddous)
8/17/13, 6:13
PM
The vicious rhetoric against the media from all
sides is manifesting itself on the streets w/ attacks on journalists,
especially foreigners
Lina
Attalah (@Linaattalah)
8/17/13, 8:04 PM
Egypt is feeling severe bitterness towards some
Western media coverage that is biased to the Muslim Brotherhood bit.ly/12dueS7
Egyptian State news announces the arrest of Mohamed
al-Zawahiri, brother of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri.
Egypt’s press centre hold an international press
conference, chaired by newly appointed presidential advisor - Dr. Mostafa El
Higazy, to explain the realities of the current situation. To view video, click
here.
Attacks on churches and Christian establishments
continue, without any protection from state security… This is a report by Willem J. De Wit on how prayers continued in ruined church remains…
The
Big Pharaoh (@TheBigPharaoh)
8/17/13, 12:32 AM
One of the burned churches was over 1600 years
old, i.e it lived through the entire Islamic history in Egypt.
In Minya, Mallawi Museum is looted...
Rana
Allam (@Run_Rana)
8/17/13, 10:53 PM
Mallawi museum looted and destroyed #Minyapic.twitter.com/HxCgHNoWrn #Egypt
Nora
Shalaby ن. شلبي (@norashalaby)
8/16/13, 9:43 AM
Luxor Times: 1040 objects out of 1089 were
stolen from Malawi Museumtinyurl.com/m2rbo3f #heritage #Egypt
“I do not know
how we will move forward from here, or when we will stop flaunting our cruelty
as a source of pride. How will the hundreds of families that bury their dead
ever find peace in a country whose authorities bully them into accepting
suicide as the official cause of death before releasing the body? Whose media
refuses to call those they lost anything but terrorists? Elements of the
Brotherhood are using terror, and its leadership is criminal; but it is not a
monolith, and innocent people have surely been killed by the army’s own
terrorism”.
A new campaign called “@masmou3” emerges on FaceBook and Twitter; this means “heard” in English - to
give a voice to the “third” camp, who neither support the military/interim
government or the Muslim Brotherhood.
مسموع
(@masmou3)
8/17/13, 6:34
PM
If you reject religious fascism & the Egyptian
State's route to civil war, every night at 9PM open your window & bang on
your pans #masmou3
August 18
Egypt’s Foreign Minister, Nabil Fahmy, holds an
international press conference, stating that Egypt emphatically rejects any
intervention in its internal affairs. Fahmy argues that Egypt is currently
confronting violence that is aimed at terrorizing Egyptians, and that the
demonstrations involve criminal acts and are not peaceful protests. Fahmy adds
that loss of life would have been much higher if police had not shown
restraint. And that outside aid is appreciated and the idea of stopping it is
not wanted.
Furthermore, Egypt's Council of Churches reject
foreign interference in Egypt’s internal affairs.
Bel
Trew - بل ترو (@Beltrew)
8/18/13, 5:59
PM
Area by Cairo's main morgue Zeinhom stinks of
decomposing bodies and antiseptic. Volunteers are helping, including bringing
spare coffins
Muslim Brotherhood call for demonstrations. In Cairo
and Giza, there are 6 planned marches and a press conference in front of the
Supreme Constitutional Court in Maadi, which was cancelled for security
reasons.
السيد
مانكي (@Sandmonkey)
8/18/13, 4:16
PM
MB march has arrived in roxy,& created a
triangle of chanters under AlAboudi. 30 protesters. now chanting "we give
our life & blood 4 islam"
Adly Mansour, the interim president, puts forward a
proposal to “legally dissolve” the Muslim Brotherhood.
آدم (@adamakary)
8/18/13, 2:39 PM
Constitutional Advisor to the president Ali Awad says 1st draft amending the
2012 constitution will be ready for submission tomorrow. #Egypt
Egypt’s Deputy Prime Minister, Defense Minister and
Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, talks to
the nation. El-Sisi states that all measures taken were transparent and honest
and that the will of the Egyptian people is above all.
Mahmoud Salem, famously known as Sandmonkey, posts “4
common misconceptions Egyptians have” on his blog, as a response to the constant bickering that is taking place on social
media platforms. It gives you a good idea of what certain segments of the
Egyptian “elite” are thinking.
Some voices are starting to emerge in opposition to
both the military/interim government as well as the Muslim Brotherhood. In this
BBC interview Khaled Abdalla, an actor and founding member of the Mosireen
Collective, gives his opinion on why ‘both sides are wrong.’
The attacks on the churches and Christian
establishments continue. Here’s a horrific AP account.
Sarahngb
(@Sarahngb)
8/18/13, 6:02
PM
Police and Army fully responsible for attacks on #EgyChurches and failure to protect Egyptian Copts
and Egyptian heritage.
Paul
Sedra (@sedgate)
8/18/13, 11:00
PM
An absolutely chilling report from @kristenchick. In Egyptian village, Christian shops
marked ahead of church attack csmonitor.com/World/Middle-E…
The crackdown on journalists continues…
Mosa'ab
Elshamy (@mosaaberizing)
8/18/13, 8:56
PM
My brother and @AJArabic's reporter @abdallahelshamy is detained for 15 more days. Facing
charges of inciting murder & sectarian violence..
Sharif
Kouddous (@sharifkouddous)
8/18/13, 11:02 AM
Two Canadian filmmakers, John Greyson and Tarek Loubani,
arrested on Fri. in Egypt. Whereabouts still unknown. More: podur.org/node/1018
Omar
Robert Hamilton (@ORHamilton)
8/18/13, 11:18
PM
3 Some eng-language jrnos risking their lives @sharifkouddous @azortiz @Sarahcarr@Beltrew @PatrickKingsley @RaynerSkyNews @Alastair_Beach
News emerges that prisoners die in
police custody following the clear-out of Al Fattah Mosque in Ramsis on
Saturday. Till now, it is not confirmed how or why these men
were killed, but rumour has it that tear gas was fired inside the truck
transporting them, which had no windows, and they died of asphyxiation.
Agence France-Presse (@AFP)
8/18/13, 9:39 PM #BREAKING: Egypt police
say 36 dead prisoners suffocated from tear gas
Gigi
Ibrahim (@Gsquare86)
8/18/13, 10:34 PM
As if the past years of police brutality wasn't
an enough of a testimony, a police that mass kills 38 prisoners in custody is
unjustifiable!
Gigi
Ibrahim (@Gsquare86)
8/18/13, 10:27
PM
Justifying a state who fails to protect
churches, citizens, murders 100s daily & massacres prisoners w/ an even
armed group is wrong #Egypt
And the campaign for people’s voices to be heard
continues…
Khalid
Abdalla (@khalidabdalla)
8/18/13, 10:20
PM
The aim is to make a discussion our country
desperately needs more possible. That discussion is not happening, it is being
silenced.#masmou3
August 19
24 members of Egypt's security forces are killed in a
blast according to reports. Initial reports indicate that armed militants have attacked two vehicles carrying the
soldiers with rocket launchers. Rafah border crossing is shut.
Jared
Malsin (@jmalsin)
8/19/13, 7:52
AM
Between detainee deaths and reported Sinai
attack, that's at least 60 dead in Egypt last night. And it's not even 9 a.m.
Relatives of the 36 Egyptian prisoners killed visit
the morgue, seeking further information about their family members' deaths.
MK
مريم (@MariamKirollos)
8/19/13, 10:29 PM
The backlash against human rights defenders is
sickening. Ironically, they're the same ppl hysterically quoted on HR
violations under Morsi.
Nervana Mahmoud (@Nervana_1)
8/19/13, 10:58 PM
The only way to defeat the Junta is to stop playing into their hands ..focus on
winning back other partners in #jan25
On the same day, rumours circulate that Mubarak is
soon to be released. The prosecution apparently clears Hosni Mubarak of a corruption case
and as a result, Mubarak's lawyer states that a simple administrative procedure
is all that is left and that it isn’t expected to take more than 48 hours. He
could be freed before the end of the week.
Some tweets in response:
“@AlArabiya_Eng: #BreakingNews: #Mubarak’s lawyer says expects former Egyptian president to be
freed this week after prosecutor clears him in corruption case”
@isodera: #Egypt: @alarabiya_eng But, of course, the Army and the Dictator are one!
Period.
Tarek
Shalaby (@tarekshalaby)
8/19/13, 12:14 PM
Mubarak could be freed this week. This is a real test for the revolution. We
cannot give up or else we lose. We have to keep fighting #Jan25
Alaa
Bayoumi (@Alaabayoumi)
8/19/13, 2:43 PM
#National #Salvation front in #Egypt is holding presser LIVE on state TV
coming out in support of police and military forces
Samer Al-Atrush (@SameralAtrush) reports: Two Egyptian journalists killed when
army fires on their car after curfew.
It turns out that only one of the journalists was killed, the other survives and is now detained under suspicion of possessing
unlicensed weapons. This came only after he made a statement which would have
questioned the military’s handling of the situation that night. For more
information, go here.
Attacks on Christians continue…
Mina
Fayek (@minafayek)
8/19/13, 9:53 PM
Just imagine the feeling when your house is
marked with a red "X" & an Islamists march is passing by while no
sign of police in city. #Minya
Press
releases & reports by human rights organisations:
The
Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohamed Badie, is arrested, found in an apartment
near the Rabae sit-in.
السيد
مانكي (@Sandmonkey)
8/20/13, 5:21
AM
The MB Supreme guide Mohamed Badie just got
arrested pic.twitter.com/93uTyIaviZ
The political affairs chief of the UN arrives in
Cairo for a series of discussions with Egyptian authorities and Muslim
Brotherhood leaders.
President
Adly Mansour declares 3 days of mourning over the 24 soldiers who were killed
in northern Sinai.
آدم
(@adamakary)
8/20/13, 3:06 PM
9 foreigners detained 15 days pending further
investigation for their alleged involvement in attacks on Fath mosque/Azbakeya
police station.
دم
(@adamakary)
8/20/13, 3:10 PM
#pt defendants accused of threatening nat'l
security, disturbing social peace, possession of fire arms, etc - defendants
denied all charges
Dalia
Ezzat (@DaliaEzzat_)
8/20/13, 5:59
PM
Mubarak might be released, "Baradei in
Vienna and Morsi in prison. Welcome back, 2010." - @Sandmonkey
A
gruelling account of what it’s like for families
of the deceased by Ned Parker, the
former Baghdad bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, and Yassin Gaber, a Cairo-based Egyptian
journalist and the former managing editor of Egypt Independent.
Matt
Bradley (@MattMcBradley)
8/20/13, 12:32 PM
Minya governor told me Brotherhood was
definitely behind attacks on churches here. When I asked for evidence he had
none. #egypt
Press releases &
reports by human rights organisations:
Egyptian authorities arrest
two more Islamist figures.
Mona Eltahawy (@monaeltahawy)
8/22/13, 3:07 AM
So basically, security forces mass kill Muslim Brotherhood supporters in middle
of the day and arrest their leaders at dawn. #Egypt
Egypt's interim
Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi calls for the formation of a committee of
different political and social powers to "rebuild the country".
The release of former
President Hosni Mubarak is ordered by Egyptian court.
Quentin
Sommerville (@sommervillebbc)
8/21/13, 1:36
PM
@Reuters An Egyptian court ordered the release of
former President Hosni Mubarak on Wednesday, a judicial and a security source said
Yasmin
Elayat (@yelayat)
8/21/13, 2:24 PM
! RT @MattFordVI: Police just came by my apartment asking
for passport and press card. New #Egypt starting to feel like the old one.
Ayman
Mohyeldin (@AymanM)
8/21/13, 2:26 PM
Fmr Pres Mubarak next retrial date is on August
25 coincidently the date set for trial of Muslim Brotherhood leaders
Shater/Badie #egypt
Ahmed
Bedier (@bedier)
8/21/13, 3:11 PM
#Mubarak release means the counter revolution by
the deep-state WON. Egyptians lost and paid a heavy price. #tahrir #scaf #rabaa
The Egyptian
Initiative for Personal Rights releases a Q&A report soon after it is announced that Hosni Mubarak will most likely be released:
“The cases involving illicit gain, the
presidential palaces and the receipt of gifts from press institutions are still
pending; Mubarak has not yet been acquitted or convicted in these cases. For
the charge of killing demonstrators, he was sentenced to life imprisonment on 2
June 2012. Following an appeal, the Court of Cassation overturned the judgment
on 13 January 2013, and the retrial is currently underway.”
Sherief Gaber, an
Egyptian activist and blogger, ends the day with a chilling recollection of the
price of life in Egypt in “Deaths without Dignity” published by Mada Masr on 21st
August 2013.
“Hopefully a struggle for dignity in death will call attention to the
fact that we still have not found dignity in our daily lives, that Zeinhom is
not an impoverished anomaly but part of a continuous chain of repression,
debasement and punishment by the state that begins at birth and ends not in
death but in Zeinhom……….Each
one of them is Ahmed, each boy, each girl. All of those in Tahrir are Ahmed,
and they'll find justice for him." If we can continue now when we feel so
outnumbered from all sides, if we can continue to face Zeinhom when its very
essence tries to break us, then we have not yet lost”.
su zee (@suzeeinthecity)
8/21/13,
2:11 PM
Spare a thought for the families of #jan25 martyrs
& 1000s of injured who today received proof that they died for absolutely
nothing #egypt
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