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Egyptian women and ‘Tahrir Bodyguards’ declare war against rampant ‘sexual terrorism’
Faced with a spike in sexual violence against female protesters, Egyptian women are overcoming stigma and recounting painful testimonies to force silent authorities and a reticent society to confront “sexual terrorism”. The victims of the attacks have been talking openly about their ordeals, insisting they will not be intimidated by…
Egyptian women protest sexual violence: ‘A woman’s voice is a revolution’
Egyptian protesters took to the street again on Tuesday to demand an end to sexual violence, as campaigns against the repeated attacks in central Cairo pick up steam. “A woman’s voice is a revolution,” the protesters — both men and women– shouted, brandishing large flags of female Egyptian icons. Tuesday’s…
Protesters head to Tahrir Square ahead of rallies
Demonstrators made their way to Cairo’s Tahrir Square after opposition groups called for “Friday of dignity” rallies to protest religious edicts sanctioning the death of opposition figures. Protests against Islamist President Mohamed Morsi have also been organised after the weekly Friday Muslim main prayers outside the presidential palace and in…
Mob sexually assaults French reporter in Egypt’s Tahrir Square
A French female television reporter was sexually assaulted during a protest in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, she told AFP on Saturday, the latest in a series of such attacks on women covering unrest in Egypt. Sonia Dridi, a correspondent for France 24, said a mob of mostly young men surrounded her…
Egyptian women speak out against sexual violence
Egyptian women are speaking up against sexual violence after harrowing tales of mob attacks in Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square prompted initiatives to combat the “epidemic.” Surrounded by volunteers to protect them, dozens of women took to the street on Friday to demand a “safe Tahrir,” as part of a series…
Morsi to speak from Tahrir on ‘rebirth of Egypt’
Egypt’s President-elect Mohamed Morsi is to address the people on the country’s “rebirth” at a rally at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Friday, before being sworn in Saturday at the Constitutional Court. Morsi “is taking part in the march of a million Egyptians tomorrow at Tahrir Square and across the country,”…
WATCH LIVE: Egyptians in Tahrir Square await results of presidential election
Egypt’s election results are expected to be announced on Sunday. Watch live coverage from Al Jazeera English: Watch the reaction live from Tahrir Square, courtesy of RT:…
Mass protests in Egypt over Mubarak verdicts
Hundreds of Egyptians occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Sunday after a night of rage against what they feel are lenient sentences given to ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak and his security chiefs. A judge sentenced Mubarak, 84, and his interior minister Habib al-Adly to life in prison on Saturday for involvement…
Egypt marks one year since anti-Mubarak revolt
Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square on Wednesday to mark one year since the launch of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak, with activists vowing to revive their unfinished revolution and the ruling army labelling it a day of celebration. Tens of thousands of Islamists, liberals, leftists and ordinary citizens packed the square, the epicentre…
Egypt’s Tahrir clashes rage on for fifth day
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police and soldiers fired weapons and used batons and teargas for a fifth day on Tuesday in the latest effort to clear Cairo’s central Tahrir Square of opponents of army rule, amid mounting international concern about the violence. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned as “shocking”…
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