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A video shared on X allegedly shows a recent protest in Cairo, Egypt. Verdict: False This video is miscaptioned and originates from 2019. ... It can also be seen in an article from Al Jazeera from ...
There have been numerous domestic responses to the Egyptian revolution of 2011.Opposition parties, activists and religious bodies have been staunchly demanding Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's resignation, with the exception of fearful Christian authorities, who called for staying away from the protests (although Christian individuals have taken part).
Dissident journalist Hossam el-Hamalawy told Al Jazeera that Egyptians would begin a general strike because they "had enough" of the SCAF. [146] 28 November 2011 – 11 January 2012: Parliamentary elections. 17 December 2011: The Institute d'Egypte caught fire during clashes between protesters and Egyptian military; thousands of rare documents ...
The motivation behind the 2020 protests are similar to that of the 2019 protests. Many Egyptians had been discontent towards the government because of police brutality [13] and the economic issues the country had been facing as a result of the 2016 austerity measures; [5] [9] in 2020, almost 70% of the Egyptian population lived under the poverty line. [5]
Mass protests in the Egyptian revolution of 2011 led to the demission of President Hosni Mubarak, the 2012 Egyptian presidential election won by Mohamed Morsi, the 2012–2013 Egyptian protests against the Morsi presidency, the 2013 Egyptian coup d'état which overthrew Morsi, the August 2013 Rabaa massacre by the security forces and army led by general Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and an ...
The pan-Arab news network Al Jazeera has condemned a recent decision by Egyptian authorities to brand some of its journalists as terrorists. The media outlet, which is owned by the Gulf state of ...
Al Jazeera reported that the Chinese government blocked searches of "Egypt" from its most-popular microblogging website, and restricted coverage of the Egyptian protests in the state media. [34] Bloggers in China, however, have disproved this. [35]
Egypt's attorney-general bans several former ministers and Ahmed Ezz, a prominent member of the ruling party who resigned last week, from travelling abroad; their bank accounts are also frozen. Video footage emerges on YouTube of a police van being driven at high speed into peacefully marching anti-regime protesters.