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More than 100 detained in Egypt after pro-Palestinian protests

More than 100 detained in Egypt after pro-Palestinian protests

AT least 100 people were arrested in Egypt after taking part in pro-Palestinian demonstrations late last week, though some have subsequently been released, lawyers working on the cases said. State-approved protests against Israel's military campaign in the Gaza Strip were held at several locations in Cairo and elsewhere in Egypt on Friday. However, some protesters in Cairo walked to Tahrir Square - the centre of Egypt's 2011 uprising - which was not among the sites approved for the pro-Palestinian demonstration. The protesters were quickly dispersed by security personnel. Unauthorised public protests are banned in Egypt, and Tahrir Square, which was redesigned several…
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Splintered coalition reflects fate of Egypt’s uprising a decade on

Splintered coalition reflects fate of Egypt’s uprising a decade on

AIDAN LEWIS and MAHMOUD MOURAD TEN years ago protesters surged onto Egypt's streets, emboldened by the success of Tunisia's Arab Spring uprising. Some young activists formed the Revolution Youth Coalition to draw together the uprising's disparate strands and give the protesters occupying Cairo's Tahrir Square a coherent voice. They demanded freedom, dignity, democracy and social justice amid battles with police and state-hired thugs, and on February 11 President Hosni Mubarak resigned. But the coalition fragmented as it faced two much more established forces: the Muslim Brotherhood that swept to power in later elections, and the military that toppled it in…
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