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Egyptian Islamists Defiant Over Christian Governor
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO -- Protesters led by hardline Islamists in southern Egypt held their ground Monday, saying they won't end their campaign of civil disobedience until the government removes a newly appointed Coptic Christian governor. The protesters, many from the ultraconservative Salafi trend of Islam, have been sitting on train tracks, taken over government buildings and blocked main roads in the southern city of Qena, insisting the new governor won't properly implement Islamic law. Attempts by the newly appointed interior minister, who hails from the same area, to defuse the crisis were rebuffed and ...
Egyptian Protesters Demand Mubarak Prosecution
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO -- Tens of thousands of Egyptians waved flags and shouted slogans Friday in Cairo's central Tahrir Square, demanding that Hosni Mubarak and his family be put on trial over allegations of corruption in one of the biggest protests since the longtime president was ousted two months ago. The massive turnout reflected growing frustration with what activists see as the slowness of Egypt's new military rulers to punish top former figures in Mubarak's regime seen as using their power to amass personal fortunes. Ahmad Al-Rubaye, AFP / Getty Images Egyptians demonstrate against ...
Egypt Court Rejects Mubarak Appeal of Fund Seizure
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO -- An Egyptian court on Tuesday rejected an appeal by ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family against a top prosecutor's move to seize funds that could total in the billions of dollars. The decision clears the way for a criminal investigation and a possible trial of Egypt's ousted leader. Mubarak stepped down Feb. 11 at the end of 18 days of massive protests demanding his ouster after nearly 30 years in power. He, his wife, two sons and their wives have also been banned from travel abroad. Judicial officials described the decision in closed court to The Associated Press on ...
Wisconsin Protesters: Can You Spare Some Solidarity?
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailySorry, Wisconsin protesters. I want to root for unions. But I can't. That's because they're only for the working man and woman. They don't seem to care about the unemployed and the legions of Americans forced into part-time work. As depicted in the British comedy "I'm All Right Jack" -- I'm all right, and to hell with everyone else -- unions are narrowly focused on union workers. That's the hidden reason sympathy has declined. A lot has happened to the working man and woman in the last 40 years, and none of it good. Unions have not been paying attention. Unions brag it was they who put an ...
Egyptian Troops Get Tougher, Beat Protesters
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO - Egyptian military police beat protesters Saturday to clear them from outside the Cabinet office where they were trying to camp out overnight to press demands for sweeping political reforms and the dismissal of remnants of ousted President Hosni Mubarak's regime. The clash signaled a tougher line from Egypt's military rulers, who had avoided violently confronting anti-government protesters in the streets while promising to meet their demands for democratic reform and return the country to civilian rule. Carsten Koall, Getty Images Egyptian soldiers arrest a protester near ...
Middle East Erupts: Orchestra Seat to the Revolution
By Donna Trussell - Politics DailyIf the powers that be had realized the global implications of the Internet when it was invented, they probably would have found some way to kill it. Take a look at these early pages and the very first World Wide Web site. Then take a look at this CNN footage of the intrepid Ben Wedeman in Benghazi. In just two decades, the earth has shifted. I suspect the 1989 slaughter of unarmed protesters in Tiananmen Square could not happen today, or at least not without severe international repercussions. Same with Rwanda. One wonders how much sooner Hitler and Stalin might have been stopped if the ...
Opinion: Will Egypt's Revolution Be in Vain?
By not in system - AOL NewsIn my native Egypt, my eyes were covered, my clothes ripped off. I was anchored in a dark room reciting Koranic verses to myself with a tone of desperation. That was when I had consciousness, because for a lot of the time I was there, but not there. I'm talking about my time in prison. I was questioned by interrogators, deprived of sleep and food, beaten. The Mubarak regime had decided that I was a threat to the state because I had spoken out for gay rights and human rights. They decided that I had to be broken. Perhaps they succeeded, because, when they released me from prison and sent me ...
Egypt Freezes Hosni Mubarak's Assets
By not in system - AOL NewsCAIRO -- Egypt's top prosecutor requested on Monday the freezing of the foreign assets of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family, announced state TV. Security officials said that the prosecutor general asked the Foreign Ministry to contact countries around the world so they can freeze his assets abroad. The president's domestic assets were frozen soon after he stepped down, they added. The freeze applies to Mubarak, his wife, his two sons and two daughters-in-law, said the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to talk to the press. The ...
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