Archive for the 'Resistance' Category
Blocking Internet Cost Egypt At Least $90M, Says OECD
February 3rd, 2011Via: Network World: The Egyptian government’s five-day block of Internet services cost the national economy at least US$90 million, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Thursday. The Paris-based organization said telecommunications and Internet services account for between 3 percent and 4 percent of Egypt’s GDP, so the daily loss amounted to around […]
Egyptian Army Starts Rounding Up Journalists
February 3rd, 2011Via: AP: The Egyptian military rounded up journalists on Thursday after they came under attack from supporters of President Hosni Mubarak who have been assaulting anti-government protesters. The U.S. State Department condemned what it called a “concerted campaign to intimidate” foreign journalists in Egypt. State Department spokesman P.J. Crowley said via Twitter that the campaign […]
Mubarak’s ‘Security’ Forces Drive Through Crowd
February 3rd, 2011Looters Included Undercover Egyptian Police, Hospitals Tell Human Rights Watch
February 3rd, 2011Via: Washington Post: Human Rights Watch confirmed several cases of undercover police loyal to Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak’s regime committing acts of violence and looting in an attempt to stoke fear of instability as demonstrations grew stronger Tuesday against the autocratic leader. Peter Bouckaert, the emergency director at Human Rights Watch, said hospitals confirmed that […]
Cairo Mêlée: Pro and Anti Regime Protestors Clash
February 2nd, 2011Live Video Feeds from Cairo: Al Jazeera ABC News Via: Los Angeles Times: Fighting erupts in Tahrir Square as anti-government demonstrators and supporters of President Hosni Mubarak throw rocks and brandish clubs. The clashes follow a call by the Egyptian military for protesters to go home.
Egypt: Army Won’t Fire on Civilians
February 1st, 2011Via: CNN: Egypt braced for a “march of millions” in anti-government protests Tuesday as embattled President Hosni Mubarak tried to throw up literal and figurative roadblocks in the way of demonstrators calling for his ouster. Major demonstrations are planned for Cairo, Alexandria and other cities, the latest in a series of rallies that began a […]
Old Technology Finds Role in Egyptian Protests
January 31st, 2011Echoes of the collapse of the USSR. Via: BBC: Fax machines, ham radio and dial-up modems are helping to avoid the net block imposed on Egypt. On 27 January, Egypt fell off the internet as virtually all international connections were cut following an order from the government. But older technologies proved their worth as net […]
Egypt’s Military Moves to Take Control of Parts of Cairo
January 31st, 2011Iranian state propaganda, PressTV.ir, reports that Mubarak has given the military authorization to use deadly force: Embattled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has reportedly given his armed forces the authority to shoot-to-kill as anti-government protests gain momentum. Reports say the army has been ordered to shoot when it sees fit. Military helicopters and jet fighters fly […]
Egypt: Over 100 Dead
January 30th, 2011Via: Reuters: More than 100 people have been killed during anti-government protests that have swept Egypt, according to a Reuters tally of reports from medical sources, hospitals and witnesses. There was no official figure, and the real figure may be very different, given the confusion on the streets. On Saturday in Beni Suef, south of […]
Egypt: Mubarak Dismisses Government, Deploys Army, Says, ‘We Seek More Democracy and Freedoms’
January 29th, 2011Via: Wall Street Journal: President Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year grip on power hung in the balance Friday as protesters massed around Egypt and overpowered the police, prompting the army to deploy on the streets of the nation for the first time in 25 years. As rumors swirled early Saturday morning local time that Mr. Mubarak would […]
