Protesters in Assiut march on Friday, denouncing the regime’s thugs and religious sectarianism.
Tag: #jan25
Resources on the 25 January 2011 Egyptian Revolution.
#Jan25 Prisoners at al-Qatta al-Gadeed Prison tell their story
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGUTqr_jRQE
From Amnesty International:
Since rioting broke out on 28 January 2011, the safety of hundreds of prisoners in al-Qatta al-Gadeed Prison north of Cairo, has been at risk.
The unrest began on 28 January when al-Qatta al-Gadeed prisoners heard that prisoners had broken out or been freed from other prisons in Egypt and demanded that the prison authorities should also release them The authorities refused and there was then rioting in the prison. In response, prison guards are alleged to have used tear gas against prisoners and excessive force, including lethal force using live ammunition.
This footage (filmed on a mobile phone) shows a man who was shot by a pellet bullet in the back. He said he and others were shot at just to force them into the wings.
Footage handed to an Amnesty International Researcher in Egypt who writes ‘..two videos delivered to me by a brother of one of the prisoners at al-Qatta al-Gadeed Prison. The prisoner, Hazem, recorded the videos with his cell phone and gave the memory card to his brother.’
#Jan25 The fall of Fathi Surrur
During the university professors’ march from Manyal to Tahrir, on 8 February, protesters passed by the parliament, where they stood and chanted: Batel! Batel! (Illegitimate! Illegitimate!), referring to the vote rigging which took place in the elections in November 2010.
Protesters also denounced Fathi Surrur, NDP parliament speaker and one of Mubarak’s most notorious old guards.
In the pictures below, protesters assembled in front of a shop facing the parliament, denouncing Surrur’s banner put up by the shop owner. The owner freaking out, tore it down few minutes later.
