Military police and ordinary police assault peaceful protesters in Maspero.
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State TV workers continue protest
Via Ahram Online:
A group of employees at the State TV and Radio building tried to take control of the studios on the second floor today morning, trying also to stop news crews on their way to the studios in an escalation of their ongoing protest. Security sealed off and secured the whole floor.
The angry employees threatened to escalate their protest further if Minister of Information Osama Heikal and Major General Tarek El-Mahdy who was assigned to administer the state TV and radio do not fulfill their promises concerning bonuses and incentives.
The employees held a protest already last Thursday at the Maspero Building.
The protesters told Ahram Arabic Online that they were shocked by an announcement four days ago that the number of employees at Maspero was to be reduced by 20 per cent.
UPDATE: Here is a video from the protest:
Egypt state TV broadcasts officials’ trials
[Video removed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOXtEZtGmsQ]
Under pressure from protesters:
Egyptian state television has begun broadcasting live coverage of the corruption trials of officials who served under President Hosni Mubarak.
Scheduled programmes were interrupted to show former Information Minister Anas al-Fiqi and the former head of state TV, Usamah al-Sheikh, in court.
There has to be an official youtube channel where the trials are posted online too.