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Egypt: Events in April

Egypt: Events in April April 1st: “Save the Revolution” day. Tens of thousands stage demonstration to demand quick action by the ruling Military Council to dismantle remains of the old regime. April 5th: Egypt’s richest man, Naguib Saweeras launches a new political party, called The Free Egyptians. The billionaire businessman said that his party’s principles were based on the belief in the civilian democratic state, working with free market basics and a social justice agenda. Mr. Saweeras said, however, that he had no intention of running for president but that he would support any candidate for the top post, as long as he or she believes in the principles of a civilian democratic state. April 5th: A delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights encourages the Military Council to move towards democratic reform, and calls for further efforts to combat human rights violations and impunity. April 8th: “Friday of Cleansing”: tens of thousands gather in Tahrir Square for the largest protests in weeks. Protesters renew their demand for a new constitution, the removal of Egypt’s Emergency Law (first implemented in 1958), an end to military rule, the removal of any military personnel associated with Mubarak’s regime, and prosecution of Mubarak and his family. April 9th: Protesters demand trial of Mubarak and other officials allegedly involved in corruption and human rights violations. Security forces open fire on protesters in Tahrir Square, killing at least two and injuring dozens. The crackdown is the most brutal since the military started running the country on February 11th. Amnesty International ( AI ) condemns excessive use of force by the army. April 10th: An Egyptian blogger, Maykil Nabil , is sentenced to three years in prison for criticising the military. Human rights advocates see the incident as a violation of hard‐won freedom of expression. Mubarak, speaking to Al Arabiya TV , denies corruption allegations against him and his family. April 11th: Ahmed Nazif , former prime minister of Egypt (2004‐2011), called in for questioning on corruption allegations. April 13th: Mubarak and his two sons placed under 15‐day detention in connection with corruption and state violence allegations. The sons are transferred to Cairo’s Tora prison, while Mubarak remains under detention in hospital, following health problems. Their detention has been extended to mid‐May. April 19th: Hundreds of people protested against the appointment of a Christian governor, Emad Mikhail , in the southern city of Qena, which has a large Coptic Christian population and a history of sectarian strife. April 22nd: Tens of thousands of protesters massed in Qena and cut off a major rail link to demand the exit of the Christian governor as the government sought to resolve the crisis, police officials said. The government unsuccessfully tried to persuade the demonstrators to disperse by sending two prominent Salafi clerics to negotiate with them along with the Interior Minister to defuse the crisis. (IRIN News Service 14/4; ©AFP 19, 22/4 2011; PANA 5/4) http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2011
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2011.03820.x
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April 1st: “Save the Revolution” day. Tens of thousands stage demonstration to demand quick action by the ruling Military Council to dismantle remains of the old regime. April 5th: Egypt’s richest man, Naguib Saweeras launches a new political party, called The Free Egyptians. The billionaire businessman said that his party’s principles were based on the belief in the civilian democratic state, working with free market basics and a social justice agenda. Mr. Saweeras said, however, that he had no intention of running for president but that he would support any candidate for the top post, as long as he or she believes in the principles of a civilian democratic state. April 5th: A delegation of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights encourages the Military Council to move towards democratic reform, and calls for further efforts to combat human rights violations and impunity. April 8th: “Friday of Cleansing”: tens of thousands gather in Tahrir Square for the largest protests in weeks. Protesters renew their demand for a new constitution, the removal of Egypt’s Emergency Law (first implemented in 1958), an end to military rule, the removal of any military personnel associated with Mubarak’s regime, and prosecution of Mubarak and his family. April 9th: Protesters demand trial of Mubarak and other officials allegedly involved in corruption and human rights violations. Security forces open fire on protesters in Tahrir Square, killing at least two and injuring dozens. The crackdown is the most brutal since the military started running the country on February 11th. Amnesty International ( AI ) condemns excessive use of force by the army. April 10th: An Egyptian blogger, Maykil Nabil , is sentenced to three years in prison for criticising the military. Human rights advocates see the incident as a violation of hard‐won freedom of expression. Mubarak, speaking to Al Arabiya TV , denies corruption allegations against him and his family. April 11th: Ahmed Nazif , former prime minister of Egypt (2004‐2011), called in for questioning on corruption allegations. April 13th: Mubarak and his two sons placed under 15‐day detention in connection with corruption and state violence allegations. The sons are transferred to Cairo’s Tora prison, while Mubarak remains under detention in hospital, following health problems. Their detention has been extended to mid‐May. April 19th: Hundreds of people protested against the appointment of a Christian governor, Emad Mikhail , in the southern city of Qena, which has a large Coptic Christian population and a history of sectarian strife. April 22nd: Tens of thousands of protesters massed in Qena and cut off a major rail link to demand the exit of the Christian governor as the government sought to resolve the crisis, police officials said. The government unsuccessfully tried to persuade the demonstrators to disperse by sending two prominent Salafi clerics to negotiate with them along with the Interior Minister to defuse the crisis. (IRIN News Service 14/4; ©AFP 19, 22/4 2011; PANA 5/4)

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesWiley

Published: May 1, 2011

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