The protests that started on the heels of Tunisia's regime-overthrow are still raging, and they're not looking like they're going to stop. Suez, Giza, Cairo, North Sinai--they're all crammed with people vowing not to stop demonstrations until they get responsible government.
They're also crammed with police in the middle of an insane, brutalist crackdown on demonstrators. As of Wednesday, 800 people had been detained. Tear gas is flying all over the place, and police are trying everything they can think of to prevent marching.
Reuters has footage of a protestor being shot to death and dragged back into the crowd. |
| Apparently, this is the way Egyptian police deal with permitless marches |
Wide reports are surfacing that the government (or someone) has shut down internet and text message services across the entire country--something that's never happened before, ever.
Human Rights Watch is nervously watching, because they're worried that the police will open fire on the crowd. Which would be terrible.
Mohamed ElBaradei, Egyptian winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and former nuclear chief at the UN, is being seen as the best bet for alternative leadership after the Mubarak regime falls apart under the pressure. He returned to Egypt after 30 years away, and is pledging to join the protests.
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| this is Yemen. this looks familiar. |
Meanwhile, Yemen is brewing some protests of its own: tens of thousands of folks in the capital, calling for the disposition of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The difference here is that the president appears to have his own chunk of supporters running counter-marches.
Yemen also has people serious enough about getting rid of the government that they're self-immolating.
To all you brave folks out there demanding what's right from your government: you're inspirational and excellent.
And please, please don't get shot or trampled.
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