Staff / TruthdigNov 29, 2011
How do you take a revolution to the polls? Some Egyptians apparently found the electoral potential of Monday's vote, their country's first since President Hosni Mubarak's regime was brought down, to be wanting and boycotted the whole production, but many others were willing to deal with the lines and (more) . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 22, 2011
Egyptians staged another mass protest Monday as the interim civilian government faced another major transition The day before, the whole cabinet submitted its resignation, but the ruling military council had yet to accept it by nightfall Meanwhile, more than 30 people were (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigNov 19, 2011
Last February, ushering in the storied Arab Spring, Egyptians poured into the streets to clamor for change -- regime change, which led to the ousting of longtime leader Hosni Mubarak On Friday, protesters again flooded Cairo's Tahrir Square, this time to call on the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (more). Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 21, 2011
Thursday's death of Col. Moammar Gadhafi represents different things to different people -- long-awaited liberation, further evidence of American meddling on the world stage, or a powerful sign that the upheaval collectively known as the Arab Spring isn't over yet. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigOct 10, 2011
What started as a peaceful demonstration in downtown Cairo took a violent turn later Sunday when Coptic Christians protesting last week's attack on one of their churches clashed with military forces and other civilians. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 12, 2011
Egyptian police raided the Cairo offices of the news network Al-Jazeera on Sunday in what is being interpreted by some of Egypt's revolutionaries as a crackdown on free expression and a continuation of some of the autocratic practices of the regime of ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigSep 7, 2011
The judge overseeing former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's trial detained a senior Egyptian police official on a charge of perjury Wednesday after the official denied that security forces had used live ammunition against protesters during the revolution. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigAug 20, 2011
Days after two British men were sentenced to four years in prison for using Facebook to incite disorder that never materialized, Glenn Greenwald writes fluently and concisely about the efforts of governments to maintain power and order by controlling the flow of information and communication online. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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