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By Declan Walsh @ NYTimes.com, Sept. 20, updated 9:36 pm ET
Rare protests against President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi erupted in central Cairo and several smaller Egyptian cities on Friday night as hundreds of young people, responding to online calls for demonstrations against government corruption, chanted “Down with Sisi” and “Leave now.”
The protests, although small, occurred as Mr. el-Sisi flew to New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly next week — and they were unusual for taking place at all [....]
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Here's four amazing videos showing the spontaneous nature of what's been going on:
by artappraiser on Fri, 09/20/2019 - 10:21pm
"buyer beware" cavaet retweeted by Bessma Momani, who tweeted two of the above:
by artappraiser on Fri, 09/20/2019 - 10:25pm
Mohamed Hassan of Middle East Eye: BREAKING - Second night of protests kicks off in several areas around Egypt, this time unplanned. Clashes with police reported in Suez. Still no response from Sisi or Egypt's government to demands of the protesters. More updates below
by artappraiser on Sat, 09/21/2019 - 7:48pm
Both men have excellent credentials for analysis of the situation:
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/22/2019 - 1:22am
by artappraiser on Sun, 09/22/2019 - 4:38pm
by artappraiser on Fri, 09/27/2019 - 6:26pm