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| Africa: North |
| Activists March Through Egyptian Capital |
| 2005-06-23 |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 The rare unmolested protest occurred two days after Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Egypt and called for the Mubarak government to allow his opposition freedom of expression. Police remained in their trucks Wednesday, out of sight, while more than 300 hundred protesters, shouting "Down with Mubarak," walked for two hours down a main street of the crowded working-class district of Shoubra. A group of fewer than 100 Mubarak supporters nearby shouted back, "Gamal tell your father 70 million Egyptians love you." Some took their shoes off, a sign of contempt, and made obscene gestures. There was no violence. A nice little sign of weakness on Mubarek's part. Although 400 people total isn't much in a neighborhood of 7 million. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2005-06-23 06:30 |