As 18 Die on Anniversary of Revolution, Egypt Intensifies Crackdown on Activists, Journalists

As 18 Die on Anniversary of Revolution, Egypt Intensifies Crackdown on Activists, Journalists



WNO-No less than 18 nonconformists have been executed as they denoted the commemoration of the 2011 uprising in Egypt that toppled tyrant Hosni Mubarak, in the bloodiest shows since General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. A viral feature likewise demonstrates Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, a main part of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, being shot dead Saturday at a challenge close Tahrir Square. "Like all social change, the battle for majority rule government in Egypt and over the area is going to proceed," says Karim Amer, maker of "The Square," which recorded the Egyptian insurgency of 2011 from its establishes in Tahrir Square and was designated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2014. "What keeps us hopeful is the same discriminating mass of youngsters you saw in 'The Square' ... are keeping on remaining up." We likewise talk with film's executive, Jehane Noujaim, about Sanaa El Seif, a colleague maker who chipped away at "The Square" and is presently in jail in Egypt.


 We are telecasting from Park City, Utah, where the 31st Sundance Film Festival is occurring. I'm Amy Goodman. We end today's show in Egypt, where no less than 18 individuals were killed Sunday as dissenters denoted the celebration of the 2011 uprising that toppled despot Hosni Mubarak. The dissents were the bloodiest in the nation since General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. Mob police, upheld by officers in heavily clad vehicles, fixed goes 4x4 romping, including those prompting Cairo's Tahrir Square, where the uprising was focused. Mob police with rifles and casually dressed men with guns were seen pursuing nonconformists through the boulevards of Cairo. The heaviest loss of life was in the Cairo suburb of Matariya, a Muslim Brotherhood fortress, where eight individuals, including one policeman, were murdered. On Saturday, Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, a main part of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, was shot dead at a dissent close Tahrir Square. Feature and photographs of the shooting circulated around the web crosswise over Egypt. The pioneer of the liberal Dostour party, Hala Shukrallah, censured the killings.

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