Egypt Votes, Tahrir Split

Egyptians head to the polls for a historic occasion - the first parliamentary elections since former President Hosni Mubarak was toppled by a mass uprising in January and February.

Tahrir Calls for Transfer of Power

A march from the Cairo suburb of Mohandiseen is one of a series of marches that heads towards downtown's Tahrir Square, calling for a transfer of power from military rule to a civilian authority.


The march comes one week after clashes erupted by Tahrir square after riot police and military police fired a barrage of tear gas and birdshot at protesters, resulting in over 40 deaths and over 3000 wounded. 

Bloody clashes grip Tahrir

Dozens have been killed and hundreds are injured as violent clashes between Egyptian security forces and protesters ecalated in Cairo's Tahrir square.

The clashes began after police forcefully removed 200 demonstrators that had stayed in the square after a mass protest on Friday.

Tens of thousands have since come to the square and have been defending Tahrir from Riot Police and Military Police who are using tear gas, bird shot and batons to contain the protesters.  On two occasions, security forces took control of the square but then retreated.

Demonstrators in Tahrir are now calling for the ruling military council (SCAF) to step down and transfer power to a civilian authority, citing a failure to manage the transition to democracy. The military rulers are accused of using the same violent tactics as that which typified Mubarak's rule, of torturing and killing peaceful protesters, of conspiring to stay in power or maintain their powers, of systematically clamping down on peaceful protests and on political activists, of censoring the media and stifling free speech, and of court martialling (military trials) 12,000 civilians, amongst other accusations.

The clashes are ongoing.

UPDATE 23/11:

Footage from Monday and report from Wednesday added.

The death toll now as reported by Reuters has reached at least 37.

Protests and clashes have been reported in numerous cities across the country, including Alexandria, Suez, Ismalia, and Zagazig.

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Tahrir sends clear warning to military council

A mass demonstration in Cairo's iconic Tahrir Square delivers a strong message to the ruling military council.

Protesters demanded that the military transfer power to a civilian president by April 2012, and rejected a document put forward of 'supra constitutional principles' which could protect the military's privileges. 

Memorial march for victims of Maspero massacre

Thousands of Coptic Christians march from St Mark's Cathedral in Abbasiya to Tahrir Square, in commemoration for the over 25 people who died during the military's bloody crackdown on a protest on October 9th.