Tahrir Square

Egypt’s protests uncover deep cracks in al-Sisi’s strongman façade

Africa Lucia Ardovini - 2 Oct 2019

The popular uprising is an indication that al-Sisi's regime is not as stable as he would have the world believe

Could Egypt’s rare anti-Sisi protests swell?

Africa Agency - 23 Sep 2019

Heavy security has been put in place, but could this trigger a wider movement against former general-turned-President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi?

Leftist tropes and right-wing rhetoric coexist

Analysis Richard Pithouse - 2 Mar 2017

And the confusion this can cause presents real and urgent dangers to the SA body politic.

Case dropped against Mubarak for death of 239 protesters

Africa Reuters - 29 Nov 2014

Former Egyptian president, Hosni Mubarak, will no longer serve a life sentence for conspiring to murder 239 protesters in Tahrir Square in 2011.

80 sexual assaults in one day – the other story of Tahrir Square

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 6 Jul 2013

Egypt's women increasingly at risk of rape and sexual assault as rights groups warn of a step up in attacks.

Condemnation grows over Morsi decree

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 24 Nov 2012

Opposition-led protests have spread across Egypt over a decree affording President Mohamed Morsi sweeping powers immune from judicial oversight.

Another female reporter assaulted in Egypt’s Tahrir Square

Africa Sapa Afp - 20 Oct 2012

A French female television reporter was sexually assaulted during a protest in Cairo, the latest of ongoing attacks on women covering unrest there.

Turning a buck on the back of Egypt’s revolution

Article bogdan TagDiv - 15 Mar 2012

A year after it claimed centre stage in the Arab Spring, Cairo's Tahrir Square has become an open-air market where capitalism meets the revolution.

Egypt’s rulers look to speed up parliamentary vote

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Dec 2011

Egypt's rulers are studying a proposal from their own advisers to bring forward parliamentary elections by two weeks after demands from protesters.

Calm returns to Egypt as voting continues

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 22 Dec 2011

Egypt is holding the latest round of its first democratic parliamentary election in relative calm after five days of violent protests in Cairo.

Egyptians return to the polls amid clashes

Article bogdan TagDiv - 21 Dec 2011

Egyptians have gone to the polls in parliamentary elections after six days of violence in Cairo that has cast a pall over the transition to democracy.

Women targeted as Egypt’s bloody chaos drags on

Article bogdan TagDiv - 21 Dec 2011

Egyptian police and soldiers fired guns and teargas to clear protesters from Tahrir Square on the sixth day of clashes that have killed 13 people.

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