Mandy Nagy
Legal Insurrection
6/30/2013
Major demonstrations are taking place across Egypt Sunday on the first anniversary of President Mohammed Morsi taking office. Morsi, backed by the Muslim Brotherhood, was elected after the January 2011 Arab Spring, which led to the ousting of former president Hosni Mubarak.
Observers have grown increasingly concerned, as there have been outbreaks of violence in the lead-up to this weekend’s protests, with as many as eight killed, including one American.
From CBS News:
As the streets once again fill with protesters eager to oust the president and Islamists determined to keep him in power, Egyptians are preparing for the worst: days or weeks of urban chaos that could turn their neighborhoods into battlegrounds.
Households already beset by power cuts, fuel shortages and rising prices are stocking up on goods in case the demonstrations drag on. Businesses near protest sites are closing until crowds subside. Fences, barricades and walls are going up near homes and key buildings. And local communities are organizing citizen patrols in case security breaks down.
For yet another time since President Mohammed Morsi took office last year, his palace in Cairo’s upscale Heliopolis neighborhood is set to become the focus for popular frustration with his rule. Some protests outside the capital have already turned deadly, and weapons — including firearms — have been circulating more openly than in the past.
Protestors stormed a Muslim Brotherhood office in Alexandria, and seven other of its offices are said to have been attacked in cities across the country…
The article continues, with video, at Legal Insurrection.
Also at the site: Live Updates: Anti-Morsi Protests Across Egypt
After days of demonstrations and mounting tension, protests continue across Egypt today in what is expected to be a peak point in the movement against President Mohammed Morsi.
You can follow live coverage and updates [here]…
Russia Today also has a good live streaming video feed without any commentary, but it’s not embeddable – you can view it here in a separate window…
On Twitter: Follow the #Egypt and #June30 hashtags…
DrBassemYoussef Dr Bassem YoussefThis is only a sample of some of the crowds around Egypt pic.twitter.com/vRhAqVXT6x:
View the full sized image here. There are many more images at Legal Insurrection.
via @Sandmonkey [large image at the link]:
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…Veteran international journalist Jon Williams tweeted that, as per unnamed “intelligence sources,” Pochter’s assailant questioned the young man whether he were an American, before plunging a knife into the victim’s chest. If Williams’ account is confirmed, this would mark the second time in two months that an American was targeted for stabbing in Egypt…
VATICAN CONFIRMS Catholic Priest Beheaded in Syria (Brutal Video)
On Sunday, June 23, Syrian Catholic priest François Murad was beheaded in the locality of Ghassanieh, northern Syria. The Custody of the Holy Land and Fides Agency reported on the incident. Franciscan Father, Francois Murad, was accused of collaborating with the Assad regime.
The Vatican confirmed that Father Franҫois Mourad was murdered this week in Syria by rebel forces while protecting Christian nuns. Father Mourad and two other men were beheaded in Syria.
…Rebels took pictures and cheered.
(Warning on Violent Content)
Update: Anti-Muslim Brotherhood Protests in Egypt: Largest Political Event in World History
The demonstrations that began Sunday in Cairo, Egypt against the Muslim Brotherhood government of President Mohamed Morsi have attracted “millions” of supporters and many counter-demonstrators as well, making the protest the largest political event in the history of the world, according to the BBC…
Update 2: ‘Unspeakably horrifying’: BBC, tweeters report numerous sexual assaults in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Millions are taking to the streets of Cairo, Egypt to demand the resignation of President Mohamed Morsi. Unfortunately, not unlike the November 2012 protests, there are reports of horrific violence against women…
