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February 11th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
The year since Egypt’s revolution saw widespread army and police crackdowns on
pro-democracy campaigners, resulting in over 1,000 deaths and more than
16,000 arrests.
The revolutionaries insist that demands made during the uprising – including
greater freedom of speech and an end to military trials for civilians – are
yet to be met. Ahead of the anniversary of the January 25 dawn of the
uprising, SCAF offered a piecemeal pardon for hundreds of protesters, but
those out in the streets on Saturday claimed over 4000 remain in detention.
“There are still thousands serving time and who got unfair trials. We
have witnessed huge amounts of civilians slapped with huge sentences,”
said Ragia Omran, a human rights lawyer and part of the No Military Trials
for Civilians movement. “Some have been subjected to torture and we
will continue to campaign to revive their rights.”
In a statement broadcast on state TV on Friday, SCAF accused those calling for
a strike of seeking “to topple the state itself so that chaos reigns
and destruction spreads.” Members of Egypt’s Islamist dominated
parliament also criticised strike action, as did senior religious leaders.
Saturday’s turnout was a far cry from the hundreds of thousands who took to
Tahrir Square to oust Mubarak last February. Demonstrators have been
condemned by some political parties – including the influential Muslim
Brotherhood – for continuing to disrupt stability.
“I supported the calls for freedom during the revolution, but this is
over now,” said Mostapha Salem, a driver from the Cairo suburb of Giza. “There
are some bad people in SCAF, but protesters can’t stay enemies with them
forever. Egypt is a great country and we need to get on with normal life to
regain some of its credibility.”
SCAF has promised to hand control of the country back to civilian rule
following the conclusion of presidential elections, currently slated for
June. Many fear the pledge will not be honoured and have vowed to continue
to fight for freedoms they hoped they had won a year ago.
“We’ve had sit ins and marches and all that came out of them was
bloodshed,” said Gigi Ibrahim, an activist and member of the
Revolutionary Socialist party. “Strikes are another weapon we have. We
are prepared to escalate. We are not going to get out our guns and fight,
but the people have the power to make an impact.”
Since Mubarak’s departure, protest movements have splintered across Egypt,
with many groups failing in recent parliamentary elections to harness the
support they enjoyed in Tahrir Square.
“The revolution is not over. Mubarak is still here and he is still the
president,” said Samir, 21, a computer science student at Cairo
University.
“Egyptians must take their rights and the only way we can do this is to
stay together. If we fall apart, this revolution is killed.”
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