Friday, April 01, 2011

Egyptians try to 'Save the Revolution' as signs of repression return...

 In the two chaotic months since the revolution that toppled president Hosni Mubarak began, Egyptians have desperately longed for the return of some semblance of stability.

They got some of what they wanted late last month when Egypt’s battered stock market finally reopened to gains after losing nearly $12 billion during the uprising. The security situation seemed hopeful as well as police forces returned to the country’s lawless streets.

But Egyptians have also started to witness the kinds of things they hoped they would never see again — things that were familiar during Mubarak’s three decades of autocratic rule. More...

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