Egypt's protests in social media - Video Inside

By Al Jazeera Staff

on January 25th, 2011.

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Egyptian Protests Escalate

by AJELive, 16 hours ago

Al Jazeera English is curating social media related to the large-scale protests that began in Egypt on January 25 and have left two civilians and a police officer dead. Thousands of citizens across the country have called for Tunisia-style ouster of president Hosni Mubarak, Egypt's president for the past three decades.

• Protesters climbing on a water cannon truck are thrown to the ground as it speeds by.
  
• Protesters in the industrial Nile Delta city of Mahalla tear down a poster of president Hosni Mubarak on Tuesday.
• Stunning images of lone Egyptians taking on ranks of riot police.
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  صورة للشرطة المصرية وهي تعتقل مقرر لجنة الحريات المدنية وعضو مجلس نقابة الصحافة محمد عبد القدوس #Jan25

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  صورة للشرطة المصرية وهي تعتقل مقرر لجنة الحريات المدنية وعضو مجلس نقابة الصحافة محمد عبد القدوس #Jan25
• Rough translation of the below photo: "Oh the so-mighty army is afraid of the one Cairene."
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  Egypt Jan 25 Protests curated by @meedan

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  So this is what the protests in Egypt look like so far: http://twitpic.com/3t823s لنقلل من التحديثات حول التواجد الامني-اوكي - عرفنا ان عندكم امن مركزي يا داخلية- برضه اليوم حايتم ومش حنخاف #Jan25 #Jan25 #Egypt #EGYREVOLT #FreeEgyptأنباء عن مداهمة الامن لمقر اجتماع مصريات من أجل التغير وتحطيم الشقة والاستيلاء على جهاز الكمبيوتر CandaceHetchler I'm with you Egypt, this day is yours RT @gamaleid If you are a free citizen anywhere in the world, Support Freedom for #Egypt today #Jan25 يا ترى ايه اللى هيحصل فيكى انهاردة يا مصر؟....ربنا يستر #Jan25 #Egypt ircpresident الأمن اغلق باب العماره الكائن بها مقر حزب...
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  Central Security takes a look at today's headlines in dtwn #Cairo. #Jan25 #Egypt

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  Central Security takes a look at today's headlines in dtwn #Cairo. #Jan25 #Egypt
• Chasing the Egyptian riot police
  

  ahmedmoor, January 25, 2011 at 10:36
• مظاهرة يوم الغضب 25 يناير
  

  fesalhussien, January 25, 2011 at 4:37
• Sorry. CSF soldiers on the plaza in front of the Mogammah. Another group on the raised brick area in the square. Police on the grass. Tense
  

  
  

  stevenacookJanuary 26, 2011 at 3:35
• Al-Ahram includes frontpage story about "chocolate and flowers" for Police on Police Day. Odd, those stones didn't look like flowers. #Jan24Jan 26 via webbenwedeman
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• Cairo: Reports of a few very small gatherings in various parts of city. I havent seen them myself. No focus yet. Its early.Jan 26 via webTim Marshall
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• Twitter confirmed on Tuesday evening that it's services had been blocked in Egypt as of 6 pm, Cairo time. The block was affecting Twitter.com and applications. 
• We can confirm that Twitter was blocked in Egypt around 8am PT today. It is impacting both Twitter.com & applications. (1/2)Jan 26 via webTwitter Comms
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• Just hit the streets. All is quiet so far. #jan25
  

  
  

  stevenacookJanuary 25, 2011 at 23:10
• 2011 Egyptian protests - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Khaled Mohamed Saeed holding up a tiny, flailing, stone-faced Hosni Mubarak Demonstrations, riots, self-immolation At least 100 protestors were injured in Cairo alone The are a continuing series of street demonstrations taking place throughout Egypt from January 2011 onwards, with organisers counting on the Tunisian uprising to inspire the crowds to mobilize. The demonstrations and riots were reported to have started over police brutality, State of emergency laws, unemployment, desire to raise the minimum wage, lack of housing, food inflation, corruption, lack of freedom of speech and poor living conditions. The protests main goal is...
• Egypt's January 25 protests have officially made Wikipedia. See above.
• Words not mentioned in Obama's SOTU address tonight: Egypt, Arab, Israel, Palestinian (according to draft)
  

  
  

  blakehounshellJanuary 25, 2011 at 16:29
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  January 25th Protests in Cairo Egypt

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  Swirls of protests around Cairo came together in Midan Tahrir.  Protests traded stones, teargas and water canons with riot police until a stalemate lead to
• Journalist @mfatta7, an @ahramonline freelancer, has been detained since 8pm by the police in Alexandria. He's just been released. #Jan25
  

  
  

  3arabawyJanuary 25, 2011 at 16:21
• Ikve been beaten alot
  

  
  

  mfatta7January 25, 2011 at 10:27
• Noor my son arrested and 40 others in dep car heading towards amn dawla nasr city#jan 25
  

  
  

  GameelaIsmailJanuary 25, 2011 at 16:08
• Protesters have been driven from Tahrir Square, where thousands were planning to spend the night. Police used tear gas, water cannons and rubber bullets to disperse the crowd. A freelance Al Jazeera English cameraman was shot several times, including once in the face, and had to be taken to the hospital.
• يحدث الأن فى ميدان التحرير بمصر المحروسه بشبابها
  

  freeegypt, January 25, 2011 at 14:01
• من مظاهرات يوم الغضب - شاب شجاع جدا
  

  MFMAegy, January 25, 2011 at 6:10
• Thousands join Cairo protests
  

  AlJazeeraEnglish, January 25, 2011 at 10:50
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  Egypt anti-govt protests escalate

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  Thousands call for Tunisia-style ouster of president Hosni Mubarak as US, an ally, says government there is "stable" .
• Egypt on Fire !!!!!
  

  
  

  Gogo FoxJanuary 25, 2011 At 12:01
• @RawyaRageh#Egypt Govt Issues statement blaming muslim Brotherhood for Tuesday's protests 
  

  
  

  AlanFisherJanuary 25, 2011 at 10:44
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  @AJELive صورة لميدان التحرير في القاهرة قبل قليل #Egypt#Jan25 #25Jan http://twitpic.com/3tca74ahmedalkuwari January 25, 2011 at 11:32

  
  
• Al Jazeera now leading its news headlines with#Egypt. Tens of Thousands protest against#Mubarak all over country. #Jan25#EndOppression
  

  
  

  wolfxataxJanuary 25, 2011 at 7:47
• Reports of Security forces in Alexandria joining protestors and removing uniform despite orders to shoot #egypt #jan25 @cnn @BBC @AJELive
  

  
  

  Khan_ZubairJanuary 25, 2011 at 9:15
• http://ow.ly/3K2vR and http://ow.ly/3K2yh@AJELive Livestreaming vids from #Egypt #Jan25#Cairo
  

  
  

  HishamFageehJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:17
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  protesters answeer call to prayer in front of riot police today: iconic: pictures #Egypt #Cairo#Jan25 http://twitpic.com/3tcfhm @AJELiveexiledsurfer January 25, 2011 at 10:56

  
  
• RT @williamneumanPI: Twitter blocked in #Egyptas Young Denounce Hosni Mubarak. Here's the story: http://bit.ly/fWMlJ5 #jan25 #opEgypt
  

  
  

  exiledsurferJanuary 25, 2011 at 11:40
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  Egyptians Protest the Regime | Scenes from Midan Tahrir (Liberation Square) in Cairo Egypt

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  Inspired by the events in Tunisia Egyptians have held protests all over the country calling for the fall of the ruling regime. In Cairo protests were reported
• RT @AJELive: @HishamFageeh I've quoted you in my story, check it out:http://storify.com/ajelive/egyptian-uprising-escalates
  

  

  
  

  HishamFageehJanuary 25, 2011 at 12:11
• Reports say Egyptian police in Suez opened fire live ammunition killing Mustafa Reda Mahmoud Abdelfattah, 20 years old #Egypt #Jan25
  

  
  

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