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Timeline: Egypt's revolution - Middle East - Al Jazeera English - 1 views

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      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      For the first time in 30 YEARS!
  • The man now second-in-command is Omar Suleiman, the country's former spy chief, who has been working closely with Mubarak during most of his reign
  • n a statement released in Berlin, the leaders of Britain, France and Germany say they are "deeply worried about the events in Egypt".
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  • January 30: Thousands of protesters remain in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
  • "What we started can never be pushed back"
  • Turkey has announces that it is sending aircraft to evacuate its citizens, after the US embassy in Cairo has advised all Americans currently in Egypt to consider leaving as soon as possible.
  • January 31: Mubarak still refuses to step down, amid growing calls for his resignation. Protesters continue to defy the military-imposed curfew. About 250,000 people gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square and hundreds march through Alexandria.
  • Internet access across Egypt is still shoddy according to most reports.
  • Egypt's new vice-president promises dialogue with opposition parties in order to push through constitutional reforms
  • Protesters remain camped out in Tahrir Square from a variety of political and demographic groups.
  • The White House says the Egyptian government must engage with its people to resolve current unrest. Obama's spokesperson, Robert Gibbs, says the crisis in Egypt "is not about appointments, it's about actions ... They have to address freedoms that the people of Egypt seek".
  • Opposition groups continue to call for a "million man march" and a general strike on Tuesday to commemorate one week since the protests began. Meanwhile, the military reiterates that it will not attempt to hurt protesters.
  • Former US president Jimmy Carter calls the unrest in Egypt an "earth-shaking event", and says he guesses Hosni Mubarak "will have to leave", the US Ledger-Enquirer reports.
  • President Mubarak tells his new prime minister, Ahmad Shafiq, to keep government subsidies and cut prices.
  • February 1: Hosni Mubarak announces in a televised address that he will not run for re-election but refuses to step down from office - the central demand of the protesters.
  • S President Barack Obama praises the Egyptian military for their patriotism and for allowing peaceful demonstrations. He says only the Egyptian people can determine their leaders.
  • Number of protesters in Cairo's Tahrir Square are revised to more than a million people. Thousands more take to the streets throughout Egypt, including in Alexandria and Suez.
  • February 2: Preparations begin for another day of demonstrations against President Hosni Mubarak's regime. The army is still deployed with tanks throughout different positions in and around Tahrir Square.
  • Violent clashes rage for much of the day around Tahrir Square in central Cairo. Up to 1,500 people are injured, some of them seriously, and by the day's end at least three deaths are reported by the Reuters news agency quoting officials.
  • Pro-democracy protesters say the military allowed thousands of pro-Mubarak supporters, armed with sticks and knives, to enter the square.
  • ebruary 3: Bursts of heavy gunfire early aimed at anti-government demonstrators in Tahrir [Liberation] Square, leave at least five people dead and several more wounded, according to reports from Cairo.
  • Sustained bursts of automatic weapons fire and powerful single shots begin at around around 4am local time (02:00GMT) and continue for more than an hour.
  • February 4: Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square for what they have termed the "Day of Departure".
  • February 5: Thousands who remain inside Tahrir Square fear an approaching attempt by the military to evacuate the square.
  • January 25:  On a national holiday to commemorate the police forces, Egyptians take to the streets in large numbers, calling it a "day of rage".
  • January 2011: Activists in Egypt call for an uprising in their own country, to protest against poverty, unemployment, government corruption and the rule of president Hosni Mubarak, who has been in power for three decades.
  • ours after the countrywide protests begin, the interior ministry issues a statement blaming the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's technically banned but largest opposition party, for fomenting the unrest - a claim that the Muslim Brotherhood denies.
  • Protest organisers heavily relied on social media outlets such as Facebook and Twitter.
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      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      hosni mubarak in power for 3 decades, musilim brother hood is blamed for outrage in cairo but deny all accounts, protest organizers used social media sites such as facebook and twitter to rally up protestors!
  • January 27: Mohamed ElBaradei, the former head of the UN nuclear watchdog turned democracy advocate, arrives in Egypt to join the protests.
    • ino moreno
      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      Police uses teargas and fire hoses to disperse protesters, 55 protesters and 15 police injured as of january 27th. As protests continue, hundreds are arrested a 17 year old is killed in Cairo by exchange of police gunfire.
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      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      social media sites and blackberry messenger is disrupted as country prepares for new waves of protest. Egypt warns of decisive measures, meanwhile 11 civilians are killed an 170 are injured. Troops are order to the streets but told not to interfere. jan 29th, mubarak refuses to step down, whereabouts are unknown.
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      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      Britain, France, and Germany are worried about events taking place in Cairo. jan 31st, internet connections are still subpar. military reiderates they will not harm protesters.
    • David Bell
      David Bell on 28 Jul 13
       
      Where did you find this piece of information?
  • The Egyptian health minister says 11 people have died, while the United Nations says 300 people may have been killed across the country since protests began. News agencies have counted more than 150 dead in morgues in Alexandria, Suez and Cairo.
  • Reuters quotes Egyptian state TV as saying "terrorists" have targeted an Israel-Egypt gas pipeline in northern Sinai.
  • Leaked US diplomatic cables suggest Omar Suleiman, the vice-president, long sought to demonise the opposition Muslim Brotherhood in his contacts with skeptical US officials.
  • February 6: The Muslim Brotherhood says in a statement that it "has decided to participate in a dialogue round in order to understand how serious the officials are in dealing with the demands of the people". Banks officially re-open for 3.5 hours, and traffic police are back on the streets in Cairo, in attempts to get the capital to start returning to normal.
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      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      Feb 13th: heavy gunfire opened at protest administrators 5 killes several wounded, country enters its 11th day of unrest. death toll reaches about 300 countrywide. Egyptian state TV says "terrorists" targeted the gas pipeline in norther sinai. Muslim brotherhood decided to participate in order to understand how serious officials are dealing with demands of the people.  banks reopen for 3.5 hours in attempt to return state to normal.. Hilary Clinton states "harassment must stop".
  • February 7: Thousands are camping out in Tahrir Square, refusing to budge. While banks have reopened, schools and the stock exhange remain closed.
  • A symbolic funeral procession is held for journalist Ahmed Mahmoud, shot as he filmed the clashes between protesters and riot police from his Cairo office. Protesters are demanding an investigation into the cause of his death
  • Egypt's government approve a 15 per cent raise in salaries and pensions in a bid to appease the angry masses.
  • February 8: Protesters continue to gather at Tahrir Square, which now resembles a tented camp. Protesters in the capital also gather to protest outside parliament.
  • ebruary 9: Labour unions join protesters in the street, with some of them calling for Mubarak to step down while others simply call for better pay. Masssive strikes start rolling throughout the country.
  • Famous Arab pop star Tamer Hosni visits Tahrir Square, but protesters are unimpressed and angered. Hosni previously made statements telling the demonstrators to leave the square, saying that Mubarak had offered them concessions.
  • Thirty-four political prisoners, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, were released on Tuesday, according to Egyptian state television.
  • Human Rights Watch says that 302 people have been killed since the start of Egypt's pro-democracy uprising. Based on visits to a number of hospitals in Egypt, the organisation says that records show the death toll has reached 232 in Cairo, 52 in Alexandria and 18 in Suez. 
  • Attributing the information to Egyptian security officials, Reuters reports that several protesters suffered gunshot wounds and one was killed when 3,000 protesters took to the streets in Wadi al-Jadid, where clashes from the previous nights carried over to the early hours.
  • Citing medics, AFP news agency reports five were dead and 100 are wounded in the clashes that have been going on for two days.
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      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      feb.7th schools, banks and stock exchange have reopened. government approves 15 cent raise in salaries and pensions trying to please the mass. protesters still camping in Tahrir square. feb 9th-34 prisoners released, Human Rights Watch says 302 have been killed death toll is: 232 dead in Cairo, 52 in alexandria and 18 in suez.
  • ebruary 10: The newly appointed Culture Minister, Gaber Asfour, quits.  His family says it's due to health reasons but Egypt's main daily newspaper al-Ahram says Asfour, who is also a writer, was criticised by his literary colleagues for taking the post. He was the only new face in the new cabinet.
  • The criminal court in Egypt has endorsed the decision of banning three former ministers from leaving the country and the government has also frozen their assets.
  • rotesters in Tahrir Square react with fury when Mubarak says he's remaining in power until September. Protesters wave their shoes in the air, and demand the army join them in revolt.
  • February 12: People celebrate in Tahrir Square until early morning. Pro-democracy protesters start to clean the square.
  • February 13: Soldiers try to remove the remaining protesters in Tahrir Square and their tents are dismantled. Traffic flows through the square for the first time since the protests began.
  • The cabinet spokesman says the cabinet, appointed when Mubarak was still in office, will not undergo a major reshuffle and will stay to oversee a political transformation in the coming months.
  • About 2,000 policemen hold a protest outside the interior ministry, demanding better wages and trying to clear the bad reputation they have.
  • Some other public sector workers and bank employees are also protesting in Alexandria and other cities.
  • ebruary 14: Protesters leave Tahrir Square in the morning but a few thousands return later, most of them protesting against the police.
  • Police, ambulance drivers and other workers are holding separate demonstrations.
  • The military leadership issues "Communique No 5", calling for national solidarity and criticising strike action. it urges workers to play their role in reviving the economy.
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      ino moreno on 24 Feb 13
       
      reuters reports several protesters with gunshot wounds,  1 was killed.  Feb 10th: Newly appointed culture minister quits due to health reasons stated by family. Mubarak gives another speach promising not to run for any new elections and plans for peaceful order in september, while protesters raise their shoes in outrage! Feb11th mubarak resigns as president and hands his power to the army. annoucement made by Omar Suleiman. peaople in Tahrir square celebrate. Feb 13th.- Soldiers remove the remaining protesters traffic begins to flow through the sqaure as usual. 200 policemen protestdemanding better wages.
Jose Nieves

How the Internet brought down a dictator - Technology on NBCNews.com - 0 views

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  • The wildfire flame of social networking burned quickly. In just a few weeks, Ghonim's page — We are all Khaled Said — had accumulated 130,000 fans, according to the New York Times. Ghonim this week said that the page has 375,000 followers. (The English-language site visible to U.S. Facebookers has just over 71,000 followers.) In a country with around 5 million Facebook users, that is a large percentile, and doesn't count Facebook users who may visit the page without "liking" it.
  • "The real threat to the regime is people will take pictures of the police beating their brothers and sisters, and the regime can't respond well to Facebook images of the police shooting rubber bullets into a crowd," Howard told msnbc.com on Jan. 28. "There is no regime response for those images that go out over trusted networks."
  • a service called SpeakToTweet, launched by Google and Twitter, brought voices of Net-deprived Egyptians to the global forum of Twitter by way of a phone number. Just like regular voicemail, people could call and leave a message.
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  • The system was heralded as a wondrous workaround, and a symbol of Internet ingenuity triumphing over real world adversity
  • Alive In Egypt that posted the translations of the tweets, along with the original audio.
  • As many as 3,000 messages were logged by Twitter, effectively providing yet another stream of Internet news from inside Egypt
  • Taking away the Internet brings attention to people's protests in a way that the protests by themselves can't muster," Cowie said.
caprisunshine

PBS - How Social Media Kept The Egyptian Revolution Alive - 0 views

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      PBS is a credible source of information that particularly concentrates on informative pieces regarding education. Their commitment to providing the most accurate information due to children being their largest audience is why they are known as one of the most credible outlets.
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    "a digital campaign against military trials for civilians is on. Activists are posting comments on the Facebook site of the Egyptian Armed Forces, whose Supreme Council - the SCAF - holds power in Egypt."
Laura Lewis

http://www.arabmediasociety.com/articles/downloads/20130221104512_Tusa_Felix.pdf - 0 views

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      Laura Lewis on 22 Mar 13
       
      But even though social media and the Internet did not cause the Arab Spring and the  fall of President Hosni Mubarak in Egypt, they clearly defined how and when these  protests took place, and are thus of direct interest to this article. CMC creates a space  between the public and private spheres that was clearly little understood by the  authorities in these case studies. Technology allowed people to share not simply  information about how and when to protest, but more importantly, to share images  and videos that contributed to a different interpretation of events than that which the  authorities themselves wished.
Jazz Hedrick

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      Jazz Hedrick on 24 Mar 13
       
      They used social networks as organization tools. They were quick, easy and accurate.
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      Jazz Hedrick on 24 Mar 13
       
      The government believed that once it had placed restrictions on technology that the uprising would slow or halt effectively allowing them to gain control of the situation, however, the protesters rallied together and gained even more support despite the greatest efforts of the Mubarak government
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      Jazz Hedrick on 24 Mar 13
       
      They used social media as alternative press: reporting on events on the ground, uploading text and video directly to the internet or feeding the information and videos to media outlets. 
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      Jazz Hedrick on 24 Mar 13
       
      Social media networks were the main source of on the ground information during the uprising. Journalists identified key bloggers from before the protests broke out and used them as a way to verify the information the were gathering from other sources.
Jose Nieves

Networking Rebellion: Digital Policing and Revolt in the Arab Uprisings | The Abolitionist - 0 views

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  • Because Egyptian television and radio were state-controlled, the internet became a means to publicize the demonstrations and evade state censorship. As a result, the Egyptian and other Arab uprisings have largely been described as a series of “Twitter” or “Facebook” revolutions.
  • global democracy, allowing repressed peoples to find each other and network in ways which were previously impossible or too dangerous under authoritarian regimes.
  • nternet and cellphone services were cut in a desperate attempt to stop the escalating protests.
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  • consequences of this action actually increased mobilizations.
  • The disruption of cellphone [sic] coverage and Internet on the 28th exacerbated the unrest in at least three major ways. It implicated many apolitical citizens unaware of or uninterested in the unrest; it forced more face-to-face communication, i.e., more physical presence in streets; and finally it effectively decentralized the rebellion on the 28th through new hybrid communication tactics, producing a quagmire much harder to control and repress than one massive gathering in Tahrir
  • While the Egyptian government attempted to use digital technologies as a way to repress the uprisings, networks of activists from around the world quickly mobilized in solidarity with the pro-democracy movement.
  • Telecomix, a decentralized organization of Internet activists, quickly organized to provide free fax numbers and dial-up internet access to activists in Egypt so they could publicize the events and demonstrations occurring across the country.
  • echnologies still remain an important tool in transmitting information and spreading news of repression.
  • The Tor Project, a free piece of software that allows users to anonymously connect to the internet and evade state surveillance, has been critically important in allowing activists to avoid identification and repression.
  • digital-information technologies both provide activists with opportunities to communicate and network while also enabling new modes of repression, censorship, and surveillance.
    • Jose Nieves
      Jose Nieves on 25 Feb 13
       
      gave me good insight on how technology helped them
  • Navid Hassanpour wrote in his study, “Media Disruption Exacerbates Revolutionary Unrest”:
  • Jose Nieves on 25 Feb 13
     
    helps with how the used tec to fight back
Jose Nieves

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  • internet is useful for information dissemination and news gathering, social media for connecting and co-ordinating groups and individuals, mobile phones for taking photographs of what is happening and making it available to a wide global audience and satellite television for instant global reporting of events.
  • all of these digital tools allow them to bring together remote and often disparate groups and give them channels to bypass the conventional media, which is usually state controlled and unwilling to broadcast any news of civil unrest and opposition to the government.
  • Rapid internet interaction through Twitter and Facebook gave information to the protesters about how to counteract the security forces as they tried to disperse the protesters, maps showing locations for protest meetings and practical advice about such things as what to do when teargas is used against groups of protesters.
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  • Egyptian protest sympathizers were unable to watch events on their computers and televisions and joined the demonstrators in Tahrir Square instead.
  • The Egyptian government’s decision to cut all communication systems, including the internet and mobile phones,
  • echnology can be used by threatened regimes to suppress civil unrest
  • Human rights organizations will claim that the freedom and independence of the internet is vital to the successful spread of democracy
  • Technology can provide solutions to many problems but its use can also vary from one culture to another.
  • Jose Nieves on 25 Feb 13
     
    More facts on how tec helped them
Preston Bell

How an Egyptian Revolution Began on Facebook - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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      Preston Bell on 23 Jun 13
       
      The writer might have made a grammatical mistake. Should be "Facebook does not make a revolution." 
  • The Internet, Ghonim says, was “instrumental in shaping my experiences as well as my character.”
  • Ghonim drew on his considerable skill and knowledge as an online marketer while running the “We Are All Khaled Said” Facebook page. Early on, he decided that creating the page, as opposed to a Facebook group, would be a better way to spread information.
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  • Through blogs, Twitter and Facebook, the Web has become a haven for a young, educated class yearning to express its worries and anxieties.
Eli Mosa

EBSCOhost: Social Media Evolution of the Egyptian Revolution. - 0 views

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      Eli Mosa on 26 Jul 13
       
      1 The protests and the revolution and their reflection in social media garnered enormous worldwide media attention
caprisunshine

NBC - How the Internet brought down a dictator - 0 views

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      caprisunshine on 22 Aug 13
       
      NBC is a credible and critically acclaimed network that provides valid news and information daily.
Laura Lewis

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      Laura Lewis on 22 Mar 13
       
      . On January 25, 2011, Egyptians took to the streets in  Cairo, Alexandria, and some other places in the so called Day of Revolt, concentrating their  grievances on legal and political matters. Rather than a typical small protest, the Day of Revolt  exploded into a monumental moment in Egypt's history because of social media. Social media  did not cause Egypt's revolution; however, it accelerated the movement. Viral videos, such as  Asmaa Mahfouz's, and the suicide of Mohamed Bouazizi in Tunisia created a surge of emotion in  Egyptians, persuading them to protest.  Egyptian protestors used Facebook and Twitter to get people out on the streets within the  country and YouTube to let the world know what was happening. By using tools that the regime  underestimated, activists were able to spread hope, not only to Egyptians, but also worldwide,  encouraging other repressed populations to attempt something similar in their countries.  Because of the protests, President Mubarak stepped down and turned his power over to the  Supreme Council of the Armed Forces; however, at the time of publication, protests continue in  an effort to speed the process of what many Egyptians see as extinguishing the last remnants  of the old regime. Without social media allowing Egyptians to communicate with the outside  world, the government would have been able to quickly suppress the protests. 
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      Laura Lewis on 22 Mar 13
       
      Role of Social Media in the Revolution Philip Howard (2011) quoted an activist in Cairo as saying, "We use Facebook to schedule the  protests, Twitter to coordinate, and YouTube to tell the world." This statement sums up the  use of social media in the protest. Newsweek.com offers a collection of videos that are posted  chronologically: http://www.newsweek.com/2011/01/28/youtube-captures-scenes-from-egypt-protests.html.  Newsweek calls it the Facebook Revolt; in fact, it could also be called the Twitter Revolution, the  first of its kind. However, not everyone agrees with the Facebook Revolution concept. Malcom  Gladwell believes that the influence of social media is limited, and the revolutions would have  happened anyway: "I mean, in cases where there are no tools of communication, people still get  together. So I don't see that as being… in looking at history, I don't see the absence of efficient  tools of communication as being a limiting factor on the ability of people to socially organize"  (Ingram, 2011). 
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