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Die Regierung Mubarak unterbindet den Zugang zum Kurznachrichtendienst Twitter in Ägypten. Hintergrund ist anscheinend die Sorge, digitale Instant-Messages könnten wie zuvor in Tunesien dazu führen, dass sich der Protest im Land zu einer koordinierten Bewegung auswächst.

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Jack Shenker, the Guardian's reporter in Cairo, was beaten and arrested alongside protesters in the capital last night. He made this remarkable recording while locked in the back of a security forces

After security forces prevented five people from standing on a bridge in a demonstration of mourning for a man, Sayed Bilal, who died in police custody (assumed tortured to death) I wandered around downtown for a bit today. Lost in thoughts I was suddenly confronted by a short, animated middle aged man who placed his two bags of shopping on the floor and beckoned me over. “Are you alright? Do you need anything?” he said, extracting money from his pockets. “Ana 2akhooky”, [I’m like your brother]. I laughed and assured him that everything was absolutely fine and he carried on...