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Tahrir Square Occupied

Paresh Dave |
November 27, 2012 | 9:26 a.m. PST

Executive Director

A screenshot of video overlooking Tahrir Square early Tuesday evening.
A screenshot of video overlooking Tahrir Square early Tuesday evening.
More than 10,000 people streamed into Tahrir Square in Cairo on Tuesday, hoping to stop their president from thinking he can become yet another dictator at the helm of the country.

Five days of protests have targeted President Mohamed Morsi's claim of nearly complete power during the country's power transition. Morsi's new power allows him to make decisions without judicial review until elections are held early next year.

Nearly two years after protestors filled the same space desiring to take down President Hosni Mubarak, Egyptians blasted Morsi and his political party, the Muslim Brotherhood.

Police have tried to control the crowd with tear gas, but that's only led to more clashes.

The Guardian and Egypt Independent have live blogs.



 

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