The Egyptian Revolution Phase 2

  • Celebration is Short Lived

    protestors gather to clean Tahrir square after major celebrations tookplace.
  • Congress

    The Supreme Council of Egyptian Armed Forces dissolved Egypt’s parliament, and suspended the constitution. Major protests subsided; however, uncertainty remained and many pledged to keep returning to Tahrir Square until all demands had been met
  • Lets Go Again!

    Protesters returned to Tahrir Square to maintain pressure on the interim government.
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    Save The Revolution

    On "Save the Revolution Day", thousands of demonstrators filled Tahrir Square for the largest protest in weaks, demaranding that the ruling military council move faster to dismantle lingering aspects of the old regime Court ordered the former ruling National Democratic Party to dissolve and hand its assets over to the government
  • Outrage!

    protesters acquired evidence of mass surveillance and vote-rigging, and learned of rooms full of videotapes, piles of shredded and burned documents and cells where civilians recounted their experiences of detention and torture
  • New laws enforced, counter productive

    The Egyptian Cabinet enacted a law criminalizing protests and strikes. Under the new law, anyone organizing (or calling for) a protest will be sentenced to jail and a fine of LE500,000
  • Pipeline Attacked

    Egypt's gas pipeline to Israel and Jordan was attacked