Earlier today in Tahrir began a protest by families of "martyrs," which in this case refers to those who've died at the hands of Egyptian security forces during the ongoing uprising. Families are still waiting for justice as there have been no substantial prosecutions or trials of those responsible for the deaths and torture of hundreds if not thousands since the year began.
Media reports are beginning to trickle in, however the twitter stream and blogosphere of the region are alight. While all credit for what has been achieved in Tunisia and Egypt belongs to the people who have bravely faced torture and death, many have credited social media as a major factor and primary tool in these events. Following are several Twitter postings by people who are in the streets of Cairo and Tahrir at this moment; fighting for ownership of their country against the CSF (Central Security Forces). While non of these can be verified, the volume of similar reports is substantiating and cannot be understated:
As the battle kicked off, descriptions and pictures of the violence poured in:
Inevitably injuries begin to be reported:
During the chaos people communicated and discussed logistical issues:
Commentary of various sorts was ongoing:
Sometime well after midnight, it seemed that the protesters had won round one and a moment of reprieve:
The situation is ongoing, it is currently early morning in Cairo. Information continues to stream in on social media outlets and in the press. Many tweets reported on the crowd chanting "The people want the fall of Mosheer," referring to Mohamed Hussein Tantawi, the leader of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces and the de facto head of state since Mubarak's ouster in February. It remains to be seen if the ongoing unrest, including tonight's clashes, can carry the momentum which ousted Hosni Mubarak and effect real change.
Follow up to this article at WHR:
http://worldheadlinesreview.blogspot.com/2011/06/tahrir-square-june-28-post-script.html
An early press report dealing with tonight's clashes in Tahrir:
http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/15239/Egypt/Politics-/Clashes-erupt-between-martyrs-families-and-police-.aspx
