Egyptian Revolution Part 2?

The beginning of September 2019 a second Egyptian Revolution emerged in targeting the resignation of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. The protests started in Cairo, specifically in Tahrir Square. The Square had become a symbol of unification and power in the 2011 revolution and protesters are currently trying to resemble that now.

Unauthorized protests were made unlawful after Al-Sisi took power in 2013, of course politicians do not want their people talking if it is going to undermine their power position. Multiple news outlets were banned in order to keep speech monitored. The only social media outlets that are allowed to have a say are pro-government news sources, but even currently they are deciding to stay quiet. Protesters are the ones now posting on social media, letting other Egyptians and outsiders know what is truly going on.

Egyptians are trying to get Sisi to resign because "his security forces have escalated a campaign of intimidation, violence, and arbitrary arrest against political opponents, activists". The people want to end the trend of political tyranny. The UN described it as an "assault on freedom of expression". People are breaking the fear and speaking out once again.

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