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HipChick

(25,485 posts)
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:28 AM Jul 2013

91 women sexually assaulted or raped over last 4 days in Tahir Square?..

WTH?

http://m.usatoday.com/article/news/2485355


Violence also permeates Tahrir Square, where 91 women have been sexually assaulted and in some cases raped over the last four days, Human Rights Watch said. One woman needed surgery after she was raped with a "sharp object," volunteers working to prevent sexual assault told the human rights group. Others were beaten with sticks, metal chains and chairs. In some cases, they were assaulted for up to 45 minutes.

Anti-Morsi protesters are largely hoping the military will interfere to resolve the current crisis — a shift from when many sought to push the establishment aside and make way for a democratic state and civilian rule after generals governed the country for more than 16 months in the nation's post-revolution period.

But in locations across Cairo Tuesday night, Morsi supporters demanded that Morsi remain in his post as the county is no closer to mending deep political divisions

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91 women sexually assaulted or raped over last 4 days in Tahir Square?.. (Original Post) HipChick Jul 2013 OP
Agents provocateur, surely... SidDithers Jul 2013 #1
no outrage HipChick Jul 2013 #2
Egypt, Libya RILib Jul 2013 #3

SidDithers

(44,228 posts)
1. Agents provocateur, surely...
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 09:32 AM
Jul 2013

Freedom loving, Occupy Egypt, Arab Spring protesters would never behave like an unruly mob.

That shit is disgusting, and Egypt should be ashamed at their treatment of women.

Sid

 

RILib

(862 posts)
3. Egypt, Libya
Wed Jul 3, 2013, 01:03 PM
Jul 2013

Obama's and Hillary's Middle East policies, working like a charm, aren't they? Washington is strangely quiet about this as their chickens come home to roost.

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