Rights groups on Friday denounced showed surprising strength in the top 10 days earlier and accused the Organization of Egypt’s ruling Generals tried to silence the critics as the country approaches the first anniversary of the revolution which overthrew former President Hosni Mubarak.
Less than two weeks after the military crushed the protests loud road that left dozens dead and hundreds injured, some warned Thursday of attacks is a sign of fiercer crackdown ahead of a planned new protests for January 25, the anniversary of the start of a mass uprising 18 days.
Rake is also a dramatic escalation in the military campaign to portray protest against the regulations as a plot by “foreign hand” against Egypt.
Selection of target is significant: youth activist groups raided not famous protest but ostensibly neutral group that works to promote democratic institutions, such as an independent court, election monitoring and election campaign training.