This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011 [1].
From reports of small gatherings to those of thousands of demonstrators marching across different cities in Egypt, Twitter is ablaze with reactions.This nationwide “Day of Revolution” [2]coincides with Police Day and brings together people from different walks of life and a wide political spectrum to protest against President Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
Tweeting from Mohandesin, @monasosh notes [3]:
If u r not here, u r missing a lot. Down wt mobarak . Mohandesin #jan25
In another tweet, she chants [4]:
in reference to Zein El Abidine Ben Ali's escape from Tunisia, after its people's uprising.
As the gatherings get bigger, some find it difficult to catch up. Ahmad Khalil tweets [5]:In another tweet, he sums up the mood [6]:
Soon enough, tweets of police repression start pouring in.
Sandmonkey reports: [7]
Police just arrested everyone in cilantro. Took their ids and phone. We barely got out.” #jan25
Wael Abbas adds [8]:
And in another tweet says [9]:
And in an expected or not so expected move, reports are also surfacing of the censoring of internet sites.
Mohamed ELGohary notes [11]:
Now http://dostor.org and Bambuser.com are blocked in Egypt #NetFreedom #Jan25
And Alaa Abd El Fattah tweets [12]:
Egyptian ISPs seem to be illegally blocking websites again, collaborating with police despite no laws allowing internet censorship #jan25
Meanwhile, Mona Eltahawy notes [13]:
In past 8 days at least 12 #Egyptians set themselves on fire out of desperation: unemployment, poverty, corruption. #Jan25 #Egypt protest
For more reactions, follow the hashtag #Jan25 [14] on Twitter.
Stay tuned for more coverage from Egypt.
Photocredit:
1. @monasosh [15]
2. @basboussa1 [16]