2011 begins with widespread revolt

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A dizzying array of events have transpired over the last few weeks, to the point that it’s hard to keep current and up to date. Here’s a collection of recent coverage (that is, in our honest editorial opinion, amongst the best):

Egypt:

Widespread Revolt Strikes Egypt

Widespread protests have struck Egypt, in what some are calling a “revolution.” These events fall on the heels of a revolution in Tunisia earlier this month which toppled the government there. Protests in Egypt have been met with violence from the authorities and government forces.

Tuesday developments:

Obama praises Egyptian military, but says nothing about Internet and phone disruptions
Tens of thousands turn out for protests today.
Abdel Haleem Kandeel, secretary of the Kefaya Movement, an Egyptian opposition group, says that there will be no negotiations or dialogue until Mubarak leaves.
Google launched a service for people in Egypt to send Twitter messages by dialing a phone number, no Internet connection needed. The following numbers are listed for people to use the service: +16504194196 or +390662207294 or +97316199855.
Details about the proposed rally planned for Tuesday – the so-called ‘march of a million people’: Organisers have told Al Jazeera that the march will start at Tahrir Square – the focal point of the protests in Cairo. The marchers are expected to pass the nearby Egyptian state television building before heading north-east, towards the presidential palace.

Monday developments:

Egyptian government has totally shut down Internet. Cell phones expected to be blocked on Tuesday. Rail service shut down.
Big convergence set on Tuesday for Tahrir Square.
Still no pressure from U.S. government on Mubarak regime.
250,000 pack downtown Cairo for today’s general strike
Token numbers of police directing traffic at major intersections, but otherwise streets still controlled by army + ordinary citizens.
Opposition groups continue to call for a “million man march” and a general strike on Tuesday to commemorate one week since the protest movement began. Meanwhile, the military has reiterated that it will not attempt to hurt protesters.
New government sworn in, but Mubarak still in charge
Cairo: 200 people haven’t budged from the city’s central Tahrir square.
Al Jazeera’s English TV channel generally not available in the U.S.
Multiple confirmed reports from egyptians trying to withdraw funds from Egy Banks in Cairo: unable to get cash.
Doctors in Tahrir run out of basic supplies. Local mosque now temp hospital.
Nissan says it is halting Egypt production for one week.

Live Wires

Al Jazeera Live Blog
Twitter: Jan25 Voices
Democracy Now!’s Sharif Kouddous on the Ground in Cairo, Egypt

Breaking News and Analysis

Slavoj Žižek: Why fear the Arab revolutionary spirit?
Who’s Behind Egypt’s Revolt?
Egypt: Mubarak Departure Virtually Inevitable, But Then What?
Democracy Now!’s Sharif Abdel Kouddous Live from Egypt: The Rebellion Grows Stronger
Repression and Poverty Underpin the Uprising in Egypt
Activists Built a Media Camp for Gathering Multimedia in the Tahrir Square
Made In The USA: Tear Gas, Tanks, Helicopters, Rifles And Fighter Planes Used On Egypt Protesters
Egyptians Defiant as Military Does Little to Quash Protests
Templates for responding to excesses of an ally
We’ve waited for this revolution for years. Other despots should quail
“The people want the regime to fall” Reports from the Egyptian uprising
Egyptian Activists’ Action Plan: Translated
Egypt’s military in a quandary
Today’s videos uploaded to Youtube
Uprising in Egypt: “This is the Biggest Political Challenge the Regime Has Yet to See from the Streets”
Juan Cole: “Egypt is a Praetorian Regime”
Records of the strike in Egypt under Ramses III, c1155BC
Egypt protests: America’s secret backing for rebel leaders behind uprising
Photos from Egypt
Protesters torch Egypt police post
Egypt’s protests in social media
Guardian Journalist Arrested and Beaten Alongside Protesters in Egypt, Secretly Records Ordeal
Guardian Reporter Jack Shenker on Egypt Protests: “Fear Barrier Seems to Have Been Broken”
Egyptian American Activist: Hillary Clinton Forgets to Mention Tear Gas, Tanks, Concussion Grenades Used Against Egyptian Protesters Are Made in the U.S.
Egypt’s Day of Rage goes on. Is the world watching?

New site: The people want the regime to fall

Democracy crushes the proletariat in Egypt and everywhere

This booklet is a a one-page, double-sided legal sheet (8.5"x14"). Designed for easy reproduction and distribution. Distributed at Egyptian Solidarity demonstrations on Jan 29, 2011.

Tunisia:

Tunisia: the revolution is not over

The protests in North Africa: What’s happening?

Insurrection in North Africa: the story so far

Tunisia: the revolution will not be televised

Tunisia: Multitude in Revolt

The Tunisian Revolution: Initial Reflections

Notes on the Tunisian Revolution

More:

The Arab world is on fire: dialogue with a Syrian anarchist

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