Tens of thousands of people took this Friday Cairo Tahrir Square to demand the resignation of all representatives of the old regime and the corrupt trial, and to show support for the riots in other Arab countries. This event, dubbed 'Friday the purge' was organized by youth groups and supported by opposition parties, and reminded the massive protests held in early February to demand the fall of the regime of Hosni Mubarak.
"We want to Mubarak in prison and end the corruption," said the young Amir Shabrwy, handing out brochures to information on political protesters. To Shabrawy, a member of Youth of Egypt by the Consciousness, "many people in Egypt do not know anything about politics" and it is important to explain the rights and duties that entails a democratic system.
Some placards showing pictures of some of the Mubarak regime's former leaders behind bars, referring to the requirement of the revolution that these people are prosecuted, while others called for the resignation of the governors of the provinces. Egypt is undergoing a process of political transition led by the military leadership of the country since Mubarak's resignation on 11 February, after 18 days of protests.
"We must continue pushing because not all claims of the revolution have taken place," said protester May to Assab. Besides the trial of the corrupt, Al Asab cited as one of the main demands to withdraw the recent law enacted by Prime Minister Esam Sharaf to ban protests and strikes that affect national productivity.
This woman also criticized some of those arrested in the protests are being tried in military courts while exresponsables of the scheme are brought before civil courts. But this Friday was not all claims Tahrir, also were frequent expressions of support to other Arab countries at present stage of popular revolts, such as Syria, Yemen and Libya.
With flags of these countries, chanting and shouting against their regimes as "The Libyan and Egyptian people are one," the thousands of participants in the 'Friday the purge' expressed their solidarity with these villages. In this square, the symbol of the Egyptian revolution that ended the three decades of Mubarak in power, the atmosphere was festive and assertive, among street vendors and colorful banners of the hundreds of Egyptian, Yemeni, Syrian and Libyan. 
"We want to Mubarak in prison and end the corruption," said the young Amir Shabrwy, handing out brochures to information on political protesters. To Shabrawy, a member of Youth of Egypt by the Consciousness, "many people in Egypt do not know anything about politics" and it is important to explain the rights and duties that entails a democratic system.
Some placards showing pictures of some of the Mubarak regime's former leaders behind bars, referring to the requirement of the revolution that these people are prosecuted, while others called for the resignation of the governors of the provinces. Egypt is undergoing a process of political transition led by the military leadership of the country since Mubarak's resignation on 11 February, after 18 days of protests.
"We must continue pushing because not all claims of the revolution have taken place," said protester May to Assab. Besides the trial of the corrupt, Al Asab cited as one of the main demands to withdraw the recent law enacted by Prime Minister Esam Sharaf to ban protests and strikes that affect national productivity.
This woman also criticized some of those arrested in the protests are being tried in military courts while exresponsables of the scheme are brought before civil courts. But this Friday was not all claims Tahrir, also were frequent expressions of support to other Arab countries at present stage of popular revolts, such as Syria, Yemen and Libya.
With flags of these countries, chanting and shouting against their regimes as "The Libyan and Egyptian people are one," the thousands of participants in the 'Friday the purge' expressed their solidarity with these villages. In this square, the symbol of the Egyptian revolution that ended the three decades of Mubarak in power, the atmosphere was festive and assertive, among street vendors and colorful banners of the hundreds of Egyptian, Yemeni, Syrian and Libyan.
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