CAIRO: Thousands of Egyptians are making their way to central Cairo's Tahrir Square to mark the one-year anniversary of an uprising that ousted the former regime. The protests are also in opposition to the continued military rule of the country. By early morning Wednesday, thousands of activists had taken up posts in the square, hoping tens of thousands would join them in demanding an end to the military junta and the “continuation of the revolution” that began on January 25, 2011. “The revolution is not over. I am going to go and show my support,” Munir, a middle-aged waiter at a coffee shop on Qasr el-Aini, told Bikyamasr.com Wednesday morning. On Tuesday night, a huge march traversing the streets and squares of downtown Cairo was organized by thousands of activists and young people, demanding the handover of power, and the termination of the military trials of civilians. The increased numbers of demonstrators has led to the blockage of traffic in Tahrir and neighboring streets. Participants in the march have demanded that authority be handed over to a civilian presidential council, and the release of political activist Ahmed Doma, and called upon the Egyptian people to take to the streets and Tahrir to commemorate the revolution. Meanwhile, an increasing number of tents are being set up in the square, including tents dedicated to victims of the revolution, and others set up as makeshift clinics. A major platform has also been built near the entrance to Mohamed Mahmoud Street, with dozens of citizens surrounding it. A number of political activists who have laid down speeches and poems, markedly against the former regime, will speak and perform on the platform. In addition, a second stage was erected on the other side of Tahrir Square, and those who established it raise the slogan “Revolution Committees”, and declared that they have come to celebrate the anniversary of the revolution. This has led to small scuffles between those on the platform and a number of Tahrir demonstrators. This comes at a time when members of the Muslim Brotherhood gather in front of the Egyptian Museum, ready to distribute themselves throughout the entrances to Tahrir. BM ShortURL: http://goo.gl/MXjHl Tags: featured, Jan25, Protests, SCAF, Tahrir Section: Egypt, Latest News
