Egypt: Opposition stages massive protests across the country.
On February 22, thousands of Egyptians participated in anti-government protests across the country, demanding the dismissal of government members and the dissolution of President Mohamed Mosi's Muslim Brotherhood movement.
The protest, titled "Trial of the Regime," was organized at the call of 24 Egyptian political parties, movements, and revolutionary groups. Security forces increased their presence in areas where protesters were present.
MENA news agency reported that protesters outside the Presidential Palace held up signs calling for President Mosi to resign.
Police block a crowd of protesters outside the Presidential Palace in Cairo on February 11. (Source: AFP/VNA)
Protesters also gathered in Tahrir Square and called for the dismissal of the government and the Attorney General, and the release of all prisoners.
Meanwhile, outside Egypt's Supreme Court of Justice, thousands of others called for Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohamed Badie to resign.
In the city of Port Said, hundreds of protesters took to the streets for the sixth consecutive day demanding justice for those killed in clashes in January outside the Port Said prison and elsewhere in the city, which left at least 40 dead and more than 1,000 injured.
Schools and shops in Port Said have been closed this week.
In Damietta province, residents and political groups launched a campaign called "we will not pay," threatening not to pay for electricity, water, and fuel until the government met their demands, which included dismissing the Attorney General, prosecuting the Minister of the Interior, and overturning the parliamentary election decision.
In Tanta, the capital of Gharbiya province, hundreds of protesters set fire to the regional branch headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Protesters also surrounded the police headquarters in Al-Mahalla, Gharbiya, throwing stones and broken bottles and attempting to break inside. Security forces had to use tear gas to disperse the crowd.
According to local media, participants in the massive protest included the Freedom Front for Peaceful Change, the Alliance of Revolutionary Forces, the Revolutionary Youth Alliance, and the April 6 Youth Movement.
These protests took place just one day after President Mosi issued a decree setting the date for the country's parliamentary elections to begin on April 27.
Earlier, the National Salvation Front (NSF), Egypt's main opposition alliance, demanded that the President take "serious steps" toward forming a national unity government and prosecuting those involved in the recent deaths of protesters.
The alliance also reiterated its previously stated demands, including the appointment of a new Attorney General in accordance with the Constitution, amendment of the controversial document, postponement of the upcoming parliamentary elections, and assurance of judicial and international organization oversight of the parliamentary elections.
According to (VNA) - DT
