Saturday, June 9, 2012

Egyptian women protesters sexually assaulted in Tahrir Square


Mob attacks small group calling for an end to sexual harassment as women continue to demand a 'new Egypt' post-Mubarak

guardian.co.uk, Friday 8 June 2012

"A mob of hundreds of men assaulted women holding a march demanding an end to sexual harassment in Cairo, as attackers overwhelmed male supporters and molested several of the marchers in Tahrir Square.

Some victims said it appeared to have been an organised attempt to drive women out of demonstrations and trample the pro-democracy protest movement.

The attack on Friday follows a spate of smaller-scale assaults on women in Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the uprising that forced former president Hosni Mubarak to step down last year.

Earlier in the week, an Associated Press reporter witnessed around 200 men assault a woman who eventually fainted before others came to her aid....."

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