Why are demonstrations in egypt upset with the government

As in , authorities arrested hundreds of protesters and bystanders last month. The independent Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms ECRF documented arrests in 21 governorates, including at least 72 children , some as young as 11 years old. The real number may be much higher. The ECRF and other groups also said that security forces disappeared dozens of those arrested for days, holding them in unofficial detention sites before presenting them to prosecutors.

But what these protests tell us is that Egyptians have not given up on their human rights, despite living under a government that makes it very costly to exercise those rights. Get updates on human rights issues from around the globe. Join our movement today. Help us continue to fight human rights abuses. Please give now to support our work. Demonstrators are angry about a wide range of things - from widespread poverty and rising prices, to claims of torture and government corruption.

Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, has ruled since There are widespread claims of rigged elections to keep him in power and many say his son will take charge when he stands down. Uncertainty in Egypt is always likely to be a worry for the UK and America.

It's a major shipping route through the Suez canal and the government there is a much needed ally in talks to find peace between Israel and the Palestinians. If Hosni Mubarak is forced out - it could make the wider Middle East more volatile.

Trouble in the Middle East has a direct impact on your pocket. We've seen the cost of crude oil top a hundred dollars a barrel lately. That affects prices at the pump - and you can put it down to this kind of uncertainty. Sisi denied the claims. This has not stopped other dissidents uploading videos discussing the security crackdown, corruption and poverty. The fact that protesters managed to gather at all has prompted some to suggest that officials were unsure on how to respond.

While the reforms and the devaluation have stabilized the currency, Egypt has not been able to create jobs by boosting non-oil foreign direct investment, which fell in the first three months of to its lowest for at least five years.

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