في ذكرى النكبة.. عام يمر على شهيد موقعة السفارة

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المجد للشهداء.. هكذا نتذكر شهدائنا جميعا الذين لولا تضحياتهم ماكنا لنكتب هذه الكلمات اليوم وكنا تحت إمرة الطاغية مبارك إلى اليوم.

بقلم:

صبري خالد

16 مايو 2012

اكمل قرائة المقال على موقع الاشتراكيون الثوريون. اضغط هنا

365 days ago.. Atef yehia..

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Graffiti - Atef yehia 

I wont tell a new story in this post, i just want to remember one the Egyptian Martyrs, not one of the famous ones, but what made him special for me is that he was a friend of mine.

Atef died after a long journey fighting against the bullet he took in his head during the protest took place last year in the memory of the Palestinian Nakba by the Israeli embassy in Giza-Egypt.

The protest that day last year 15-5-2012 was peaceful as usual but when the protesters asked the authorities to bring down the Israeli flag in respect to the Palestinian struggle and resistance the Egyptian army gone mad, started shooting protesters with tear gas, rubber bullets and live ammunition.. which broke through my friend's head from behind his right ear and gone out from above his right eye brow.

The damage happened to his brain was permanent, he lost all of his functions.. 

Atef was his mother's only boy with a passed away dad, you cannot imagine how miserable and depressed was this lady when she heard about her only son, What Atef had experienced in El-Kasr Einy hospital after his injury is indescribable.. the lack of respectful heath care and emergency treatment were disastrous.

R.I.P.

Account on MOD Clashes, 4th of May 2012

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Summary of the day of 4th of May:
On the 4th of May during the million man protest near the MOD which called "Friday of the End" The Army forces decided to attack the peacful protesters and clash with them.
Army forces attacked the protesters with the help of the military police "the red cap officers", some plain clothed troops and thugs.
They pushed the protesters away using LIVE AMMUNITION , MOLOTOV cocktailS, teargas, stones.
It turned into street war between the angry, injured and beated up protesters and the security forces, many people were injured and more than 200 people kidnaped and will face military trials.
As the army forces raided into the hospitals and detained all the injured people tere is no exact number of the injuries or the dead people.

My Account:

I arrived Abbasyia at 05:10 pm yesterday and just before the cathedral i saw Abbasyia citizens with thugs holding swords and metal sticks banning people from passing from their street to reach the Abbasyia square and the MOD.

I tweeted:

People near the cathedral are panning anyone to pass from there, normal citizens from Abbasiya #MOD
— Sabry ☭ خaled (@sabrykhaled) May 4, 2012

I couldn't reach the protesters till i used the back streets and suddenly i heard sound of continuous gun shoots, it was very very close to the protesters who were escaping from the Army armors, tear gas, live ammunition and thugs, That moment i started taking photos.

More Photos Here.

After that the Armors started to push the people away from the MOD more and more till we reached "Ghamra" 4 km away from the MOD,  Army forces attacked the protesters with the help of the military police "the red cap officers", some plain clothed troops and thugs, They pushed the protesters away using LIVE AMMUNITION , MOLOTOV cocktailS, teargas, stones.

More Photos Here.  This is the photo just before they caught me 1st. time.

As i was busy taking photos so it was normal to be in the last line facing the Army armors, I was taking photos and suddenly 2 plain clothed thugs grabbed my arms and 2 other military police soldiers came towards me, they start beating me up, All i was thinking about is to protect the camera because they are doing that because they saw me using it.. 

A friend of mine Hadeel Gamal saw me that moment.

Thanks to 2 Salafy guys who heroically saved me from them i managed to ran away with no injuries.

I tweeted:

I escaped from detention after several minutes they beating me, am safe now and thanks to God I have no injuries. Thanks for whoever called.
— Sabry ☭ خaled (@sabrykhaled) May 4, 2012

Me and the group of salafy youth who freed me were escaping from them and extremely tired, and many of them were falling and caught by the military police troops and their thugs.
Minutes after that while i was running with the guys, A group of armed thugs faced us and detained me Again with several protesters, they forced us to enter a flower shop just before Ghamra bridge and brought the military police to take us away.. apparently there were some protesters who were watching from far away and decided to come back and save us from them after they saw how we were being beaten up by both the thugs from Abbasiya and the military troops, they broke into the shop by rocks and sticks -the revolutionaries- and took us away.. 
I continues running in the back streets until i reached down town area where i felt safe for the first time since hours.. 


I saw many women dragged and beaten the exact way they beat the Tahrir Girl in december clashes

One of the most important turning points.. Mahalla!

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Mahalla..  

It's history goes back before the 6th of April 2008, but this date is special in a special way.

It's the city which inspired the Egyptians and certainly changed the the history of the Egyptian labor movement forever, Egyptian labor movement is full of struggles, fights, sacrifices and victories. But what makes Mahala special is that it came out of nowhere for some people who knew nothing about the social struggle in Egypt under the rule of the businessmen for years and years.

The workers of this city sculpted the it's name in many minds after that two day uprising against the increased prices and shortage of bread where they confronted Mubarak's troops and tanks, and in these moments some people knew that it's a matter of time till we witness the real revolution.

Thit is a magnificent example of the people realizing they are worth more, and must fight alongside each other, not against. Power to the Proletariat.

We've come a long way..

Behind the picture.. Episode 4 - US Embassy

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Photo by Sabry Khaled. تصوير: صبري خالد.

Yesterday the 9th of March 2012, Clashes broke out between pro and anti revolution protesters with army trying to "separate" them. Suddenly, army used tanks to protect Okasha who was leading a protest by the US Embassy to leave the scene through a small ally while army soldiers fighting revolutionaries with rocks to keep them away. Clashes lasted for few hours mainly between army & pro-Okasha people on one side against revolutionaries and people coming from Tahrir on the other side. It was apparent that the army and people on Okasha's side were working together against Tahrir protesters attacking us with rocks & arresting whoever they manage to arrest.
But in the middle of these clashes i was like "What the hell is going on.." and the boy in the Photo above i think his expressions was like mine.. Lost..


Check more shots from yesterday's clashes on my photostream: 

Behind the picture.. Episode 2

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مواطن - Citizen

This portrait of an old man in his mid fifties was taken in Mansour st. near Tahrir square during the clashes between revolutionaries and CSF forces near the Ministry Of Interior (MOI) after Port Said massacre where more than 75 Ultras Ahlawy members were killed in a systematic way in front of the police forces eyes and they just did nothing except the made the killing process easier, Clashes started when CSF forces started shooting tear gas and rubber bullets when thousands of Ultras Ahlawy and Zamalek (hardcore soccer fans) marched to Ministry of Interior HQ in Cairo near Tahrir square.


What is so special about this old man is that he didn't leave the battle field in solidarity with the revolutionaries despite his age and health status and i think it's very obvious on his face.


Every time i saw this man going to the front lines in the same time when i couldn't withstand the horrible amount of tear gas, i tell myself that the only thing can force anyone to do so is his belief in the cause.


By the way he is not the only Old man who is doing this or used to do that! we have many of them.. Bless.
You can check my photo set. from the MOI clashes and Ultras Marches to the MOI in this Photo Set On Flickr

Visit My Flickr Photostream for more Photography fro different events and occasions.

© Sabry Khaled Photography 

It's happening.. Ikhwan?

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For years The Muslim Brotherhood movement or group was fighting to take over the power in Egypt since they started they activity on the political scene 1928 when  in Egypt by the Islamic scholar and schoolteacher Hassan al-Banna, They depended on the political activism combined with the islamic charity work wich gave them a broad sector of supporters over years specially in a poor society like Egypt which force the people to hold on  any thing religious to overcome the brutality of daily life and suffer.

As we all know how the MB suffered from the authorities since their early beginning because their fight was against the suppression of the regime ruling Egypt years ago.. The funny thing is that MB members keep telling us -whether the leftists or any other movements- that they are the oldest struggler and they are more worthy than anyone to take over the power in Egypt, but they never chanted against Mubarak over the 30 years he killed and  imprisoned hundreds of them maybe thousandths.. 

Last year i talked about the secret agreement between the MB and SCAF but back then it was just a theory but now it's happening on the Ground.. check this post The secret Agreement 

And now during the 1st. anniversary of the 1st spark of the Egyptian revolution and after the MB took over about half of the parliament, they are trying to show the world and the media that the huge million people marches happening every day now is just a way of celebration not a protests demanding bringing the SCAF to trials, the most famous chants nowadays in tahrir Square are directed against the MB stage when they turn on songs! using their huge loud speakers, Chants like "this is not a concert.. this is a revolution" and "sell sell sell the revolution Mr.Badei'" 

Yesterday the 27th of January 2012, protesters in tahrir square got sick of the MBs activities and shameful actions which forced the people to chant against the parliament and the MB, even many people said that they were conned by the MB when they voted for them.

Here's the Video from Mosireen showing the reaction of the protesters against the MB stage performance yesterday.. check out the Video from here.. Tahrir's response to the Muslim Brotherhood 

Now after MB -Ikhwan- is in power.. should we expect anything from them? 

i think we shouldn't expect anything from them as they cheered for the SCAF in the 1st. session of the parliament, even they are asking for immunity to the SCAF generals in case they handle the power to civilians..

How hypocritical is that?! 

Down with opportunism..

My interview with Lillian Boctor on #Jan25 from Tahrir Square - CKUT Voices from Egypt 24-01-2012

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Listen here..

CKUT Voices from Egypt - Activist and blogger Dr. Sabry Khaled reflects on #Jan25 from Tahrir Square by Lillian Boctor
Lillian's words..

As the first year anniversary of the Egyptian anniversary approaches, activity is beginning in Tahrir Square in anticipation of the Jan 25, 2012 massive rally commemorating the martyrs of the Egyptian Revolution and calling for an end to SCAF rule. Lillian Boctor speaks by phone with dentist, blogger and activist Dr. Sabry Khaled from Tahrir Square on January 24, 2012.

Video: أفراد الجيش وهم يلقون الطوب من داخل المجمع العلمي #OccupyCabinet

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I took this video during the Occupy cabinet clashes last month - 17th of December 2012.
It shows the Soldiers of the Egyptian Army throwing the protesters with rocks from inside the scientific complex which was under-fire during the capturing of this video.

New Video: "Say it.. Don't be afraid.. SCAF have to leave.." - فيديو: قول متخافش..المجلس لازم يمشي.. من مطالب 25 يناير

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الفيديو من مسيرة حرائر مصر بتاريخ 20 ديسمبر 2012 

يتضمن هتاف يبرز مطلب المصريين في يوم 25 يناير 2012 . ومنذ ان تولى المجلس.

The video is from the women's march in 20 Dec. 2012 after the Egyptian army showed a brutal behavior against female protester by removing her clothes in tahrir square during Cabinet Clashes. WATCH IT HERE
The chant in the video: "say it loud, dont be afraid, SCAF have to leave!".
It's one the main demands of the Egyptian People during the 1st. anniversary 

Documentary: العسكر - SCAF

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Video: ديسمبر: أربعة أيام من القتل Four Days of Death in December 2011

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لسة الطريق طويل - Symbolism,

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حلمنا في يوم .. وبندفع تمن الحلم دم

ماخفنا الموت .. ولا نزيف الدم

طريق طويل مفروش بالدم .. وعلى الجنبين حجارة و حلم

ومهما يزيد القاتل بالدم .. جوانا لسة عايش حلم

طريقك طويل يا حرية ...

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Advice in case you are beaten by police or army - نصايح لاوقات التعرض للضرب بواسطه الجيش أو الشرطة

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Scroll down for English. translated by Mai Shams El-Din Ismail

نظرا للوحشية المتعمدة من قبل قوات الأمن سواء كانت مدنية أو عسكرية (شرطة - جيش) فمن الملزم ان تأخذ حذرك حين تقع فريسة في ايدي من لا يرحم !

اولا في المعارك في مصر لازم تعتاد على الكر والفر الكتير اللي احيانا بيكون  زيادة عن اللزوم طبعا وبيكون  في اوقات كتيرة خطر من غير شك.

لما يكون هجوم القوات المواجهة مؤكد اياك أو اياكي تبص ورا ضهرك بص بس أمامك وكل اللي يكون في مخك إنك تقطع اطول مسافة في اقصر زمن مع الحفاظ على الهدوء ومعدل التنفس الطبيعي.

نتيجة للتزاحم أو اي عامل آخر ممكن جدا تلاقي نفسك وقعت على الأرض وفي الحالة دي بكرر اياك تنظر خلفك وحاول جاهدا إنك تقوم بسرعة عشان تنجي نفسك من بطش الباطشين.

في المواجهة الغير متكافئة خلي دايما مبدأك الخروج بأقل الخساير .. بمعنى إنك لو هتهرب وماسك حاجة معطلك يبقى سيبها أو مثلا لو وقعت واضربت يبقى تتفادى الاعتقال.

في حالة السقوط على الأرض اللي بيضربك غالبا مش بيكون  واحد بس .. بالعكس بيكون  طبعا حفلة عليك أو عليكي.

وهنا لازم تكون اولوياتك معروفة يعني اهم جهاز في جسمك في اللحظات دي هي أجهزة الحركة يعني الساقين وعشان كده لازم تتفادى اي كسور أو اي حاجة ممكن تعيق أو تأثر على الحركة ولذلك احمي نفسك من الكسور في الساقين بانك تستقبل الضرب بزاوية و متخليش العصا تنزل عمودية خليك في حركة دايما يعني ترفص وتحاول تستقبل الضرب أو معظمه بفخذك لانها اكبر كتلة عضلية وأكتر مكان ممكن يمتص الصدمات.

وبالنسبة لتاني اهم جهاز أو مكان ممكن يعيق حركتك هو البطن لانك هتتعرض للضرب فيها بالأرجل وفيها اماكن ممكن تعيق الحركة وتسبب مضاعفات زي النزيف الداخلي أو كسر الضلوع وفي أسوء الحالات ممكن تكون السبت تلحق بالرئتين ولذلك لازم أول ماتقع على الارض وتتم محاصرتك تتخذ الوضع الجنيني يعني تحاول تقرب المسافة بين ركبك وراسك وتخبي وشك وايدك على راسك من الجنبين.

في كل الاوضاع ونتيجة للعنف المفرط هتتعرض لإصابة بس الاحسن إنك تخرج بأقل الخساير.

مش محتاج اقولكم طبعا إن راسك تحط ايدك عليها ومتبصش لحد خالص .. ركز بس في انتهز فرصة للهرب عشان ده يساعدك في تحمل الضرب مهما كان.

 .. ملحوظة أخيرة : ركز إيه هو سبب نزولك للشارع من البداية ! ... >> يعني لو نازل تضرب يبقى خليك خفيف متشيلش حاجة تقيلة !

wولو نازل تغطي احداث وتصور يبقى لازم متبينش ده لان ده هيخليك مستهدف ولو كده خليك بعد عن الصفوف الاولى اوي بحيث توسع مكان للمقاتلين وفي نفس الوقت تشتغل بأريحية وأمان تام.

أكيد مش من أول مرة هيكون ادائك هايل بس هي بتيجي بالتعليم والتمرين والتركيز.

ربنا معانا.

Advice in case you are beaten:

In Egypt, you have to get used to street fighting (going back and forth):

1-      When there is a confirmed attack, never look back just look forward and put in mind to run as fast as possible to the far distance possible, with peace of mind and keep your normal breathing rate.

2-      In case of crowdness you may fall down, again, rise up as quick as possible, don’t look back words and keep running.

3-      In case of unequal fighting (your enemy is stronger) make your most important concern to get out of it with the least loss possible, if you carry something big leave it, and if you are caught, make sure you are not arrested.

4-      In case you fall down, of course it is not going to be one security personnel beating you, they will be a group, so do the following:

-          Your most important parts of your body are your legs and arms (movement parts) so avoid anything will affect their movement, injuries, getting broken. If your are beaten in your leg, make sure to position your leg with an angel, never allow the beating to be vertical on your leg, kick whoever beats you, let him beat you in the thigh not in the leg, because your thigh is the strongest muscle in the body, and can absorb the beating.

-          Protect your head with your arms and never look at anyone, focus on escaping by any means; this will make bear the pain and the beating.

5-      Concentrate on the reason why you are in the street, if you are there for fighting, try to be as light as possible, do not put extra luggage with you.

6-      If you are documenting then make sure not to be obvious so as not to be targeted, be away from the front of the battle to give a chance for the fighters and allow yourself to freely document.

Definitely you will not 100% perfect from the first time, you will get used to it by training.

God be with us J 

My Photography from #OccupyCabinet clashes 17-12-2011

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tantawy's Army

Tantawy's army

what they left ..

الشعب يريد اعدام المشير

tahrir on fire

 

 

Egyptian Army Brutality Against " FEMALE " protester - #OccupyCabinet clashes 17-12-2011

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New Video : Dr.Gamal Zahran speaking at Occupy cabinet 9-12-2011

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SCAF war crimes against Egyptian protesters

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Dr.Ahmed Mo'taz is talking about the results of the investigation done by him and other professors at El-Kasr El-Einy school of medicine - Cairo. About the dead bodies of the second Egyptian uprising 19th of November 2011.

After seeing the dead bodies of the Martyrs (Mahmoud Abdel Rahman 19 years - Ragaa Omar - Amal Hassan Abdel Aziz - Rania Mohamed + 45 others ) the investigations results proved the usage of Very dangerous chemical cocktail shells against peaceful unarmed protesters in a Residential area which is Mohamed Mahmoud st. and Tahrir square which considered A terrible violation of human rights and a war crime.

Analysis of samples from the dead bodies and from the canisters showed the usage of concentrated phosphorus 15% and condensed Chlorine 18% Only produced by two 

American companies one of them based in Nevada while the other one in Pennsylvania Specializes in development of American military industries, and was obvious from more than 180 canisters captured by the protesters then the professors.

Results also showed the solution of the skin of the dead bodies and the usage of nerve gases.

Till now no official investigations started because of the orders of the General prosecutor Abdel Megeud Mahmoud, Minister of health, Field marshal Tantawy.

According to the signed protocols between The American & Egyptian Government These shells not to be used against protesters or in residential areas, specially those containing Cr gas and CS shells.

Military forces added another crime to their crimes by fabrication of criminal history to the Martyrs.

My Videos from #Tahrir square clashes since #19Nov , The second Egyptian uprising, فيديوهات من اشتباكات ميدان التحرير والانتفاضة المصرية التانية من يوم 19 نوفمبر

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photo - front line

street wars between protesters and Police forces 1st day in the second Egyptian uprising ,, tahrir square - cairo 19 Nov.

Clashes between protesters and Police forces from the Front lines - Mohamed Mahmoud st. - Tahrir Square, Cairo. 

chants behind the front lines at Mohamed Mahmoud st. against the Army and Police Forces during early morning clashes 22 Nov.

It's a REVOLUTION

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Tahrir square 22-11-2011

Now after the 4th day of the second wave of the Egyptian revolution, i just want to see who were saying that Egyptians won't revolt again, accept SCAF's humiliation, sold their revolution their dignity and them selves. 

I want to look these people in their eyes and see how they look like after they saw their great people rise up again and say their word "ENOUGH".

Enough militarization of the country, Enough humiliation, Enough lying, Enough killing, Enough hunger, Enough suppression, Enough military trials, Enough injustice.

Egyptian people in the streets and freedom squares all over Egypt want their country back, On their faces you will figure out that they are sick of SCAF, you will feel so from the chants rocking the square.

Since Mubarak stepped down SCAF started a new era of Mubarak's rule itself but the people don't want another Mubarak and the surprise here that they were aware of every thing SCAF was doing not as many of the elites were thinking that the people won't revolt again and they are OK with the SCAF.

Away from home -Tahrir square- many cities are on fire now like Alexandria, Minia, Kena, Suez, Ismailia and Tanta, For those who are saying that Egypt isn't just Tahrir square i would say it's not about Tahrir only, it's a revolution all over Egypt.

No one knew that it will be that fast or the massive amounts of people who showed their support, but some people were sure of it going to happen, May be it's the violence against peaceful protesters which motivated people to be ONE HAND again and forced the people to express their anger against the same system ruled them the past thirty years.


It doesn't matter how it started, what really matter is the determination of people, after continuous usage of many types of tear gases, rubber bullets, iron pellets and live ammunition people still there still fighting, still chanting and still sacrifice their lives to ensure that Egyptian's dignity, rights and freedom are nonnegotiable.


In Tahrir square now there is no room for politics, no labeling allowed there and that was missing the last few months, no one would accept negotiating with the killers, no one has the right to speak for us except us and our demand is clear as we chanting it every single minute "down with military rule", I don't think using any type of weapons would affect people's determination !

How can we sit with the people who is killing our brothers and talk ? i think it's impossible now. May be after Revenge we can talk, i can't tell the real number of people who lost their eyes but it's a large number, At least 5-6 of my friends already lost their eyes, i don't think they will forgive us if we failed to achieve what they were aiming.


For those who didn't join the revolution till now, Join us and you will have something to say to your kids, participate in history, and if you don't see that there is no logical reason for joining remember virginity tests, maspero, military trials, 8 April officers, Abbasya, camel battle .. enough ?

Hey Egyptians "IT IS A SECOND CHANCE" take it and make the most of it, In case you missed the first revolution, I am sure you don't wanna miss the second real one, join to feel the revolution and freedom it's priceless.

battle field

From Tahrir with love

Glory to the Martyrs

Sabry Khaled