Arab Spring s Long Lost Dream Of Egyptian Freedom By Emmanuel PARISSE
01/20/21 AT 10:18 PM
A decade after Egypt s mass protests briefly unlocked new freedoms, human rights groups say it is back to square one as President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has stamped out all opposition.
The iconic demonstrations in Cairo s Tahrir Square, which broke out on January 25, 2011, toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak just a couple of weeks later in one of the most momentous changes of the Arab Spring wave of revolts.
They ushered in a heady period of free speech and free elections that propelled Islamist Mohamed Morsi to power, followed by mass protests against Morsi and then his overthrow all within two and a half years.