MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE
by Michael Wolraich
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MURDER, POLITICS, AND THE END OF THE JAZZ AGE by Michael Wolraich Order today at Barnes & Noble / Amazon / Books-A-Million / Bookshop |
By Robert Mackey, The Lede @ nytimes.com, Feb. 21,2013
More than two years after tens of thousands of Egyptians took to the streets on Police Day to demand the resignation of Hosni Mubarak and an end to impunity for the security forces, activists report that civilians continue to be raped, tortured and killed in police custody. [.....]
followed by a compilation of links, tweets and videos from Egyptian activists, some, like the following, saying it's worse than before;
In over a decade I have not seen as many cases of male activists fully raped in police custody as in the past few weeks #Egypt
— hossam bahgat (@hossambahgat) February 16, 2013
Comments
I think Mackey's title is quite accurate in stating that police brutality was a catalyst for the revolution. Remember We Are All Khaled Said? And once the Tahrir action started, the preference for the army over the police?
by artappraiser on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 2:10am
Meet the new boss. . .
by Bruce Levine on Fri, 02/22/2013 - 10:26am
by artappraiser on Thu, 02/28/2013 - 8:30pm