Egypt's Regime Erases Revolution, Celebrates Police State
📰 THE STORY: The New Arab reports that Egyptian activists are decrying the Sisi regime's move to shift the January 25th holiday, previously marking the 2011 uprising that unseated Hosni Mubarak, to officially celebrate 'Police Day' instead. Critics argue this is a calculated attempt to depoliticize and minimize the memory of the revolution, which initially saw popular defiance against state
repression. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The January 25th revolution in 2011 was a direct challenge to a decades-long police state under Hosni Mubarak, who himself was a product of the military establishment. The regime's attempt to erase this date by renaming it 'Police Day' is a perverse celebration of the very apparatus of repression that spurred the revolution, and a
chilling echo of the crackdown that followed in 2013 when General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi seized power, leading to the Rabaa massacre where Egyptian security forces killed at least 817 pro-Morsi protesters in a single day, according to Human Rights Watch – one of the largest killings of demonstrators in a single day in recent history. Double Standard: Western media and governments, particularly the
United States, frequently condemn authoritarianism and human rights abuses in nations that defy their geopolitical interests (e.g., Venezuela, Iran). Yet, the Sisi regime, which has imprisoned tens of thousands of dissenters and systematically suppressed civil liberties, continues to receive substantial financial and military aid. For instance, the US grants Egypt approximately $1.3 billion in