Egyptian activists plan new protest against military rulers
Some Egyptian groups are planning a new protest on Friday against the ruling military council after a nationwide rally last Friday.
The National Coalition for Change and the Youth Revolution Union are among the advocates for a new demonstration. They urge the military to return to the barracks and lift the emergency law, according to the website of the state-run Ahram newspaper.
They also demand the amendments of the electoral law and cancellation of the Shura Council (the upper house of parliament).
Hussein Tantawi, the de-facto head of state and chief of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, said the state of emergency will end as soon as possible but it depends on the security situation of the country, according to Tuesday's Ahram newspaper. The military council decided to reactivate the law after protestors stormed the Israeli embassy building in early September.
Egypt is set to begin the voting for the parliamentary elections on Nov. 28. Protests and labor strikes are common after the fall of ex-president Hosni Mubarak in February, which has caused a great impact to the country's key tourism industry.
Editor: yan
English.news.cn 2011-10-05 04:12:25 FeedbackPrintRSS
CAIRO, Oct. 4 (Xinhua)
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