Sun, 20/02/2011 - 19:45
A group of Egypt Railways workers in protest against low pay and inadequate management, Cairo, February 17, 2011. The sign reads: 'Fed up with promises. Fed up wih threats. We want a real railways company.' As life seems to fluctuate between normal and unrest all over Egypt after massive protests that led to President Hosni Mubarak ouster, grievances - including pay equality, workplace rights, just representations in boards of state-owned companies, etc - piled up over years re-surface nationwide, prompting Armed Forces Supreme Council's calls to stop protests and to resume daily work.
In a statement on Sunday, the Coalition of the Revolution called for staging a million-man demonstration on Tuesday requesting the caretaker government of Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq to resign. Protesters will march from Tahrir Square to the Council of Ministers.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, in a meeting with a number of intellectuals on Sunday, confirmed that it was not seeking power beyond a six-month transitional period.
Also, a military source said the council has released 55 detainees that were arrested during the demonstrations, and that it is currently investigating 23 others in preparation for their release.
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