Freedom Watch: Egypt

I guess the push for liberty in Egypt won't be quite as easy, though I think it will still happen, and sooner rather than later.

Organisers of a series of pro-democracy demonstrations in Egypt say police arrested about 75 people in connection with protests held across the country.

The Kifaya movement says all but two of their activists were later released.
Events were held in 15 cities to call for an end to President Hosni Mubarak's presidency and the lifting of emergency laws imposed under his rule in 1981.

In Cairo, more than 1,000 riot police prevented about 300 protesters from approaching the Supreme Court.

In the southern city of Luxor, more than 1,000 people are said to have taken part in a protest.

Witnesses in some cities, including Suez and Benha, are quoted as saying police beat protesters with batons to disperse them.

The group has held a series of protests since December gradually attracting larger numbers of participants.

Kifaya says it will keep on protesting until the authorities release all those detained in demonstrations.

Godspeed to these folks. A democratic Egypt can be an inevitability if it's properly fought for by Egyptian patriots.