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Friday, February 4, 2011

Hundreds in Gaza rally in solidarity with Egypt

Ma’an - Hundreds of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip rallied Thursday in solidarity with the uprising in Egypt.

Marchers carried banners reading "People want the regime out" and "Down with Hosni Mubarak".

A student group distributed a statement calling on the UN to take action against the regime.

......Police in Gaza broke up a smaller rally this week as did the Palestinian Authority government in Ramallah.
On Thursday, Human Rights Watch called on the Palestinian Authority to end violence against demonstrators, the latest instance being Wednesday evening in Ramallah.

"The Palestinian Authority should immediately make clear that its ‘state-building’ training of security forces does not include beating peaceful demonstrators," said Sarah Leah Whitson, HRW's Mideast chief.

"The PA should take action against the responsible police officers or the US and EU should find another use for their taxpayers’ money," she added in a statement issued by Human Rights Watch. Read more
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