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25 January 2011 Last updated at 04:02 GMT
Egypt activists to hold Tunisia-inspired 'action day'
Anti-government protesters wave Egyptian and Tunisian flags in Cairo, Egypt (15
Jan 2011) Small protests have been held in the capital in the past week to
support Tunisia
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Anti-government activists in Egypt are preparing for a rare day of protest,
inspired by the recent political upheaval in Tunisia.
Organisers have called for a "day of revolt against torture, poverty,
corruption and unemployment".
But the government has warned they face arrest and is calling its supporters
out in a counter-demonstration.
Weeks of unrest in Tunisia eventually toppled President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali
in Tunisia earlier this month.
The events in Cairo are being co-ordinated on a Facebook page - tens of
thousands of supporters have clicked on the page to say they will take part.
"Our protest on the 25th is the beginning of the end," Reuters quoted the
organisers as saying.
"It is the end of silence, acquiescence and submission to what is happening in
our country. It will be the start of a new page in Egypt's history - one of
activism and demanding our rights."
The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says event is a direct response to the campaign
that ousted President Ben Ali of Tunisia, in which the internet also played an
important part.
But there is bound to be scepticism about exactly how many will actually turn
up, say our correspondent.
They know they could face a tough response from the police, who often break up
protests with violence.
In a statement, the government's security director in the capital said: "The
security apparatus will deal firmly and decisively with any attempt to break
the law."
Egypt's political opposition is also divided - one leader, Mohamed El-Baradei,
has called on Egyptians to take part, but the Muslim Brotherhood, still the
most powerful opposition movement, has been more ambivalent.
Egypt has many of same social and political problems that brought about the
unrest in Tunisia - rising food prices, high unemployment and anger at official
corruption.
But protests so far have only been small-scale and correspondents say a similar
political upheaval is unlikely.
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