Erstellt am: 21. 11. 2011 - 15:43 Uhr

Violent protests as Egypt's military threatens to hold on to power

Reality Check: Egypt protests, Libya captures Gaddafi son and aide, cybercrime in Russia, minority languages song contest.

Living in uncertainty, in the shadow of what failure could mean, under the pressure to not succumb and on a daily quest for freedom and dignity, has exhausted Egyptians, no doubt. I have felt the doubt and the beginnings of resignation in my friends and family living in Cairo and Alexandria.

It has been a very trying ten months since the fall of Mubarak—some 12,000 ordinary civilians have been processed through military tribunals – more in 10 months than Mubarak managed in 30 years. If suspicion were a commodity, Egypt would be very, very, very rich these days. Not wanting to put it too nonchalantly but bad vibes can definitely wear a nation down.

I spoke with my cousins and friends in Egypt a few weeks ago and asked if it was time to gather all energy available for a Revolution 2.0. If the military were going to ignore the first Revolution, maybe they needed a little reminder of the fact that Egyptians mean business. My family and friends are practiced in patience and they were kind to not chastise me for my presumptive ignorance.

As hundreds of thousands of Egyptians went back out on the streets this weekend, thousands suffering injury, dozens dying at the hands of a brutal military crack-down, a folk that is down but not out, is mobilizing its anger and making it clear for all the world to see—no matter how many surges the Egyptian Revolution of January 2011 has to make, the uprising millions aren’t going to wait for some army generals to literally die out. The Egyptian people want democracy in this lifetime and not at the leisure of old-school Mubarakism.

Our Cairo correspondent, Karim al-Gawhary, told me about the events of the weekend and the mood of the new wave of protesters.

Libya vs. The Hague

Muammar Gaddafi's son, Saif al-Islam, and former intelligence chief, Abdullah al-Senussi, were captured in Libya over the weekend, and now the thorny question arises of what will happen to them now. Both have been indicted by the International Criminal Court in The Hague, but is's likely that Libya will want them to stand trial at home. Regional analyst, Paul Rogers, looks at the implications and possible outcomes.

Cybercrime in Russia

In Russia, cybercrime is big business, and cybercrime services are available to just about anyone. Christoph Weiss has been to the "Deep Sec" security conference, and tells Riem Higazi about the alarming world of Russia's cybercriminals.

"Liet" minority language song contest

Austria has just won the "Liet" minority language song contest in Udine, Italy. The band "Coffeeshock Company" from Burgenland won with a song presented in Burgenland Croatian. Nik Martin tells Joanna Bostock about the contest and the winning songs.

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