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Britain must stop arming Egypt, campaigners demand on ‘Arab Spring’ anniversary
Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital city Cairo, during 8 February 2011 [Mona/Creative Commons]

ANTI-ARMS campaigners demanded that the British government stop arming repressive forces in Egypt today, 10 years on from the so-called Arab Spring uprising.

Today marks the 10th anniversary of the “day of anger,” which saw a brutal crackdown on mass pro-democracy protests in Egypt.

January 25 2011 was the first of 18 days of protest preceding the resignation of president Hosni Mubarak.

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