According to witnesses and a large number of videos circulating online, a rare protest was spotted near Egypt’s iconic Tahrir Square where protesters chanted for the resignation of current President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi. In tandem with the events, the hashtag #MidanAl Tahrir (The Square) is trending on Twitter, with already over 600,000 tweets about the protests. Initially, the legitimacy of the protests has been a challenge to verify, with many critics, including popular TV host Amr Adeeb, calling the videos fake or a re-use of previous demonstrations. Local TV channels have also shown footage of Tahrir square devoid of protests. However, Egyptian Streets received confirmation of the protests’ occurrence through residents in downtown Cairo. Protesters have been reportedly shouting ‘Sisi leave’, ‘Freedom’ and ‘The people want to topple the regime.’ News outlets such as MadaMasr and the BBC have also cited protests in the cities of Alexandria, Suez and Mansoura. #ميدان_التحرير Freedom welcome back… pic.twitter.com/17loXFJhCn — Ha j ar (@biboua1907) September 20, 2019 Cairo’s protest is said to have started around on Friday night where large groups shouted anti-government slogans. The social media videos have also depicted Egyptian security…
