On this day 8 years ago, the Egyptian government killed more than 1000 protesters in broad daylight.

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blacktiger226 on August 14th, 2021 at 15:07 UTC »

Rabaa Massacre (August 14, 2013)

"The gravest incident of mass protester killings occurred on August 14, when security forces crushed the major pro-Morsy sit-in in Rab’a al-Adawiya Square in the Nasr City district of eastern Cairo. Using armored personnel carriers (APCs), bulldozers, ground forces, and snipers, police and army personnel attacked the makeshift protest encampment, where demonstrators, including women and children, had been camped out for over 45 days, and opened fire on the protesters, killing at least 817 and likely more than 1,000.

Human Rights Watch researchers documented the dispersal of the Rab’a sit-in and found that security forces opened fire on protesters using live ammunition, with hundreds killed by bullets to their heads, necks, and chests. Human Rights Watch also found that security forces used lethal force indiscriminately, with snipers and gunmen inside and alongside APCs firing their weaponry on large crowds of protesters. Dozens of witnesses also said they saw snipers fire from helicopters over Rab’a Square."

Report from Human Rights Watch.

blacktiger226 on August 14th, 2021 at 15:09 UTC »

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rocknrollstar67 on August 14th, 2021 at 16:39 UTC »

And strongmen from Turkey, Brazil, Russia, America, and beyond collectively masturbated over the idea that they too might one day be able to solve their problems like this.