Anti-Mubarak protesters in Cairo beaten by the police
{{date|July 31, 2005}}

[[Egypt]]ian {{w|riot police}} and government supporters have dispersed Saturday demonstration against President [[Hosni Mubarak]]'s fifth re-election campaign.

Several hundred demonstrators from {{w|Kifaya}}, a movement against re-election of Mr Mubarak, as well as from other pro-reform organisations were to gather in [[Cairo]]'s main square, but they were attacked by the {{w|security forces}} and {{w|plain-clothes police}} on their way.

Eyewitnesses reported that the protesters were beaten, kicked in the head, and finally thrown into police trucks.

19 members of Kifaya were arrested and they are still held, according to the organisation statement.  {{w|Ayman Barakat}}, Mr Mubarak's most serious opponent in the upcoming election was among those arrested, but is now freed.

Mr Mubarak announced that he would stand in the election on Thursday. Under international pressure he introduced several serious {{w|constitutional reforms}}, including first in 24 years presidential elections with more than one candidate. However, opposition leaders say that is 'no guarantee' the elections will be fair.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4731855.stm
|title=Riot police beat Cairo protesters
|author=Heba Saleh
|pub=BBC News
|date=July 31, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/07/30/egypt.protest.ap/index.html
|title=Crowd beaten at Mubarak protest
|author=
|pub=CNN
|date=July 31, 2005}}

*{{source|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/news/0,,12215_2,00.html?maca=en-news-19-rdf
|title=Anti-Mubarak protest in Cairo turns violent
|author=
|pub=Deutsche Welle
|date=July 31, 2005}}

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Egyptian  and government supporters have dispersed Saturday demonstration against President Hosni Mubarak's fifth re-election campaign.

Several hundred demonstrators from security forces and  on their way.

Eyewitnesses reported that the protesters were beaten, kicked in the head, and finally thrown into police trucks.

19 members of Kifaya were arrested and they are still held, according to the organisation statement.  , Mr Mubarak's most serious opponent in the upcoming election was among those arrested, but is now freed.

Mr Mubarak announced that he would stand in the election on Thursday. Under international pressure he introduced several serious , including first in 24 years presidential elections with more than one candidate. However, opposition leaders say that is 'no guarantee' the elections will be fair.

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