Bikya Masr
"CAIRO: Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the murder of Khaled Said, the young man whose death at the hands of police in Alexandria on June 6, 2010, was a major catalyst behind the 2011 uprising that toppled imprisoned Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
“Two years ago today Khaled only had few hours to live,” wrote the We all Khaled Said Facebook page in its commemorating his anniversary.
“Two years ago thousands of young Egyptians didn’t care for politics or about their rights and two years ago we decided to come together to bring our brother justice,” the page added. The Facebook page that is liked by over two million people was instrumental in uniting young Egyptians ahead of the January 25 protests.
Said, born in 1982, was killed on June 6, 2010, when he was beaten to death by two plainclothes police officers at an Internet cafe in Alexandria.
Said was attacked as a result of posting videos that exposed police corruption.
He was openly beaten in the streets next to the Internet cafe where he was picked up from.
A photo of Said’s dead body that showed the marks of torture was published on the Internet and almost immediately went viral, gaining hundreds of thousands of supporters for change in Egypt.
“Today is the anniversary of the first flower that bloomed in Egypt’s garden.”"
"CAIRO: Wednesday marks the second anniversary of the murder of Khaled Said, the young man whose death at the hands of police in Alexandria on June 6, 2010, was a major catalyst behind the 2011 uprising that toppled imprisoned Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule.
“Two years ago today Khaled only had few hours to live,” wrote the We all Khaled Said Facebook page in its commemorating his anniversary.
“Two years ago thousands of young Egyptians didn’t care for politics or about their rights and two years ago we decided to come together to bring our brother justice,” the page added. The Facebook page that is liked by over two million people was instrumental in uniting young Egyptians ahead of the January 25 protests.
Said, born in 1982, was killed on June 6, 2010, when he was beaten to death by two plainclothes police officers at an Internet cafe in Alexandria.
Said was attacked as a result of posting videos that exposed police corruption.
He was openly beaten in the streets next to the Internet cafe where he was picked up from.
A photo of Said’s dead body that showed the marks of torture was published on the Internet and almost immediately went viral, gaining hundreds of thousands of supporters for change in Egypt.
“Today is the anniversary of the first flower that bloomed in Egypt’s garden.”"
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