Egypt: Demonstrations Continue for Fifth Day  · Global Voices
Amira Al Hussaini

This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011.
Widespread demonstrations continue to rock Egypt for the fifth day in a row, as netizens around the world continue to closely watch developments on the ground. Reports say the millions of demonstrators are taking to the streets to protest against president Hosni Mubarak's 30-year rule.
With the Internet still shut in Egypt, the conversation on Twitter relies on users commenting and relaying what they hear on the news. Glued to news channels, news is exchanged in a series of tweets and retweets, by Twitter users worldwide.
Support for Egyptians continues to pour in, as figures of deaths and casualties are revealed. Here is a round up of some of the Twitter messages from a few minutes ago:
From Bahrain, Hussain tweets:
RT @Melshamy: AlJazeera : 50 000 protesters in Tahrir Square #Jan25 #Jan28 #Egypt #Tahreer #Cairo
Saudi Hussain Al Mustafa adds (Ar):
From the UAE, Sultan Al Qassemi continues to pay attention to the reaction of the crowds to the army deployed on the streets:
See page grab from Al Arabiya of Egyptian protesters shaking hands with army officers http://yfrog.com/h3sonucj http://yfrog.com/gzf5zdvj
And Abdu, from Qatar, adds:
Egyptian army reaffirms their resolve not to use force but they warn of a security void. #egypt #jan25
Reports of deaths and casualties continue to pour in. @shmpOngO prays (Ar):
Dima Al Khatib continues to monitor the situation (Ar):
Others are questioning what they hear on the news and are waiting confirmation online. Lebanese Anton Issa asks:
Al Jazeera Arabic reporting that Mubarak's police killing political prisoners in the prisons! Can this be confirmed? #Jan25 #Egypt
And the warnings for Arab regimes which do not uphold human rights continue:
The old men who rule #Arab world are panicking as they watch one of their own come down. You are ALL next. Ur people will ensure it #Jan25
Saudi Mashi 9a7 quips in Arabic: “Oh Egyptian! You don't only shake Mubarak's throne. You are shaking the thrones of all the tyrants.” His tweet was retweeted several times:
It also seems that fear of what is happening in Egypt is spreading around the world:
!!! RT @GregMitch: Al Jazeera says China has blocked the word “Egypt” from Twitter, wary that it could spread unrest.
This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011.