egypt's stock market was considered the biggest in the world, since the overthrow of hosni mubarak hasappened. >> another day of trading. this is home to the egx30 index, where shares in the 30 largest companies are bought and sold. a year since the 2011 revolution has been a roller-coaster ride with plummeting falls and occasional climbs. many analysts believe it's linked to the performance of the economy. something people in the borsa area of cairo agree with. >> translation: i own a show shop in downtown cairo. in the past i made a lot of profit. now there are no markets like before. if i make a profit i'm not going to invest in egypt. >> work in the past for me was better. if i make any profits i spend them on my wife and children. if i want to invest in a tuktuk it costs thousands. how can i get that money? >> the stock market here has been recovering from shocks suffered from the 2011 revolution which toppled hosni mubarak. some say it's time to invest again. >> people like this man. he is an engineer who put small amounts in stocks and shares from time to time. he says for the p

ahmed maher, ahmed douma, and themmed adel helped lead uprising that ousted hosni mubarak in 2011. david were the first to be sentenced under a new law that bans public protest by requiring --en different coat dish permits for permission to protest. in iraq, a high-ranking army commander and 17 other soldiers were killed on sunday during a raid. the raid took place in the border with syria. attacks in other parts of iraq killed 13 other people on saturday. in syria, at least 42 people were reportedly killed sunday as helicopters continue to bombard aleppo. at least six children were among the dead. helicopters had been dropping highly distracted barrel bombs, oil drums filled with explosives and sometimes filled with scrap metal. hundreds have been killed in the past month. today is the deadline for most americans to sign up for health insurance which starts in january 1 under the affordable care act. despite the rollout, obama claimed that over one million people had signed up in the first three weeks alone. >> more than one million americans have selected new health insurance pla

. >> hosni mubarak is egypt's president, who's held power over the people for more than 30 years. ages of the demonstrations and the police response flood the internet. >> mubarak basically unleashed his security forces all across egypt. so for four days he unleashed everything he had. >> four days into the uprising, hoping to stop the flow of information among the protesters, the government cuts off the internet. >> mubarak thought he could wreck the revolution by putting egypt on information lockdown. so he literally shut down the internet. >> nora younis is a reporter for the "egypt independent," an online and print news source. on the morning of january 28th nora and a colleague hear about a hotel in central cairo that still has internet service. they try to get a room with a view of tahrir square. >> they said they have orders from state security not to sell any rooms overlooking tahrir. so we said okay and we settled for a nile view room. >> while organizing their coverage of the day's events nora notices something happening outside their window. she grabs her camera and begi

. >> and egyptian court acquitted hosni mubarak of corruption charges. it is the latest development in a country that is trying to chart its future. since july, egypt has been ruled by a military installed government. many fear the clock is being turned back. from cairo, we have this report. land of the pharaohs, they cheered for a new leader. the army chief, the general, poster boy for a two. -- a coup. removed mohamed morsi. next year he could be elected himself. do you want the general to run for president? raise your hand. >> yes, yes. such is the hope of him but you can even find him on the street. for many who fought for change, this leaves a very bitter taste. this person, filmed here in 2011. his dreams of freedom cost him his site. -- sight. his right eye was hit by shotgun pellets. his left eye targeted by a sniper. we sat down with the former tend to stay -- with the former dentist. he says the old regime plunged into darkness, and has not yet been overthrown. system remains the same. the army is maintaining its position and has applied more p

april six movement which is one of the main forces behind the protests against former president hosni mubarak . an estimated one hundred and sixty thousand anti government demonstrators turned out to get another mass protest in bangkok on sunday bringing parts of the capital to hold. this is the dead sea to attack saddam was the main building of new mysteries. he said he supports is to stop handed out signing up for february so the election. he told the crowds. we disagree with the direction we want the country to be the full before the election. then fold will go to camp tonight at the dedication with the candidates who might just that when the office is open tomorrow morning. thailand's opposition intends to look like us in the cold to present nea he knows too much for me during going on dates sunday's mass protests was the late tuesday by critics of the government to toughen her up and to oust casino watched industry which has dominated talk politics since two thousand won. japanese media pointed in the seventeen the defence minister last year from july and has made the surprise visit to m

break which resulted in the death of several guards during the twenty eleven uprising against hosni mubarak the continuing crackdown against the muslim brotherhood is also taking its toll on every day lives this is fifteen year old khaled who was arrested after he brought a ruler to school bearing the pro morsi sign the photo here shows the four finger salute if you can see it a gesture which would now immediately land you in jail in egypt prosecutors claim the boy was inciting violence the muslim brotherhood unites millions of people who oppose the interim government in egypt but they say their voice is being cautious in his belt through reports now it's just another reason why many gyptian xah looking elsewhere for a better life. omaha meet a young egyptian design student sits in his favorite downtown cairo cafe talking about a better life abroad three years on from participating in two thousand and eleven revolution almer is frustrated by the state of the country he says once he finishes his studies he'll have to leave. here your story for four years and then you don't find a job at the

protest movement that ignited the historic two thousand and eleven uprising against president hosni mubarak a defense lawyer for the activists denounced the judgments against them as political and warned thousands were ready to take their place. activists say the army backed authorities are repressing a fierce crackdown on the muslim brotherhood movement of former president muhammad morrissey have in recent weeks started to target members of the secular activists movement sparking fears of a return to mubarak era repression. the army depots morrissey on july's third after mass protests against his rule since then the security forces have killed hundreds of his supporters and arrested thousands more but he just military backed government has also sent out a roadmap for political transition back to democracy that includes a referendum on a new constitution in mid january following revelations that nsa intercepted emails of israel's top former leaders senior israeli officials have demanded an end to us by the scandal has also spurred renewed calls for the release of jonathan pollard a former a

of the west darlings of the west one moment villains the next libya's moammar gadhafi egypt's hosni mubarak to name but a few south african journalist chris bishop believes the one nine hundred sixty four trial that saw mandela and his comrades sentenced to life helped turn the world in their favor during the trial. these gentlemen who are on trial the rivonia trial as they went from being the accused of being people in the dark as. they became the benjamin franklin's of africa they became the freedom fighters they became the man of principle who is standing up merely for the rights of office and it's only to turn world opinion around from a vile terrorist to one of the greatest freedom fighters to have ever walked the earth the story of nelson mandela is remarkable a man who stood up for the rights of people everywhere but also a familiar tale of governments pushing the gone into flowers around to make one day and devote the next point of r.t.e. johannesburg south africa. for reaction to the death of nelson mandela binion's an analysis of these legacy had to our website r.t. dot com. franc

the long arm of the law has reached the leaders of the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak in egypt three years ago they are now standing trial under a new law banning unauthorized protests well true has the details from cairo. two leading secular activists make it drama will be in court today for the first session of their trial they're being targeted legally protesting and for allegedly assaulting police officers in demonstrations last month too many prominent voices in the january two thousand level revolution among the first to be tried for the offense or. to egypt's new controversial protest though it was in force by the government last month and bans all rallies over ten people from gathering the information from the ministry of interior there was mass aprile when the law was promulgated as people here say most protests are against interior ministry and the brutality of that police force and they will give security forces a copy of the by let me disperse demonstrations this is something we've certainly seen in the last few weeks security forces have used tear gas water cannons

he's now facing trial over a prison break in two thousand and eleven during the uprising against hosni mubarak's regime and any public show of support for morsi can lead to serious attention from the authorities however young the offenders are reports on the story of one fifteen year old who suffered. mohammad buckra waits at home for the return of his fifteen year old son could it jailed for taking a pro morsi ruler to school teaches notify the authorities when they saw the fourth think it symbol which commemorates the bloody august dispersal of citizens in support of the troops. i think the first time in my life that the child is locked up in the military prison for having a ruler resume and the rest warrants out for me for inciting my son to take the ruler to class but even if they look my son are probably ready to keep fighting islamist supporters of morsi like mohammad say they are in hiding fearful of showing any allegiance to the oust of muslim brotherhood president. since they cleared the sit in some men started shaving their beards and the women took off their new cabs anyone who is aga

the long arm of the law has reached the leaders of the revolution that toppled hosni mubarak in egypt three years ago they are now standing trial under a new law banning unauthorized protests true has the details from cairo. two leading secular activists may have been charged with illegally protesting and for allegedly assaulting police officers in demonstrations last month the two men who were prominent voices in the january two thousand level revolution among the first to be trying to do the offense related to egypt's new controversial protest it was in force by the government last month and bans all rallies over ten people from gathering information in the ministry of interior there was mass aprile when the law was promulgated as people here say most protests are against interior ministry and the brutality of their police force and they will give security forces a copy the by let me disperse demonstrations this is something we've certainly seen in the last few weeks security forces have used tear gas water cannons and birdshot but it's against protesters attempting to rally without

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of the west darlings of the waste one moment villains the next libya's moammar gadhafi egypt's hosni mubarak we keep leaks founder julian assange to name but a few south african journalist chris bishop believes the one nine hundred sixty four trial that saw mandela and his comrades sentenced to life helped turn the world in their favor during the trial. these gentleman who are on trial the rivonia trial as they went from being the accused of being people on in the dark slowly transformed they became the benjamin franklin's of africa they became the freedom fighters they began the man of principle who is standing up merely for the rights of others and it's only to turn world opinion around from a vile terrorist to one of the greatest freedom fighters to have ever walked the earth the story of nelson mandela is remarkable a man who stood up for the rights of people everywhere but also a familiar tale of governments putting a garland of flowers around your neck one day and a rope the next police fear r.t.e. johannesburg south africa. and we are showing you right now a live look outside of nelso

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he's said to be responsible for the death of military officers during the overthrow of hosni mubarak. he's accused of breaking out of prison. 129 defendants will be tried. riots have been fuelled between mohamed morsi supporters and those of military government. >> in the meantime egypt's economy forces kids out of the classroom. teenagers say they'd rather work than go to school. we explain why. in the backstreet workshops of cairo working conditions are tough. protection non-existent. this is life for thousands of teenage boys where learning a trade is more important than going to school. >> i'm working here because education is useless to me. they don't teach us anything at school. i spend $15 a week, and that is spent on living costs. >> egypt's economy is adding to the economy of child labour. $1.6 million children in europe are in work. 13% of the workforce is unemployed. three-quarters of the unemployed are 15-29-year-olds. such poor employment prospects are hardly a good advertisement for the benefit of those that live hand to mouth. one project is trying to encourage families

i want to ask you, the man backed by the obama administration in egypt, hosni mubarak who was summarilym the u.s. policy, but muhammed morrissey, now we founout that the government of egypt, the military government charged him with conspiring with the hamas, hezbollah, and iran. this looks awfully bad for the obama administration and the united states and of egypt in the region. >> well, we don't know about the veracity of that charg certainly. but it is a very, very serious charge. there are indications that are quite profound, to be sure. it also tells you that thi military regime in egypt really does not want the muslim brotherhd participating in this political process at all. and we just have to observe and see what happens with these chges. lou: and the 35 co-conspirators have been charged along with more see and members othe muslim brotherhood. all facing the prospect of the death penalty. general, as always, good to have you with us. thank you. >> good talking to you, lou. lou: b sure to get your orders and for my new book. it duts january 7th, available now on line for pre order

the situation is so draconian that it's worse than even in the days under hosni mubarak. >> we have reports from cairo adding to the problem of child labor. >> reporter: in the back street workshops of cairo working conditions are tough. protection non-existent. but this is life for thousands of teenage boys in this city where learning a trade is often seen more important than going to school. >> i'm working here because education is useful to me. they don't teach us anything at school. i learn $15 per week and that is spent on my living costs. it's a good craft. >> reporter: egypt stagnant post revolution economy adding to the problem of child labor. 1.6 million children in egypt are in work while 13% of the workforce is unemployed. three-quarters of the unemployed are 15 to 29-year-old. such poor employment prospects for young people are hardly good advertisements for families who live hand to mouth. but one group is trying to get children back to school. >> we provide families with incentives. if you give them rice on conditions the child attends class 80%, then let's start working on ch

so when hosni mubarak went to the al jazeera studios, he turned to his information minister and he said, how can a matchbox like this create so much trouble across the arab world? and he told his information minister, you employed 20,000 in cairo and these guys with their handful of people in the al jazeera studios create more problems. so it's qatar part of the influence for real? what i discovered is that doha and qatar through a number of careful and calculated foreign-policy mechanisms and through this careful use of the foreign policy toolbox, several tools in the toolbox has been able to create conditions whereby they can pursue their interests. and what are some of those tools >> first and foremost, foreign-policy it might be best as hedging and this comes from gambling and it's a term that comes from gambling whereby you place one major bad, let's say you bet on the united states to guarantee your security. and you place a number of smaller bets as well unless they you may then for traumatize with come ons or iran or other individuals they may not necessarily see eye to eye. and

, accused of being responsible for the deaths of military officers during the 2011 uprising of hosni mubarak mohamed morsi is accused you have breaking out of the prison during that time. hundreds will be tried. including members of hamas, hezbollah. >> egypt's poor economy is forcing kids out of the classrooms. some teenagers say they'd rather work than go to school. bith explains why. >> in the -- bernard smith explains why. >> in the back street working conditions are tough. this is life for teenage boys, where learning a trade is seen as more important than going to school. >> translation: i'm working here because education is useless. they don't teach us anything at school. i earn $15 per week. >> egypt's stagnant post revolution economy is adding to the problem of child labour. 1.6 million children in egypt are in work. 13% of the workforce is unemployed. three quarters of the unemployed are 15 to 29-year-olds. such poor employment prospects are hardly a good advertisement for the benefits of education among families living hand to mouth. >> we provide the families with incentives that

movement has really been involved in -- was at the forefront of the revolutions which brought down hosni mubarak. the muslim brotherhood came in on the back of that. it has been active in a lot of respects, politically not just on the streets. they were instrumental in helping draft the 2012 constitution. and remember that at the moment, there is no formal political opposition, so particularly the april 6th move is the closest thing that this thing has to a political opposition. i think that imprison can these activists is going to be seen as an attempt to really silence political dissent across the board. the human rights watch has already criticized the government for some of these kind of actions. i think we are going to see thatspread. i would have to say that the government is insisting that they are simply following the law, that they are enforcing the legislation that was dualy passed and that these activists were responsible for breaking that -- those laws and simply paying that price. now, i also mention a news conference of april 6th has just held. they have said that the road map is n

the movement has been involved in or was at the forefront of the revolutions that brought down hosni mubarak, and the mouse limb brotherhood -- muslim brotherhood came in on the back of that. they were instrumental in drafting the 2010 constitution. there's no political opposition. this is the close es thing that the country has. imprisoning the activists will be seen as an attempt to silence political dissent. we've seen criticism, i think it will spread. the government is insisting they should be following the law, they are enforcing the legislation dually passed and the activists were responsible for breaking the laws and they are paying the price. >> i want to mention a news conference of april 6th was held. they said the roadmap is not going in the right direction and we should withdraw from it and fight it. they've described the three activists as political prisoners. >> nairobi police have been looking for survivors after a freight train derailed into a neighbourhood. seven were hurt. we have this report from nairobi. >> crushed by the derailed train, shacks in a large slum reduced to

. -- president hosni mubarak in and his last prime minister on charges of embezzlement.is still a long way to go to achieve real change. >> sharif, thank you for your report. you can see his reports at democracynow.org. piece, "repression deepens in egypt: at first it was the muslim brotherhood. now dozens of journalists, non- islamist activists and students have been detained and beaten." that does it for our broadcast. democracy now! is looking for feedback from people who appreciate the closed captioning. e-mail your comments to outreach@democracynow.org or mail them to democracy now! p.o. box 693 new york, new york 10013. [captioning made possible by democracy now!]