Fifteen years on, repression is deeper, dissent is criminalised, but democracy is still the public demand.
![Riot police force protestors back across the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as they attempt to get into Tahrir Square on January 28, 2011 in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of police are on the streets of the capital and hundreds of arrests have been made in an attempt to quell anti-government demonstrations [Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/108473126.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Fifteen years on, repression is deeper, dissent is criminalised, but democracy is still the public demand.
![Riot police force protestors back across the Kasr Al Nile Bridge as they attempt to get into Tahrir Square on January 28, 2011 in downtown Cairo, Egypt. Thousands of police are on the streets of the capital and hundreds of arrests have been made in an attempt to quell anti-government demonstrations [Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images]](/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/108473126.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
The vote is carefully managed so that only one outcome is possible: a longer lease on power for el-Sisi.

President Donald Trump’s administration is bringing to the fore weaknesses that have long plagued US democracy.

By attacking the UN and the rules-based order, these two rogue states are merely hastening their own decline.

The Biden administration is trying to hide its complicity in genocide and help Harris win the election.

When challenged by the Israeli government, Washington has chosen acquiescence.

Israel’s war on Gaza has killed an unprecedented number of journalists – so why is the Western media still silent?

After the US secretary of state’s misleading press conference on Wednesday, there is a need to correct the record.
![US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pictured in Doha, Qatar, for negotiations on June 12, 2024 [Ibraheem Al Omari/Pool/Reuters]](/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/2024-06-12T153903Z_689382016_RC2Q98ACOVDV_RTRMADP_3_ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-BLINKEN-QATAR-1718322855.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Ireland, Norway and Spain’s recognition of Palestinian statehood does not mean they defend Palestine’s best interest.

Israel’s efforts to deflect blame for its atrocities with eager help from Western media should not surprise anyone.
