Wednesday
Jan182012
Egypt Feature: The Rise and Fall of the 6 April Youth Movement? (Fadel)
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 7:21 | Scott Lucas in EA Middle East and Turkey, Middle East and Iran
The April 6 youth movement has shrunk in stature against a backdrop of economic woes and instability, including months of clashes between security forces and demonstrators that have disrupted daily life. Although the group once had near-heroic status, its troubles have been compounded by the ruling military’s success in portraying the group as agents of a foreign-backed insurrection.
Together with other youth groups and activists, the group is trying to organize mass protests Jan. 25 to demand the immediate transfer of power from the military to the newly elected parliament, which is expected to be seated soon.