The suppression of protests by the 6 April movement in Cairo yesterday has attracted a lot of media coverage, so I'll just note it here. For reports, see: AP, BBC, Al-Masry al-Youm, The Majlis,Bikya Masr and Egyptian Chronicles (which has a collection of photos and video clips). There were also protests in Alexandria and other cities.

Amnesty International issued a statement condemning the "arrests, detentions and violence meted out against peaceful protesters", and called on Egypt to honour its international human rights commitments.

Posted by Brian Whitaker, 7 April 2010.