Five days after ousting Hosni Mubarak in a popular uprising, Egyptians continued protests and strikes over a host of grievances from paltry wages to toxic waste dumping. They defied the second warning in three days from the ruling Armed Forces Supreme Council to halt all labor unrest at a time when the economy is staggering.
The caretaker government also gave its first estimate of the death toll in the 18-day democracy uprising. Health Minister Ahmed Sameh Farid said at least 365 civilians died according to a preliminary count that does not include police or prisoners.
Democracy advocate and Nobel laureate Mohamed ElBaradei called on the council to include civilians in a transitional presidential council to be entrusted with setting the course toward democracy.
And more than 60 women's and community groups condemned the panel, saying it is an all-male group that "excludes half of society."
The military council has dissolved parliament, which was stacked with Mubarak loyalists, and suspended the constitution. It also met once with youth activists, promising a peaceful transition of power to a civilian ruler; but declining to discuss specific actions on how to purge the political system of senior Mubarak loyalists.
This article appeared on page A - 4 of the San Francisco Chronicle
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