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    Turbulence, violence in the Middle East

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    Activists organize silent stands to commemorate Khaled Said's death anniversary

    By arasquare  |  Posted June 6, 2012  |  Cairo, Egypt
     

    CNN PRODUCER NOTE     arasquare says activists convened in Cairo, Egypt, yesterday to pay homage to the late Khaled Said. "His death was one of the sparks that ignited the Egyptian revolution, just like Bou Azizi's death in Tunisia," he says, adding, "People commemorate his anniversary to express their anger and disapproval of the brutality and torture used against Egyptians. It's also a sign that people won't forget him." arasquare's photographs exhibit the activists standing on a bridge located on a bank of the Nile River.
    - stein0726, CNN iReport producer

    Egyptian activists organized silent stands across Egypt on Wednesday, June 6, to commemorate the second anniversary of Khaled Said's death. Khaled Said, a 28-year-old Egyptian from the coastal city of Alexandria, Egypt, was tortured to death at the hands of two police officers. Khaled has become the symbol for many Egyptians who dream to see their country free of brutality and torture. His death was one of the many sparks that ignited the Egyptian revolution. This iReport was shot on Kasr El Nil bridge in downtown Cairo, where hundreds of activist stood silently, wearing black clothes and holding pictures of Khaled Said and other martyrs who were killed in the revolution. Participants held papers with messages written on them, as "the revolution will continue", "No to torture and brutality", "we will bring their right and fulfill their dream".

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