In Egypt, dozens of people were arrested on Tuesday for taking part in a pro-democracy rally in Cairo. Hundreds of Egyptian police officers scuffled with demonstrators calling for constitutional changes to ensure fairer elections. There were widespread reports of Egyptian forces beating protesters and seizing videotapes and cameras documenting the unrest. Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour criticized the police crackdown.

Ayman Nour: “I think that some of you passed through Tahrir Square this morning and saw this outrageous display that harms Egypt’s image: thousands of plainclothes and uniformed officers and soldiers laying siege to Tahrir Square to prevent the right of tens or hundreds of citizens and youth from expressing their opinion on their right to demand constitutional changes.”