In Egypt, thousands of women marched on Cairo’s Tahrir Square on Tuesday to protest the ongoing attacks on female protesters. The rally was sparked by recent video footage showing soldiers dragging a woman through the street by her hair, with traditional clothing ripped from her body and her underwear exposed.

Islama Thabet, Egyptian protester: “The reason for the protest is the picture and the video that was published by news services around the world, and it showed us to what extent the military council has no qualms about trampling on the women of Egypt and the girls of Egypt, and to beat them up and strip them. They have no problem doing that, so long as they get to stay in power and cover up their crimes, and the regime remains in place, protecting Mubarak and the previous regime, which has still not fallen.”

Earlier in the day, Egyptian forces had fired on protesters demonstrating against military rule in the fifth day of clashes that have killed 14 people and left hundreds injured.