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The prosecutor in the trial of Hosni Mubarak has asked for nothing less than a hard goodbye for the fallen Egyptian leader, claiming “any fair judge must issue a death sentence,” reports Hamza Hendawi.

“They say they are here to protect us, but they are stripping us naked,” chanted thousands of Egyptian women who, surrounded by a protective ring of men, have marched through the streets of Cairo protesting against military abuse, reports The Wall Street Journal.

Tensions between Egypt’s majority Muslim community (or, at least, certain agitators within this community) and the country’s large Coptic Christian minority have simmered under the surface of Egyptian politics for decades, writes Dr Benjamin MacQueen.

At least 24 people were killed yesterday in Cairo after a protest by Christians turned into a clash with the military. Did the military use excessive force? The official narrative says no, but social media tells a different story…

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak may be gone, but things are still tense in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, where 1,000 people have been injured in recent clashes between protesters and security forces.

CBS reporter Lara Logan, who was sexually assaulted while covering the recent Egyptian revolution, gives her first interview after the horrific attack, recounting what happened and why she’s decided to be open about the assault.

Just last weekend the military arrived in Tahrir Square, Cairo, firing at protesters and trying to clear them from the square which was so crucial in demonstrations in February. Photographer David Degner was there.

Fiji must hold immediate elections, return to democracy and recommit to a rights-based approach, writes Ged Kearney, president of the ACTU.

Women in Egypt organised a march for equality this week that resulted in a violent clash with a male crowd. As Middle Eastern countries fight against oppression, there’s a growing concern that democracy might not include women’s rights.

Al Jazeera’s reporting from Egypt’s revolution and now the uprising in Libya has been transformed by the use of social media and social networking tools.

As the revolution domino effect topples through the Middle East, Foreign Policy goes on a tour of the town squares where the democracy demonstrations — and the murders — are taking place.

It has become fashionable for commentators to downplay the role of social media in Tunisia and Egypt. But although the will of the people is the most vital ingredient for a revolution, social media made it all possible, writes Chris Taylor.

Listen to the sound of the pro-war party rushing to demand that their governments respond to the Libyans’ call. Nothing. The Right’s gradual and encroaching silence about the Arab uprisings is a wonder to behold.

The Gaddafi regime sounds just like the Ben Ali and Mubarak regimes — only, it is inflicting a far bloodier toll on protesters.

According to media watchdog group The Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 52 journalists were attacked during the recent revolution in Egypt, writes filmmaker and writer Ruby Hamad.

The Egyptian revolution has sent conservatives into a spin. Fortunately everything makes sense when viewed through Israeli eyes.

Egypt’s recent internet shut-down and Australia’s NBN have one thing in common: ultimately their success or failure depended — or will depend — not on technology but on people, a US telecommunications policy advocate says.

While the crowd packs Mubarak’s bags, Crikey’s Paul Barry brings you a guide to the world’s worst dictators and where they go when the people finally kick them out.