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  Violent demonstrations continue in Egypt

Cairo women reveal horror of sex assault

  Egyptian women are being sexually harassed and assaulted at an alarming rate in iconic Tahrir Square. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin talks to survivors and those speaking out.

Flashback: Clinton greeted in Tahrir Square

  Watch as Hillary Clinton receives a warm welcome in Tahrir Square.

Protests return to Tahrir Square

  Since Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi launched his far-reaching constitutional decree that essentially gives him unchecked power, large scale protests have returned to Tahrir Square. NBC’s Ayman Mohyeldin reports.

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  Egyptian protesters jam Cairo’s Tahrir Square

Thousands of Egyptians flood Cairo’s Tahrir Square in protest of President Morsi, demanding he rescind decrees that granted him near-absolute powers. NBC's Ayman Mohyeldin reports from Egypt.

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Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans near graffiti during a demonstration in a street leading to Tahrir square, in Cairo
Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans near graffiti during a demonstration in a street leading to Tahrir square, in Cairo

Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans near graffiti during a demonstration in a street leading to Tahrir square, in Cairo May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

A protester uses a pot to make noise while chanting anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square in Cairo
A protester uses a pot to make noise while chanting anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square in Cairo

A protester uses a pot to make noise while chanting anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square in Cairo May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square, in Cairo
Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square, in Cairo

Protesters chant anti-Mursi and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans during a demonstration in Tahrir square, in Cairo May 17, 2013. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih (EGYPT - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)