Egyptian TV series “The Choice 2” is being criticised for deliberately rewriting historical events such as the 2013 Rabaa Massacre. | TRT World

A decade after the Rabaa massacre that crushed the democratic movement in Egypt, even people who supported the deadly crackdown have come to regret the "poisonous deal" that saw the country slide into military dictatorship, says Egyptian activist Hossam Bahgat. It's estimated that security forces in 2013 killed more than 900 people at Rabaa Square in Cairo, where thousands were peacefully protesting against the overthrow of the country's first democratically elected president. | Democracy Now!

It has been three years since what has come to be known as Egypt's darkest day. #RememberRabaa: https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/indepth/2016/8/14/three-years-on-remembering-the-rabaa-massacre | The New Arab

Hafsa Ali, a resident of the Rabaa neighbourhood, offers a vivid testimony of the haunting events during the Rabaa massacre a decade ago. Just steps away from her home, she describes the juxtaposition of an eerily familiar environment with the unprecedented rush of armed forces, tanks and the grim sight of injured civilians seeking shelter. With hospitals shutting out the wounded, the aftermath revealed streets populated with zip-tied individuals, the staccato of random gunshots warning resident