The April 6 Youth Movement announced Wednesday it will begin to hold daily marches to build unity in preparation for the first anniversary of the 25 January revolution.
April 6 spokesperson Mahmoud Afify said that his group will distribute hundreds of thousands of fliers calling on Egyptians to take to the streets and give voice to demands of the revolution that have not yet been realized.
In a Wednesday statement, Afify added that April 6 will also call for an accelerated handover of power.
The movement promotes coherence among political groups during this critical period, he added, explaining that the planned marches are part of the 25 January Initiative for Unity. The initiative, announced recently at El Sawy Cultural Wheel, aims to coordinate the activities of revolutionaries during the remainder of the transitional period.
The April 6 Youth Movement was one of the main organizations that promoted anti-Mubarak protests at the beginning of 2011. A massive protests on 25 January sparked a wave of demonstrations that ultimately culminated in Mubarak’s resignation on 11 February 2011.
In recent months, April 6 has been highly critical of the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF), which assumed power after Mubarak. In July, the SCAF accused the group of treason following a planned demonstration in front of the Defense Ministry.
Translated from Al-Masry Al-Youm
