Now Western media is furious over clashes between Iranian police and protesters, which were perhaps expected given the warning Iranian authorities had issued against demonstrating in protest of the election results. The level of violence may vary, but police clash with protesters everywhere in the world, including the numerous anti-US demonstrations in South Korea, Pakistan and the United Kingdom.
When it happens in Iran, however, the world gets furious.
In my city, Cairo, State Security policemen usually far outnumber protesters and easily crack down on them.
They sexually harass protesters; when my female friends attend a protest, they make sure to wear pants beneath their skirts to make it more difficult for plainclothes police forces to do so. Yet, global media reports of infamous incidents of protest crackdowns in Egypt are mild. These are just small stories in the Middle East section of BBCNews.com or CNN.com.
● Sara Khorshid (sarakhorshid@gmail.com) is an Egyptian journalist.
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