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At least 18 protesters have been killed as they marked the anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Egypt that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak, in the bloodiest demonstrations since General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. A viral video also shows Shaimaa al-Sabbagh, a leading member of the Socialist Popular Alliance Party, being shot dead Saturday at a protest near Tahrir Square. “Like all social change, the fight for democracy in Egypt and across the region is going to continue,” says Karim Amer, producer of “The Square,” which documented the Egyptian revolution of 2011 from its roots in Tahrir Square and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2014. “What keeps us optimistic is the same critical mass of young people you saw in ‘The Square’ … who are continuing to stand up.” We also speak with film’s director, Jehane Noujaim, about Sanaa El Seif, an assistant producer who worked on “The Square” and is now in prison in Egypt.
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