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Videos from the Arab street

Social media is continuing to play a key role in both organising and disseminating information around the political unrest in several Arab countries, with YouTube videos at the fore.

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Yemen

Anti government protests have continued in Yemen:

Tunisian demonstrations have continued unabated - Here, hundreds chant slogans in Tunis on Wednesday.

Egypt

Egyptians have busily been uploading camcorder and mobile phone footage to sites such as YouTube.

In this video, police move down an avenue with a water cannon, before protesters face up to it in a scene reminiscent of the Tiananmen Square protests.

Nighttime protests in the capital - and people even start dancing.

Here, hundreds of people gather in Cairo to protest against the regime.

In this video from Cairo, the crowd slowly reacts as police move forward and then back again.

In a brazen act of defiance, protesters tear down an image of President Mubarak.

Doctors protest, while police officers are handed flowers.


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