The demonstrators who remain after this morning's actions in Tahrir Square continue to occupy space and sustain their protest as prior postings indicate. In a phone call, Sam gives credit to French activists for starting a process among the remaining activists to build solidarity, with speakers from each country represented in the demonstration getting up and speaking.
The group also has coordinated a "lost and found" and bathroom access, suggesting sustained will to hold the space and maintain their protest for as long as possible. The French reportedly coordinated similarly when they held vigil outside of their own embassy during actions earlier in the week by internationals to pressure their own countries to push for access to Gaza.
Separately, Sam shared more observations about the police presence. As Sam sees it there are distinct classes of police -- indicated by commonalities in their actions, state of dress, build, and apparent ethnic background. The plainclothes "goons" who attacked demonstrators earlier were more athletic and lighter skinned. The uniformed police in riot gear who are still present and holding a perimeter around the remaining activists are thinner, darker skinned men. One assumes that these observed external traits and behaviors are the product of class and ethnic prejudice within the command of the police force, if not the culture of the state in general.