Third week of protests begin in Cairo

Cairo, Egypt (CNN) -- Egypt's revolt entered its third week Tuesday as anti-government protesters formed a human chain in Cairo's Tahrir Square, vowing not to budge until President Hosni Mubarak and those around him are forced from office.

Vow = jurar, hacer voto de

Budge = moverse

Forced from office= obligados a dejar el cargo

"Tahrir Square wants Mubarak to go as soon as possible, but it also wants the dismantling of his regime," actor Khalid Abdalla, the star of the 2007 film "The Kite Runner," said Monday. "It wants the dismantling of the police state. It wants the dismantling of the emergency law. It wants the dissolution of the parliament, which was corruptly elected."

dismantling = dermantelamiento

Mubarak has ruled Egypt since 1981, aided by an emergency decree that gives him sweeping powers. Since the protests began January 25, he has appointed a vice president for the first time, reshuffled his cabinet and announced that he won't seek a new term in September. His new deputy, longtime intelligence chief Omar Suleiman, has been holding talks with opposition parties in hopes of creating a smooth transition, and key members of the ruling National Democratic Party --including Mubarak's son Gamal -- resigned from leadership positions Saturday.

rule = gobernar....................................reshuffle = reorganizar

decree = decreto..................................seek a new term = intentar conseguir un nuevo mandato.

sweeping powers = amplios poderes......smooth= suave, tranquilo

appoint = nombrar.............................. resigned from leadership positions = dimitir de puestos de mando

CNN's Anderson Cooper takes on the Egyptian government's claims about its treatment of protesters and journalists.
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HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH (NGO)

VIDEOTAPE = grabar en video

RELEASE = liberar

HELD 0= retenido(pp HOLD)

HENCHMAN = secuaz, esbirro

OPOSITION FIGURES = miembros/personajes de la oposición

 DENY = negar

TRASH = destrozar

ARREST = arrestar

INVOLVEMENT = participación

MOB=  muchedumbre

PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATORS = manifestantes pacíficos

SHOTS IN THE AIR= tiros al aire

DETAINED = detenido

INTEND  = tener intención

POLICE STATE = estado policial