IN PICTURES: Protests in Egypt, small but persistent

Two young protesters shouting against the military (MEE/Belal Darder)

A group of young protesters shout while one of them is waving a red flare. (MEE/Belal Darder)

A woman holding a picture of Mohamed Morsy, the former Egyptian president (MEE/Belal Darder)

Abdel-Fatah al-Sisi has dramatically tightened restrictions on dissent (MEE/Belal Darder)

Thousands of activists, many of them supporters of the now-banned Muslim Brotherhood, have been rounded up in line with new laws restricting public protests (MEE/Belal Darder)

Temo Hesham waves a red flare during a protest against the military (MEE/Belal Darder)

A year and a half of clashes, arrests and death sentences have forced the Brotherhood to rethink their tactics (MEE/Belal Darder)

A young protester takes part in a demonstration against the military (MEE/Belal Darder)

Many Egyptian youth are less convinced by the concept of peaceful disobedience (MEE/Belal Darder)

A child on the shoulders of his father holds Rabaa's insignia during a protest against the military (MEE/Belal Darder)

El Doksh waving a red flare in an Islamist protest against the military (MEE/Belal Darder)

Young protesters shout against the military (MEE/Belal Darder)

Many believe that the Muslim Brotherhood leadership has less control of the streets (MEE/Belal Darder)

Children standing on a parked car greet passersby with the Rabaa sign (MEE/Belal Darder)

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