Editing Curfew (section)

===Egypt===
On 28 January 2011, during the [[Egyptian revolution of 2011|Egyptian Revolution]] and following the collapse of the police system, President [[Hosni Mubarak]] declared a country-wide military enforced curfew.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/jan/28/egypt-protests-mubarak-army-curfew | location=London | work=The Guardian | first1=Jack | last1=Shenker | first2=Peter | last2=Beaumont | first3=Sam | last3=Jones | title=Egypt protests: Hosni Mubarak orders army to enforce curfew | date=28 January 2011}}</ref> However, it was ignored by demonstrators who continued their sit-in in Tahrir Square. Concerned residents formed neighborhood vigilante groups to defend their communities against looters and the newly escaped prisoners.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/29/egypt-jail-break-700-prisoners-escape_n_815872.html | work=Huffington Post | first=Cara | last=Parks | title=Massive Egyptian Prison Break Frees 700 Inmates | date=29 January 2011}}</ref>

On the second anniversary of the revolution, in January 2013, a wave of demonstrations swept the country against President [[Mohamed Morsi]] who declared a curfew in [[Port Said]], [[Ismaïlia]], and [[Suez]], three cities where deadly street clashes had occurred. In defiance, the locals took to the streets during the curfew,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.ahram.org.eg/News/63539.aspx|title=Suez Canal residents defy President Morsi's curfew|work=ahram.org.eg}}</ref> organizing football tournaments and street festivals,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323375204578269700878491978|title=Egyptians Defy President's Curfew, as Unrest Spreads|author=Matt Bradley|date=29 January 2013|work=WSJ}}</ref> prohibiting police and military forces from enforcing the curfew.