Women in Tahrir Square Fighting to Prevent Sexual Assaults, Becoming Victims Themselves

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The renewed protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square have been followed by new reports of sexual violence against women there.

Women have been organizing to combat these attacks, patrolling the square and rescuing fellow female protesters from violent situations.

But sometimes, the rescuers are being attacked themselves as they try to help.

Anchor, Marco Werman speaks with Salma el-Tarzi a member of Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment, a group of volunteers on the ground responding to the attacks on women in Tahrir Square.

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