The 2019 Egyptian protests consist of protests by thousands of people in Cairo, Alexandria, Damietta and five other Egyptian cities starting on 20 and 21 September 2019 in which the protestors called for President of Egypt Abdel Fattah el-Sisi to be removed from power.[1][2] Security forces responded with tear gas, rubber bullets and live bullets[7] and, as of 25 September 2019[update], 1100 to 1400 arrests had been made according to the Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights, the Egyptian Commission for Rights and Freedoms, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information[3][4] and Middle East Eye.[5] Prominent arrestees included human rights lawyer Mahienour el-Massry,[6] former leader of the Constitution Party Khaled Dawoud and two professors of political science at Cairo University, Hazem Hosny and Hassan Nafaa.[4] Human Rights Watch called for all those arrested for peacefully expressing their opinions to be released immediately.[7]