The 2011 Egyptian Protests

Protests were also held at the Eyptian embassy in Tunis in solidarity and in hope that the two countries' own "revolutions" could spark a chain of events around the Arab world. Tunisia's Progressive Democratic Party also said that Egypt had "called in the hour of change for an end to injustice and dictatorship. The Egyptian people supported the Tunisian people's revolution. Our heart is with you and our voices never cease to pray for victory." There was also a demonstrations outside Egypt's embassy in Doha, Qatar. There were also protests in Lebanon warning of the spread of the protests. In Syria a peaceful demonstration was held on 29 January in-front of the Egyptian embassy in Damascus to protest against the killing of protesters by the Egyptian police. Syrian security forces were deployed around the embassy and blocked demonstrators from reaching it.
Between 200 and 400 protesters held demonstrations outside the Fatih Mosque (where political activism has become more common since the Gaza Flotilla raid in Istanbul also after Friday prayers; another protest of 50 people was held at the Egyptian embassy in Ankara, Turkey.
On 28 January, Egyptians living in Canada and others gathered at the embassy in Ottawa as well as the consulate in Montréal. The next day, Canadians in Toronto, Montréal, Vancouver and other cities peacefully demonstrated in support of the uprising, criticising the Canadian government's cautious and generic response. On 29 January, in Dearborn, Michigan, famous for its large Arab-American population, 300 people expressed their solidarity for the Egyptian people
The Egyptian embassy in Venezuela was temporarily taken over by Venezuelans of Egyptian descent, an action which was condemned by President Hugo Chavez.