Citizens protested by participating in demonstrations, marches, occupations, and civil disobedience in a national effort to overthrow Hosni Mubarak from the presidency.

[citation needed] A video recorded from an aerial view then emerged of a woman trying to flee from the Square in a street adjacent to the Egyptian Cabinet, only to stumble and fall to the ground.

[13] However, Reuters and Human Rights Watch reported that the victim was a 28-year-old activist called Ghada Kamal Abdel Khaleq, a member of the April 6 Youth Movement.

Popular media platforms such as CNN, NPR, and RT had all covered the event and video, resulting in a large viewing of, "The Girl in the Blue Bra".

[17] Recognized political leaders such as Hillary Clinton criticized the attacks on protesters and labeled the actions of the military as a degrading to women, the revolution, and Egypt.

[21] It symbolizes the social suffering of a nation, as other issues such as opposition to violence, military-rule, censorship, and stripping of people are all personal experiences of activists.

[13] Further, they claim that the presence of women protesting in Tahrir Square for democracy and social justice may undermine state control and patriarchal values.