Egypt: A “Journalist” Grabbing on Straws in Desperate Attempt to Deny Rights of Baha’is!
In an article published today in Egypt's semi-official newspaper Al-Ahram, the writer Muhammad Dunya attempted to refute the recent report that was jointly produced by Human Rights Watch and the Egyptian Initiative read more »
DENIED: Egypt Bloggers Plan Parallel Torture Film Festival
Egypt: Bloggers Plan Parallel Film Festival on Police Torture:
Egyptian bloggers have announced that, while the Cairo film festival is taking place from 27 November to 7 December, they will hold a parallel festival in which a “Golden Whip” will be awarded to the best video showing “controversial acts of torture allegedly committed by the security authorities.”
Two policemen received three-month jail sentences on 5 November for mistreating a detainee. A video of the incident, filmed with a mobile phone, caused an outcry among human rights activists and enabled identification of the two police officers. read more »
Egypt: Urgent Press Release by EIPR & Report of Human Rights Watch
The following Press Release was just published by the Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights (EIPR) regarding the ID card crisis in Egypt. read more »
Egypt: the Judge Mocks the Baha’is then Delays his Verdict
Cairo's Court of Administrative Justice convened today to rule on a number of cases including the most recent two litigations brought by the Egyptian Baha'is in their desperate attempts to obtain their civil rights. read more »
Kareem Amer Tortured in Prison
I just received a statement from the Arab Network for HR Information announcing a communique they (along with Hisham Mubarak) sent to the prosecutor general claiming that prisoner of conscience, blogger Kareem Amer (see FreeKareem for info) has recently been beaten in prison by a guard and inmate under the orders and supervision of an investigation officer in Borg elArab prison; sent to solitary confinement where he was cuffed and shackled; and made to watch the torture of another prisoner and threatened with the same. read more »
Torture and Authoritarianism
Hossam has a long, impassioned (as always) post in light of the recent 3-year prison sentence against the Boulaq officers who tortured and sodomized a microbus driver. The case became a0″ public” issue when bloggers broke the story and published a video of the abuse. read more »
3 YEARS. Islam Iabih is jailed.
Islam Nabih is sentenced for jail, three years for sodomizing and torturing driver Emad ElKebeer.
Not that equivalent punishment for the crime, but at least the dude is out of the Police Force.
I'm feeling really good.
Egyptian Baha'is Need to Wait Again for Court Ruling
Cairo's Court of Administrative Justice had a full docket today...all its twenty four cases got postponed!read more »
Egyptian Initiative for Personal Rights Prepares for Court
Two critical lawsuits concerning the Baha'is of Egypt will be ruled on by the Court of Administrative Justice in Cairo this coming Tuesday, 30 October 2007.read more »
CAIRO CALLING… RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS UNITE! 2008 ANTI-WAR CONFERENCE, SOCIAL FORUM
From Arabist
International Campaign against Zionist and American Occupation
Cairo International Conference and Liberation Forum, 27-30 March 2008
Declaration of principles
For National and Individual Liberation
In support of resistance to the Zionist/American Project
Against Zionism and Imperialism
Against despotism and oppression
Against exploitation and corruption read more »
PEACE YA MAN!!
I'm writing this post simply to clarify my views on certain issues recently discussed on this page, especially regarding the intended trip to Elat, its allegations, consequences, & motives behind it...
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The International Religious Freedom Report Part 5: The Muslim Brotherhood
As the public attack on the State Department’s International Religious Freedom Report started the Muslim Brotherhood could not waste this chance to join.
In an interview on the 20th of September 2007 with the Muslim Brotherhood’s English website, Dr. Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Executive Office rejected the content of this report.
He said that America should rather condemn itself first before it attacks other countries and that we reject any intervention from the US administration for a blackmail.
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The International Religious Freedom Report Part 4: The Public Debate
Some objective media reports were done after the State Department issued its International Religious Freedom Report.
Sameh Fawzy a writer in Watany commented on the report saying that in September every year the State Department issues its Religious Freedom Report and usually this report is met with 3 reactions; a complete attack, official ignoring and the government media highlighting the lines that say that Egypt is progressing.
This year there was an official condemnation from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a campaign in the government media attacking the report.
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The International Religious Freedom Report Part 3: The Coptic Church
After the State Department issued its International Religious Freedom Report, the Coptic Church issued some statements and its leaders had some interviews to attack the report.
This was started in El Masry El Youm article on the 17th of September. In this article El Masry El Youm interviewed 2 Coptic Priests; Father Salib Matta Sawirous and Father Morcos Aziz, Mr. Gamal Assaad and Mr. Rouf Hindy a leader of the Baha’is in Egypt.
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The International Religious Freedom Report Part 2: The Government Reaction
As soon as the State Department issued its International Religious Freedom Report a public outcry took place in Egypt. The Egyptian Foreign ministry was first to condemn this report and soon after Egyptian newspapers were flooded with articles attacking the report. The number of these articles and the high level journalists it attracted suggests an organized government campaign to slander the report and stop any real public debate regarding its contents.
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The International Religious Freedom Report Part 1: The Report Content
The State Department has issued on the 14th of March 2007 the new International Religious Freedom Report for 2007.
This year’s report is a great improvement from the previous ones in terms of its content. Previous reports were subject to numerous mistakes such as the 2005 Report, which said that Al Ahram newspaper was a privately funded newspaper with some governmental oversight.
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With Laila (2)
Laila is a symbol used by bloggers for females. read more »
Egypt's Crimes Against Humanity
We all know that torture is common place in the Middle East, all heard about people being 'disappeared' and recently have heard in the press of the travesty that is Egyptian justice. The Egyptian Organisation for Human Rights (EOHR) said:
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ALI GOMAA VICTIMIZED
UPDATE:HOW COULD I FORGET?? read more »
A PRESIDENT NAMED 'JIMMY'
When I first read this I couldn't believe it. Al Mesreyoon Newspaper's website claims that a source 'close to the president' revealed that he will call for early elections and announce his intention for resignation in the soon to be held Annual General Conference for the National Democratic (and Ruling) Party. I thought to myself its just propaganda and moved on with my daily routine. I kept thinking about it though. It also said in the article that this was concurrent with the controversial statement that the president made to the parliamentary committee of the Shura Council, saying:
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