Egypt Internet activists and “influence”

Muhammad Hamza

Bikya Masr

30 August 2009

The use of the Internet in Egypt as a platform for political activism has been the topic of discussion in various political circles and in the media.

Bloggers have come under the spotlight when they started to expose and bring to public attention cases of human rights violations and physical abuse against detainees in police stations. Others have been expressing their political views, which are quite critical of the government and the policies of the state as a whole.

They have managed to grab the attention of the media at home and human rights and media freedom organizations abroad.  read more »