Ayman Nour will not be free from tomorrow
Tomorrow Ayman Nour will not be free as Gamila Ismail ; his wife; along with his supporters.
Mubarak will not grant him the 23rd of July Revolution day pardon like other 1500 prisoners all over Egypt.
Press was circulating that Mubarak will grant Nour but it turned to be false.
I highly doubt because Nour did lose his edge , he is still attacking Mubarak and against him. He will not come out and leave the political arena.
By the way a number of Nour’s supporters were arrested today. read more »
He turned to be Egyptian
Do you remember that Gimto. shocking interrogating video I posted here from couple of days ??
It turned out that Omar Khadder ,the young teenager then who was asking for his mother and for help is an Egyptian , yes Omar Khadder is from an Egyptian origin !!
I thought that he was Syrian but I was wrong , he turned to be an Egyptian.
Why do not we speak about it ?? Yes he got two citizenship; the Egyptian and the Canadian ,but it is our duty to stand beside him. Already according to the new Child Law he was arrested while childhood . read more »
Egypt: Freedom House Report
The annual Freedom House report on Egypt is out, writes Ibn Al Dunya, who adds: “I was most fascinated by their brief historical outline, and must confess that i had trouble in galvanizing strength to read on.”
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 »
Egypt: Police Order Teens' Rape
Egypt-based The Arabist links to a story which accuses police officers of ordering the rape of two teenagers. “Does it ever stop? The number of cases of torture and worse in Egyptian police stations that have come to light in recent months is staggering,” notes the post.
Egypt: Kareem tortured in prison
Jailed Egyptian blogger Kareem Sulaiman is being allegedly abused in prison, according to a statement issued by the The Arabic Network for Human Rights information and Hisham Mubarak Centre for Law, reports freekareem.org.
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 »
Egypt: Nothing Moves People As Much As Religion
The late Naguib Mahfouz once said: “If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion.” It continues to move the social and political mechanics of the people, the future of Egyptian politics and the consciousness of our nation's bloggers alike. These are the current issues of Egypt illustrated through their words. 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.
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While in Libya I got this news
My blog is nominated for the Reporters without Borders (RSF) award with Deutche Welle (DW) Best of Blogs (BOBs)competition read more »
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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Azhar: 80 lashes for Egyptian journalists
Update: Press Syndicate issued a statement dated Oct. 11th protesting Tantawi’s fatwa read more »
Egypt blogs campaign for freedom of speech, strike today
Egyptian blogs go on strike today, October 7th, together with daily and weekly newspapers protesting crackdown on blogs, bloggers and free press. Striking blogs placed this banner at their front pages
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