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Month: June 2006
Another letter from Sharqawi
Youth for Change activist Mohamed el-Sharqawi sent another letter from Tora prison, recounting the night of his arrest. I’m posting an English translation of his letter (followed by a testimony from a activist reporter in response to today’s interior ministry statement on Sharqawi’s arrest).
A letter from Tora
I couldn’t believe myself, as I sat in the prisoners’ truck, blindfolded, and I was in utter disbelief when I heard one of our accompanying officers say “Karim.. Mohammed, we’ll stop here at the prosecutor’s office.�
The whole time as I was being beaten up and up to the point, at the police station, I had imagined one of two scenarios; either being taken to Lazoughli (State Security police HQ), or getting beaten up and then dumped in a street.
The Washington Post on dissident bloggers
Daniel Williams of the Washington Post wrote a good article on the bloggers community in Egypt joining the ranks of dissent. He made special reference to our friends Alaa, Malek, and Sharqawi. See after the jump.
Continue reading The Washington Post on dissident bloggers
Continue reading The Washington Post on dissident bloggers