The Liberties’ Committee has called for a stand in solidarity with detained journalists and activists tomorrow Thursday 12 noon, at the Press Syndicate. At 1pm, activists will also assemble in front of the General Prosecutor’s office to demand the release of the detainees.
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New report on abuses against journalists
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information has issued a new report today, documenting the abuses against journalists in Egypt during last May.
The Arabic report could be found here, and there’s also an English translation.
Sharqawi’s ordeal continues…
Youth for Change activist, Mohamed el-Sharqawi sent a new letter from Mahkoum Tora Prison, cell no. 1-B, dated 12 June, complaining of medical negligence. The State Security Prosecutor had decided earlier last week to allow him treatment at El-Manyal University Hospital outside prison. Apparently this all turned out to be a farce. Here are excerpts from Sharqawi’s letter: Continue reading Sharqawi’s ordeal continues…
Support fired activist
Pro-democracy activist Ahmad El Droubi is to take legal action against his company, after he was dismissed for his political activism. Droubi had sent a letter of complaint to his management protesting his unfair dismissal, but as of the moment, WorleyParsons Komex has NOT replied. Droubi has joined the ranks of the ever-growing army of unemployed Egyptians.
Please express your solidarity with pro-democracy activist Droubi, and email the following message to his company directors. Continue reading Support fired activist
Please express your solidarity with pro-democracy activist Droubi, and email the following message to his company directors. Continue reading Support fired activist
Anti-globalizatin group calls for release of detainees
The Anti-Globalization Egyptian Group (AGEG) has issued a statement calling for the release of socialist activist Wael Khalil, one of the group’s founders, and the rest of the pro-democracy detainees. Continue reading Anti-globalizatin group calls for release of detainees
Released detainee fired from his job
I received a message from Kefaya activist Ahmad el-Droubi—who was detained by State Security police on April 24, then taken to Tora Prison for 33 days—saying he was fired from his job, as an ecologist with WorleyParsons Komex. The decision, according to Droubi, was taken by the Egyptian manager of the multinational’s office in Cairo.
Here are excerpts from Droubi’s letter sent to the firm’s senior management in London, dated June 8, 2006: Continue reading Released detainee fired from his job
Here are excerpts from Droubi’s letter sent to the firm’s senior management in London, dated June 8, 2006: Continue reading Released detainee fired from his job
Inverting the flag
An interesting phenomenon indeed… The Egyptian bloggers are circulating inverted Egyptian flags on their websites and mailing lists.
The initiative was launched, it seems, shortly before the May 25 pro-judges demo, but it’s picking up now. Several blogs have posted the picture including:
-Wael 3abbass put the inverted flag on his front page of this week’s issue of MisrDigital, with a caption: “Yes, we’ve inverted the flag, because the country is in a catastrophe. We will not correct it, till the country itself is corrected.â€� Continue reading Inverting the flag
3alaa still blogging from prison…
The Arab World’s most prominent blogger, 3alaa Seif al-Islam, is still blogging from his cell in Tora Prison.
Here’s the latest post he sent from prison today, and here is another one that includes his thoughts/rantings about a post-Hosni Egypt.
Activism Calender
The Liberties’ Committee and the Alliance of National Forces have called for a solidarity protest with the detainees, in front of the Press Syndicate tomorrow, Sunday, 7pm. The protest will last for an hour, followed by a conference inside the syndicate.
The Center for Socialist Studies, whose director Kamal Khalil is currently detained in Tora Prison, is organizing a series of weekly events too…. Continue reading Activism Calender
Report on killing of Sudanese protesters released
The Forced Migration and Refugee Studies Center at the AUC has released its report on what happened during three-month sit-in of Sudanese refugees in Cairo’s Mohandiseen district, which ended bloodily in late December. The Egyptian government is condemned for the violence, and the irresponsibility of some of the protest leaders (who nurtured unrealistic expectations of resettlement among protesters) is revealed, but UNHCR’s handling of the situation really looks bad.
Excerpts follow.
Continue reading Report on killing of Sudanese protesters released