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Egyptian rights groups call for blogger’s release
Egypt

Egyptian rights groups call for blogger’s release

Rights organizations in a joint statement on Wednesday reiterated their calls for President Hosni Muabrak to intervene for the release…
Facebook activist slapped with jail term by Egyptian military court
Egypt

Facebook activist slapped with jail term by Egyptian military court

An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced a political activist to prison for "publicizing defense secrets of the country."Activist Ahmed…
Military tribunal postponed for internet activist
Egypt

Military tribunal postponed for internet activist

An Egyptian military tribunal on Wednesday postponed until 29 November the trial of an activist who allegedly used the social…
Rights group: Blogger re-arrested, beaten by Alex security officer
Egypt

Rights group: Blogger re-arrested, beaten by Alex security officer

Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer was subjected to repeated beatings at the hands of a junior officer at the State Security…
To blog or not to blog?
Opinion

To blog or not to blog?

Blogging started in the West as a way to record personal experiences, akin to an electronic diary. Bloggers were motivated…
AI calls for Egypt to drop charges against three activists
Egypt

AI calls for Egypt to drop charges against three activists

International human rights watchdog Amnesty International has called for the Egyptian authorities to drop all charges against two leading human…
Controversial blogger released by authorities
Egypt

Controversial blogger released by authorities

Authorities have recently released a number of political activists and prisoners of conscience in a bid to improve Egypt’s international…
Egyptian blogger faces military tribunal
Egypt

Egyptian blogger faces military tribunal

Ahmed Mostafa, an engineering student at the University of Kafr el-Sheikh, stood before a military tribunal today on charges of…
‘Naga Hammadi bloggers’ released after one-day detention
Egypt

‘Naga Hammadi bloggers’ released after one-day detention

Around 30 bloggers and activists were released Saturday after being briefly detained in Qena's Security Directorate. The young men and…
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