Although he was released by the Public Prosecutor, Egyptian blogger Abdel Rahman Fares (25 ) is still missing. Fares who blogs at Lesani Howa Qalami (My Tongue is My Pen) was arrested on April 5, while handing out flyers in his city of Fayoum, calling people to take to the streets and protest [...]
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Egypt : Detained Bloggers complain Torture and Ill treatment
[ Update- Dia Eddin Gad has been released today]
While the recent months have been witnessing a considerable number of arrests to Egyptian bloggers, most of them are facing ill treatment in their detentions.
The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) revealed that the Egyptian blogger Dia Eddin Gad is suffering health problems in [...]
International - “Internet monitored and controlled, even in democracies” - 12.03.2009
Reporters Without Borders today issued a report entitled “Enemies of the Internet” in which it examines Internet censorship and other threats to online free expression in 22 countries. “The 12 ‘Enemies of the Internet’ - Burma, China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam - have all transformed their [...]
Egypt: Detained blogger Ahmed Abou Doma is at risk of torture
A report was submitted to the Egyptian General Prosecutor claiming that the detained blogger Ahmed Abou Doma was subjected to torture. According to the report, the young blogger (23 years), was subjected to mental and physical torture. Torture in Egypt web advocacy stated from Doma’s lawyers that:
The detained blogger was mentally and physically abused in [...]