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Egypt: The Ministry of Interior Seeks Revenge
Written on 29 يونيو, 2010 at 5:06 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Using their blogs, mobile phones, and new media, Egyptian activists have exposed numerous torture incidents by police officers over the past few years. Wael Abbas (Misr Digital),Shahinaz Abdel Salam (Wa7da Masreya), Ramy Raoof (Human Rights Defender), Amr Gharbeia (Gharbeia), Noha... (Continue reading)
Attention Bloggers: Working with the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty
Written on 11 يونيو, 2010 at 19:18 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
The trainers of the workshops are Egypt's most prominent bloggers and experts in the field like Malek Mustafa, Nora Younis, Hossam El Hamalawy, Adham El Shahabi, Deema Shaheen, Wael Abbas and Marwa Rakha.... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Alaa Mubarak for President?
Written on 23 نوفمبر, 2009 at 2:53 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Today Egyptians want Alaa Mubarak - Hosni Mubarak's eldest son - for president!... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Blogging Farouk Hosni’s Defeat
Written on 24 سبتمبر, 2009 at 1:20 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni has kept bloggers busy over the previous few days. His failed bid to secure a seat at the helm of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has polarised the blogosphere, with some... (Continue reading)
Egypt: US “Activist” Travis Randall Deported
Written on 9 أغسطس, 2009 at 0:28 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
American journalist Travis Randall has been denied entry to Egypt and then deported. Bloggers react to his treatment in this round up of posts by Marwa Rakha. ... (Continue reading)
Egyptian Blogger Harassed at Cairo Airport (Again!)
Written on 8 أغسطس, 2009 at 23:43 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Blogger Wael Abbas has been stopped again... (Continue reading)
Egyptian Baha’is under attack
Written on 2 أبريل, 2009 at 22:17 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Earlier in March, I wrote a post congratulating Baha'is in Egypt when the Supreme Administrative Court removed any grounds for preventing them from receiving proper official identity documents. After a TV appearance Baha'i houses were burnt down in Upper Egypt's... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Blogger Mohamed Adel Released
Written on 8 مارس, 2009 at 21:24 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egyptian bloggers report that Mohammed Adel, a blogger held in custody since November 21, 2008, has been released. Marwa Rakha sums up their reactions in this post. ... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Police officers banned off university campus
Written on 27 نوفمبر, 2008 at 4:03 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In a historic court ruling, police are now banned from patrolling Cairo University's campus. Instead, the university will have to deploy civilian personal as security guards. Bloggers, who linked police recklessness and use of excessive force to the order, welcomed... (Continue reading)
