{"id":979,"date":"2009-02-02T19:58:30","date_gmt":"2009-02-02T16:58:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/marwarakha.com\/wordpress\/?p=979"},"modified":"2010-07-04T20:04:07","modified_gmt":"2010-07-04T17:04:07","slug":"egyptian-bloggers-and-journalists-in-the-hot-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marwarakha.com\/?p=979","title":{"rendered":"Egyptian Bloggers and Journalists in the Hot Seat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Egyptian blogger, Zeinobia <\/em><\/a>wrote a series of posts about bloggers and journalists who are either behind bars, sued, or fined. In her post, Another Blogger Detained<\/em><\/a>, Zeinobia wrote:<\/p>\n

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Ok this is the sort of news no one wants to hear before the Eid “feast”. Another Egyptian blogger is being detained. Famous blogger and Citizen Journalist Ahmed Abdel Fatah of Yalally<\/em><\/a> blog has been detained today from 3 hours<\/a> ago and taken to the Dokki Station. He has been taken during a Pro-Gaza caravan arranged by MB [Muslim Brotherhood]. According to what I know he is currently in the Dokki Station. Ahmed is from the best and active Egyptian bloggers and Citizen journalists \ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ahmed Abdel Fatah was released shortly after his arrest. In the same post she gave a brief update on another detained blogger, Mohamed Adel<\/a> saying:<\/p>\n

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According to his father Adel is currently on a food strike. Up till this moment we do not know why Mohamed was detained. Some rumors are saying that it is national security matter concerning Hamas and Gaza !!!??<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Zeinobia also blogged about Tamer Mabrouk<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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who published a report supported by photography showing how “Trust Chemical Industries” Company was polluting the Lake Manzala with its chemical wastes from their factory. Author of “El Hakika” blog has to pay L.E 2500 as a fine and L.E 40,000 compensation for the company !!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

A couple of days ago she wrote an update <\/a>on the four editors-in-chief who were sued and fined for publishing false information in 2006 that defamed the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) of President Hosni Mubarak.<\/p>\n

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The 4 Editors in Chief <\/a>case came in to an end yesterday after two years in courts !! Thankfully the court decided not to send them to jail but rather to make them pay a fine. The fine will be L.E. 20,00 for each !! This is better than jail from one side but from another side I wonder why they have to pay a fine or were even sued in the first place. You know when I look at it , it is kind of ironic that Wael Al Abrashi was the Editor in Chief of Sawt Al Oma when this lawsuit saga started and now Abd El-Halim Kandeel is the Editor in Chief of Sawt Al Oma !! Also Adel Hamoda was the Editor in Chief of Sawt Al Oma before Wael Al Abrashi !! Anyhow in the end this verdict does not mean that we live in democracy , on contrary it is sad thing and I know this case won't be the last.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Zeinobia asks: Can I as a person accuse someone else of espionage simply like that?<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saad El-Din Ibrahim<\/a> is facing new charges of espionage. The Mubarak regime wants him in jail by all possible ways. Lawyers and NDPians Hossam Mustafa Abd El-Rahman and Nabil Luka Babawy<\/a> accused Saad El-Din Ibrahim of :<\/p>\n