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UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger
Egypt
November 11, 2011
UN calls for release of Egyptian blogger
GENEVA — The UN human rights office is calling on Egyptian authorities to release a prominent blogger and others imprisoned…
Detained activist’s mother starts hunger strike
Egypt
November 6, 2011
Detained activist’s mother starts hunger strike
Laila Soueif, university professor and mother of activist Alaa Abd El Fattah, decided to go on a hunger strike starting…
As activist’s appeal is denied, civil society condemns military trials
Egypt
November 3, 2011
As activist’s appeal is denied, civil society condemns military trials
On the same day the Military Court of Misdemeanors rejected activist blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah’s appeal to be released,…
Activist gets 15 days detention in Maspero investigation
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Activist gets 15 days detention in Maspero investigation
Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent blogger and activist, will be held for 15 days of military interrogation, his lawyer…
Military prosecutor postpones activist interrogations
Egypt
October 25, 2011
Military prosecutor postpones activist interrogations
The military prosecutor postponed the interrogation of two activists accused of stirring violence on 9 October and 30 October. The…
ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence
Egypt
October 16, 2011
ElBaradei calls for ‘credible’ response to Maspero violence
Mohamed ElBaradei, a reform advocate and potential presidential candidate, has called on Field Marshall Hussein Tantawi, the head of the…