Egypt

أيامنا الحلوة Our beautiful Days

نشره salamander يوم أحد, 2008-08-10 13:55.
I am always proud to be an Egyptian and will always be but sometimes things happen to further consolidate my love and passion for my country. Life is strange with its surprises. For me, most of its surprises are unpleasant, but the one I encountered on Friday night uplifted my mood so much that I haven't stopped smiling. Yet my heart aches. I miss my country so much. I miss its people, history, walking downtown late at night, my friends .. everyone. But what has been nagging me was my lack of impulsiveness. I who consider myself so spontaneous have failed to satisfy my curiosity to learn more about a random person I met coincidently. 
 
On Friday night I have changed my rituals and instead of hanging out with my work colleagues I went to the west end for a change. I should have known better.

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Urge Egyptian Authorities to stop returning Eritrean asylum seekers to Eritrea

نشره salamander يوم سبت, 2008-06-14 08:23.

Amnesty International issued a request for an urgent action and calls upon its members and non members to write to the Egyptian authorities to stop forcibly returning Eritrean assylum seekers to Eritrea where they will be at risk of torture and other ill treatment. 

 

For more information on these cases and on how to take action, read below:  

                    


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Amnesty International: Assault on human rights defender a further obstruction to effective investigation of torture

نشره salamander يوم جمع, 2008-05-02 17:54.

PUBLIC STATEMENT

AI Index: MDE 12/008/2008 (Public)

Date: 02 May 2008

Egypt: Assault on human rights defender a further obstruction to effective investigation of torture

The assault on a human right defender and doctor denouncing torture in Egypt two days ago is a disturbing development at a time when the Egyptian authorities purport to be combating torture.


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Amnesty International calls for investigation of police killings during Mahalla Demonstrations

نشره salamander يوم جمع, 2008-04-11 18:37.
PUBLIC STATEMENT
AI Index: MDE 12/006/2008 (Public)

Date: 11 April 2008

Egypt: Arrests of Kefaya movement leaders, investigation needed into police killings

The arrests of Kefaya movement leaders George Ishak and Fathi al-Hefnawy following protest demonstrations this week in which two people were killed by police, represents a deeply disturbing development, Amnesty International said today.


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Egypt’s Problem and Its Challenge: Bread Corrupts

نشره salamander يوم خمي, 2008-01-17 11:02.
I was in Egypt on a holiday a few weeks ago. The only thing Egyptians talked about was the issue of subisdized bread. It was heartbreaking listening to people down the economic ladder talk about their daily suffering to ensure bread for their families. As I sat in the beauty salon, my traditional treat in Cairo, one of the women working there was complaining.
 
"We are a family of 6. I have 4 children who all go to school. To be able to feed them daily I have to get the subsidized bread", she explained.
 
"I stand in a queue forever and in the crowd. What can people do?

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Cairo is a city of wrenching rooftop stories

نشره salamander يوم أحد, 2007-12-09 15:26.
Very rarely do I find a feature in a newspaper that truly grabs my attention. The human element in the story below published in the San Francisco Chronicle reminded me so much of Cairo and its beautiful people, yet the economic injustice they suffer. If interested in Cairo, Egyptians, and want to learn more on how poor people in Egypt can be, read the following feature:

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هذه المدونة محجوبة تضامناً مع الصحافة الحرة في مصر This blog is on strike in solidarity with free press in Egypt

نشره salamander يوم أحد, 2007-10-07 00:48.

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Al Dostour Editor Ibrahim Eissa summoned by State Security Prosecutor

نشره salamander يوم اثن, 2007-09-03 22:53.

The editor of the independent Al-Dostour Newspaper, Ibrahim Eissa, has been summoned by the State Security Prosecutor. Eissa is expected to attend an interrogation on Wedensday. According to the Press Syndicate, Eissa is to face prosecution over Al-Dostour's coverage of rumours about the state of health of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak.


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Ana Ikhwan Blogger is under threat again

نشره salamander يوم أحد, 2007-09-02 17:26.
Moneim , the Egyptian blogger who was recently released from prison in June 2007 is being threatened again. Ahmed Moussa, head of the crimes news department in the state controlled newspaper, Al Ahram, published a story in which he referred, without mentioning Moneim's name, to Moneim's activities, accusing the Muslim Brotherhood of infiltrating a private newspaper. 

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The war on Egyptian Bloggers الحرب على المدونين المصريين

نشره salamander يوم جمع, 2007-03-09 10:29.

ويستمر الصراع بين الاستبداد والحرية وتستمر المحاولات لغلق المدونات التي تزيل الستار عن الكذب والنفاق

لمزيد من المعلومات زوروا:http://gharbeia.net/ar/LawsuitToBlockBlogs

 

 The battle between oppression and freedom continues . Attempts to block and shut down blogs that have exposed lies and Hypocrisies continues. 

For more information, visit:

http://arabist.net/arabawy/2007/03/08/crackdown-on-egyptian-blogosphere-continues/ 

 


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