2007/04/27

Why should speech be taken to court? n

Activism,blogs,Egypt,Human Rights,in English — نورا @ 18:37

لماذا، أصلا، يذهب الكلام الى المحكمة؟ 

Egyptian pro-democracy activists and bloggers are facing various forms of prosecution everyday

Blogger Kareem Amer has been sentenced 4 years in prison for his blog writings

Twenty Two (22) websites and blogs face threat of being closed as they are sued for defaming Egypt, next court session is May 5th, 2007

Blogger Monem was detained April 15th, 2007 after public testimonies of his torture while in detention last year

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Campaign for freedom of speech in Egypt

 

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لم يؤخذ الكلام إلى المحكمة!

 

Send it with your personal note to Egyptian Officials, Egyptian diplomats, Human Rights Organisations, International Media, Congressmen who approve almost $2 billion annual support to dictator Hosni Mubarak   

 

Suggested recipients

President Hosni Mubarak, Abdeen Presidential Palace, Cairo – Egypt 

General Habib el-Adly, Minister for Interior, Lazoghly, Cairo – Egypt

Ambassador Nabil Fahmy, Egypt Ambassador to USA, Egyptian Embassy, 3521 International Court NW, Washington DC 20008 USA

Frank Wolf, Congressman, 251 Cannon Bldg, Washington DC 20515 USA

Tom Lantos, Congressman, 2413 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC 20515 USA

David Obey, Congressman, 2413 Rayburn HOB, Washington DC 20515 USA

David Unger, Senior Foreign Affairs Writer, New York Times Editorial Board, 229 West 43rd Street, New York 10036 USA

Fred Hiatt, Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post, 1150 15th Street NW, Washington DC 20071 USA

Joe Stork, Director, Human Rights Watch, 1630 Connecticut Ave, NW, Suite 500, Washington DC 20009 USA

Amnesty International, 5 Penn Plaza 14th floor, New York 10001 USA

Freedom House, 1301 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington DC 20036 USA

 

Postcard design by blogger Ahmed Gharbeia

2 Comments »

  1. […] blogger Nora Younis wonders why free speech ends people in prison in her country as she spearheads a campaign for freedom of speech. “Egyptian pro-democracy activists and bloggers are facing […]

    Pingback by Global Voices Online » Egypt: Freedom of Speech Campaign — 2007/04/28 @ 12:13

  2. برجاء عمل تصحيح بسيط في البوست كارد قبل استخدامه … أرجو تغيير الضمة فوق حرف الميم بكلمة “الكلام” و وضع فتحة لأن كلمة “الكلام” موقعها من الاعراب في الجملة مفعول به

    Comment by anonuymous — 2007/04/28 @ 23:27

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