Why should speech be taken to court? n
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
We need your support
Campaign for freedom of speech in Egypt
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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
Ambassador
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
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Pingback by Global Voices Online » Egypt: Freedom of Speech Campaign — 2007/04/28 @ 12:13
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