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Gazamom held in Cairo while traveling with her children

ShareUPDATE: She was denied entry for lack of security clearance. Thanks Egypt!
Journalist Laila El-Haddad, author of the blog Raising Yousuf and Noor, has been held for over 24 hours in Cairo while attempting to go home to her parents who have survived the bombing campaigns against Gaza only three months ago.
She’s been twittering and blogging… »

Iranian Blogger Dies After One Month in Prison

ShareLast December, shortly after the mysterious disappearance/arrest of famous blogger Hossein Derakhshan, an Iranian blogger named Omidreza Mirsayafi stood trial for an April arrest. Mirsayafi was a blogger of Persian arts and culture; his blog, now defunct, focused on festivals and music, not politics and revolution. As he told Reporters Without Borders, “I… »

Further Writing on NLG Trip to Gaza

ShareThe National Lawyers Guild sent a delegation of 8 American lawyers to the Gaza Strip “to assess the effects of the recent attacks on the people, and to determine what, if any, violations of international law occurred and whether U.S. domestic law has been violated as a consequence.”
The group interviewed communities particularly impacted by… »

Jihad Watch Turns its Gaze Upon Livni

ShareIt seems the chaps at Jihad Watch (no relation to the Jihad Clock) are either running out of Jihadis to watch or are desperate for more political enemies to watch to death. They have a recent attack post targeting none other than Tzipi Livni, who they deem “still crazy.” I agree, but for different… »

Good News

SharePhilip Rizk is home with his family. After four days of being locked up somewhere in Egypt, he is now free. Let’s hope it stays that… »

Philip Rizk – Egypt’s Latest Political Captive

ShareA group of activists were recently detained in Sariaqos, north of Cairo. They had been holding a march in the rural area to raise awareness about the situation in Gaza. For several hours, they walked around, talking to bystanders and asking them to join the protest. They did what they had to do. As they were… »

Mubarak: for the Record

ShareIn the wake of Britney Spears’ new documentary other public figures whose image needs a bit of burnishing are doing the same.  Airing on Fox Dec. 14th: Mubarak: For the Record.  The candid, no holds barred, interview covered just about every topic imaginable.  Here are some of the juiciest parts:

Mubarak on 25 Years of ‘Emergency Law”:
“I mean… »

In-Depth Follow up on “A Nightmare Called Ramadan”

ShareHlehel: “I was pushed to resign”
The article written two weeks ago by colleague Alaa Hlehel in Fasl al-Maqal provoked a sharp debate within the Balad party and extended further, to the point that the Islamic Movement demanded his resignation. How did the affair begin? How was the decision to put a “clarification” [to the article]… »

Where’s the Incentive?

ShareYesterday, Morocco arrested, tried, jailed, and fined a blogger, all within 24 hours. Covering the story for Global Voices, I barely had time to blink.
Morocco certainly isn’t new to restricting free speech, and since being named one of CPJ’s Backsliders on World Press Freedom day last year, it seems the country has been fighting… »

His Crime: Blogging

ShareWaiting for justice.
An Arab human rights group reported that the imprisoned Egyptian blogger, Karim (Kareem) Amer, is in poor condition. The Egyptian government, in an attempt to squash critical thinking, jailed the 24 year-old blogger, and has denied him visitors, among other mistreatment described below.
This is a gross crime and I am… »