Comments on: Egyptian Police Sexually Abuses Pro-Democracy Detainee

By: The Arabist » Solidarity demo in London

The Arabist » Solidarity demo in London — Tue, 06 Jun 2006 02:10:12 +0000

[...] Thirty protestors assembled yesterday in front of the BBC World Service building in London, to express their solidarity with their Cairo colleagues, Dina Samak and Dina Gameel, who were assaulted by security agents and plainclothes thugs, on 25 May, 2006. You can find a full report on Ahmad Zahran’s blog. [...]

By: The Arabist » British journalists to demonstrate in solidarity with Cairo colleagues

Fri, 02 Jun 2006 17:07:10 +0000

[...] Another event of international solidarity with democracy activists in Egyptâ€¦ I received a press release from the British National Union of Journalists, calling for a demo, outside the BBC World Service building, Bush House, Aldwych, London, from 12 noon to 1pm on Monday 5 June. The press release denounced the attacks on reporters in Cairo, and mentioned specifically Dina Samak and Dina GameelÂ of the BBC Arabic Service, who were attacked on Thursday May 25. [...]

By: mervat ahmad

mervat ahmad — Sun, 28 May 2006 17:04:42 +0000

I can see now that youth blogers are all under microscope from the brutal security forces and they are clearly targeted both boys and girls so we need more bloggers every day we need to confuse them make them be sure that their days arewill not last.

By: Hossam el-Hamalawy

Hossam el-Hamalawy — Sat, 27 May 2006 01:49:22 +0000

Check out the following HRW report on the police assault on homosexuals in Egypt. Sexual abuse was the favorite tool of torture employed by the so-called Vice Police.
http://hrw.org/english/docs/2004/03/01/egypt7735.htm

By: The Arabist » Events planned in solidarity with the Cairo detainees

The Arabist » Events planned in solidarity with the Cairo detainees — Sat, 27 May 2006 01:44:01 +0000

[...] Activists in Cairo are planning events this week in solidarity with the detainees, and to protest the sexual assault on Youth for Change activist Mohamed el-Sharqawi last Thursday, in Qasr el-Nil Police Station. [...]