The Los Angeles Times ran a story on El-Adly Video-Gate today, and the role of bloggers in the anti-torture campaign.
Tag: bloggers
The 1st Cairo Torture Film Fest
A new initiative from Egyptian bloggers. The 2007 Cairo Torture Film Fest has opened the nomination doors for its grand awards:
The Golden Whip Award: For the best police torturer
The Silver Whip Award: For the best silent court judge
The Bronze Whip Award: For the audience who are watching the movies, and still vegging
Please submit your nominations to the following blog: Kharbana ya Geda’an!
Trial date set for blogger Kareem
Egyptian blogger Kareem, who’s been in police custody for two months pending investigation, will show up in Moharram Beik Court Thursday 18 January, to face charges that include: posting articles on the internet deemed “insulting” to the president and the Islamic faith.
For those religious conservatives cheering Kareem’s arrest, and his expulsion from Al-Azhar University for his “anti-Islamic views”… The regime that detained and put Kareem on trial, is the same regime that kidnapped 180 Muslim Brotherhood students from Al-Azhar dorms and has Khairat el-Shatter slowly dying in prison… is the same regime that denies Copts equal treatment as citizens of this country… is the same regime that sodomizes leftists and ordinary citizens… is the same regime that intimidates workers on strikes… is the same regime that tortured and killed the peasants of Sarando.
Wake up! It’s not about liking Kareem’s ideas or not. You cheer Kareem’s persecution today, your turn is coming tomorrow!