Abdel Moneim Gamal Eddin is a journalist with Al-Sha’ab newspaper, who’s been languishing in prison for 14 years, since 21 February 1993, despite court orders for his release. His story is very telling about the regime’s Dirty War tactics against the Egyptian people. Here’s a short amateur documentary (divided into three clips), produced by two Kefaya bloggers, about Abdel Moneim’s saga, including interviews with his family and leftist lawyer Ahmad Seif.
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Port Said citizen on hunger strike protesting police torture
Citizen Muhammad Ahmad el-Hennawi, of Port Said, has been on a hunger strike since 25 February protesting his torture and repeated detention on the hands of Mubarak’s security services.
Al-Masry Al-Youm also has an interesting report on how detention orders in Egypt are like “blank cheques,” ready to be used by low ranking officers anytime without the need for Interior Minister General Habib el-Adly’s signature.