Hossam el-Hamalawy
I received the following SMS: “Journalist Abdel Nasser el-Zoheiry was detained, taken from his home at 3am.”
No more details available.
UPDATE: The journalist was taken to Shobra Police Station, where he was kept for one hour, then released. It was a case of “mistaken identity,” according to the police.
The Press Syndicate’s Liberties Committee have called for a protest, tomorrow Monday 1pm, demanding the release of Muslim Brotherhood journalist Ahmad Ezzedin Ahmad–media advisor to the group’s Supreme Guide–who was part of those rounded in the recent security crackdown on the Islamist opposition.
Troubling findings by the Committee to Protect Journalists.