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The Skeptic الشكاك (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Human Rights Watch has called for the investigation and prosecution of those who beat Facebook activist Ahmed Maher in detention late last week (English and Arabic): (Cairo, May 10, 2008) – Egyptian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those security officials responsible for beating Ahmed Maher Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Maher,...
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All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Egyptian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those security officials responsible for beating Ahmed Maher Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Maher, a 27-year-old civil engineer, used the social-networking site Facebook to support calls for a general strike on May 4, 2008, President Hosni Mubarak's 80th birthday.
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Alertnet (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
Source: Human Rights Watch (Cairo, May 10, 2008) Egyptian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those security officials responsible for beating Ahmed Maher Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Maher, a ...
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The ITT List (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Apparently, Facebook and general strikes don't mix well. At least not in Egypt. Three days after Ahmed Maher Ibrahim used a Facebook group to gain support for a May 4 strike in Cairo, four unmarked vans surrounded his car and 12 men handcuffed and blindfolded him. He was brought to a police station and beaten, insulted and interrogated, according to a new Human Rights Watch report....
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Human Rights Watch (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
Authorities Use Intimidation, Violence to Suppress Online Advocacy Egyptian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those security officials responsible for beating Ahmed Maher Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Maher, a 27-year-old civil engineer, used the social-networking site Facebook to support calls for a general strike on May 4, 2008, President...
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Afriquenligne (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
Cairo, Egypt – International rights organisation, Human Rights Watch (HRW), has called on the Egyptian government to investigate the alleged beating of a 27-year-old civil engineer who used the social-networking web site, Facebook, to support calls for a general strike on 4 May.HRW said Ahmed Maher Ibrahim was taken from his home, blindfolded and brought to a police station where...
