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NYC Readers: Help Free Kareem

January 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

There’s a protest scheduled for this afternoon in support of imprisoned Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer:

Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer’s trial is scheduled for this Thursday. An informal group of New York City residents are joining together in solidarity for a peaceful protest of the government of Egypt’s treatment of Kareem, and to plead for all charges against him to be dropped. The protest has been organized for this Wednesday, January 31 at 3:30pm, in front of the Egyptian Consulate in New York.

Kareem has been imprisoned in Alexandria, Egypt, since November, after posting to his website statements calling for equal rights for women and protection of free speech, as well as other statements critical of the Egyptian government. He has been denied bail and faces a long prison sentence if convicted of the charges held against him. The New York group is trying to mobilize the national news media in hopes that increased visibility of Kareem’s circumstances will pressure the Egyptian government to act responsibly.

The Egyptian Consulate in New York is located at 1110 2nd Avenue, between E. 58th and E. 59th.


Come out if you can; sign the petition if you can’t.

Tags: Journalism & the Media


       

 

1 response so far ↓

  • 1 Ahmad Sherif // Feb 24, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    Hello, could you help me promote this freedom video as much as you can, if you agree to its contents, of course. It�s about Egypt�s real nature and the accelerating imprisonment of freedom fighters in general, and bloggers like Kareem and many others under severe threats from the Egyptian Government.

    Many thanks, Ahmad

    Here is the link to the video:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WbEM6soTHOA