I met Alaa and Manal in Uganda at Africa Source II. They were a couple of inspiring activists who are net savvy and fun to hang out with. Today i discovered that Alaa has been imprisoned with many other activists. He needs our help.
Alaa Abd El-Fateh is an egyptian blogger , free software developer, and human rights activist with Kifaya. He maintains Egyptian Blogs the aggregator of egyptian blogs. He’s being held with several dozen other pro-democracy and human rights activists in Cairo. There is a campaign among bloggers to help free them. Alaa has been able to slip out notes to keep blogging from prison.
There’s a petition for people who like that kind of thing demanding Alaa’s and other’s release. Otherwise you can just directly contact the egyptian embassy demanding their release.
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SET THEM FREE!!
we can all fight
and stop this from happenig raise you fist and your flag and defend the earth and it’s pepole!
May 12th, 2006
I don’t think you can call it “kidnapping” when it’s done by the Police.
May 12th, 2006
yes it’s “kidnapping”.. no courts.. no case.. just straight imprisonment .. and I don’t think anyone would like to expericen an egyptian cell..
May 12th, 2006
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