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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-3-23
I still do not have full information, but it seems around 10:30am Central Security Forces have stormed the neighborhood of Qale’t el-Kabsh in Sayyeda Zeinab, and clashed with the citizens, reportedly using tear gas and rubber bullets. There are unconfirmed reports that at least one citizen died. The families have been assembling since the morning, and protesting peacefully in th.. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-3-26
I managed to escape. I’m home now. Will file a report shortly. UPDATE: Here’s the report… Police cracked down today on Kefaya’s demo against Mubarak’s dictatorial constitutional amendments, arresting more than 20 demonstrators. Downtown once again (and again and again) has come under occupation since the morning by Mubarak’s Central.. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-3-28
Here’s a video of government officials in Belqas, stuffing ballots in yesterday’s glorious referendum…
Also, the Sandmonkey called in to say he was so excited about the carnival of democracy the country is witnessing, so he voted.. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-5
I received the following statement about the Warraq torture fiesta I blogged about last week…
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-5
Thirty-seven civil rights organization announced their solidarity with the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services, whose branch in the Upper Egyptian town of Naga’a Hammadi (Qena Province) was closed by the security services on Thursday. The Center has earned the state’s wrath since the December 2006 Ghazl el-Mahalla strike, which the government blamed Center’s activists ..
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-5
Here’s a good report by the Daily Star Egypt’s Rania el-Malki about the struggle of the grain mills workers in Cairo and Giza.
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-5
Thirty-four-year-old Ashraf Abdel Wanis is a father of four, who’s been working at the administrative affairs department of the state-owned Fayoum Sugar factory for nine years. His monthly basic salary is LE221.66, which goes up to LE638 with the bonuses and allowances.
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-5
I received a very worrying statement from Kamal Abbas of the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services… After cracking down on the Center’s branch in Naga’a
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-13
Muslim Brotherhood blogojournalist Abdel Moneim Mahmoud is now in Mubarak’s police custody. A police force raided Moneim’s house early this morning, but he was not present. He mass mailed us a message about.. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy 2007-4-16 | |||
by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-16
Bad news… Muslim Brotherhood blogojournalist and friend Abdel Moneim Mahmoud was detained by Mubarak’s Gestapo early Sunday 1am, at the Cairo International Airport…
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-18
An AP report by Nadia Abou El-Magd…International and local rights groups on Tuesday demanded the release of an Egyptian blogger and member of the banned Muslim Brotherhood who was arrested after reporting on torture. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-4-27
The US Senate has joined the House of Representatives in approving legislation that would withdraw combat troops from Iraq over the next 11 months - a plan certain to be vetoed by the White House. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-5-8
The crackdown on Mahalla labor activists is taking a dangerous twist… and this is just the beginning… Ghazl el-Mahalla activist Mohamed el-Attar, who was among the leaders of the 27,000-strong December strike, has been issued a “transfer order” yesterday, and will be re-assigned to the company’s offices in Alexandria. Attar was instructed to move to Alexandria in a period no later than .. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-6-2
Reader and friend Nejma emailed to say around 40 to 50 protesters demonstrated on Friday in front of the Egyptian Embassy in London, against trying Muslim Brotherhood leaders in military tribunals in Cairo. The crowd included MB activists in Britain, together with Stop the War activists..
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-6-5
Once again, the South Korean activists “held a press conference” in front of the Egyptian Embassy in Seoul, in solidarity with the Egyptian political detainees..
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-6-28
Blogger Tamer Mabrouk of Port Said continues his anti-corruption, anti-police brutality campaign…..
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-7-3
While walking in the street Alexandrian blogger Moneer unexpectedly bumped into a protest by Tersanet Iskandriya (Alexandria Arsenal) retired workers, who accepted an early buyout, only to get ripped off by their bosses. |
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy
2007-7-3
State Security has been summouning on a daily basis Ghazl el-Mahalla labor leaders, including Mohamed el-Attar and Sayyed Habib, for hours of interrogation before and following the
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by: Hossam el-Hamalawy, 3arabawy 2007-7-3 | |||
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