Egypt

NEW DEMOCRATIC EGYPT: LET FREE SPEECH ADVOCATE BLOGGER DIE OF HUNGER IN JAIL………..

 

Where are all the supporters of Egypt’s “big change” concerning this blogger? Crickets chirping I tell you. KGS

Media rights group warns Egypt blogger may die in jail

A media watchdog on Saturday called for the immediate release of a blogger sentenced by Egypt’s military to three years in jail, warning that he might die after he stopped eating and drinking.

The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said in a statement that Maikel Nabil Sanad, who began his hunger strike on August 23 and more recently started refusing to drink, “could very soon die.”

“The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces would have to take full responsibility. Held for exercising his right to freedom of expression, Sanad must not become the symbol of a repressive and unjust post-Mubarak Egypt,” it said.

More here.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.