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Bloggers held in Egypt without charge

Islamist blogger Abdel Rahman Ayyash, who writes for Al-Ghareeb (The Stranger), was arrested at the Cairo airport on Tuesday on his return from Turkey where he attended a youth conference,

Document – Egypt: Government should immediately release Musaad Abu Fagr and Karim Amer

Amnesty International is calling on President Hosni Mubarak to order the immediate and unconditional release of Musaad Abu Fagr and Karim Amer, prisoners of conscience who have both been held

BM News: Brotherhood to start campaign if bloggers not released

Egypt’s powerful Muslim Brotherhood told Bikya Masr on Friday that if the three bloggers arrested by Egyptian security forces on Wednesday are not released Friday, the Islamic group plans to

Three bloggers detained, says rights group

Madgy Sa’ad, author of the blog "Yalla Mesh Mohem" (Who Cares) and Abd El Rahman Ayyash, of the blog "Al-Ghareeb" (The Stranger) were detained at the airport Wednesday night. The

Crackdown on Egypt’s Islamist bloggers

These guys are among the most influential young Islamist bloggers in Egypt, generally voices for dialogue with other currents and reform inside the Muslim Brotherhood. They are among the people

Egypt loves their bloggers – in handcuffs that is

I hope Obama will bring people together and by talking with the Brotherhood he would be able to win the hearts of many people in this part of the world,”

Cracking down on moderate Islamists

The detention of the three MB bloggers is part of a wider crackdown which has directly targeted the most moderate and pragmatic figures within the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. That ongoing

Continued Detenion Of Two Bloggers at Cairo airport.

ANHRI declares that state security services are still detaining Madgy Saad , owner of the blogger "yalla mesh mohem " and Abd El Rahman Ayyash owner of the blog "Al