Free Kareem
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Media
  • FAQ
Join Now Campaign Info
Report on the Rally February 1st, 2007

From the man who made this possible: Constantino -

Hi All,

The rally went well. We were few, but we managed to hand out about 100 fliers to passerby. One Egyptian cab driver who rolled down his window to get a flier asked me, as I approached him, “So what did my government do now?!” Then he honked his horn in solidarity while he waited for the light to turn green.

[...]

We turned our signs to them and started yelling “Free Kareem.” They immediately closed the drapes… but we still caught them peeking out every now and then. A few minutes later, a car with diplomatic plates pulled up right in front of us. They were bringing catered food to the consulate. I tried to give the guy my letter, but he wouldn’t take it.

I should also point out that several people said they had heard about Kareem’s case, and wished us luck. All in all, I think we at least managed to send the message that Kareem is not alone, and we also got to share the information with more people.

I pray that this will all be over tomorrow, and that our friend will be acquitted and set free. But we are definitely keeping the signs in case we need them again. They will hear from us again if they don’t release him. And next time we will do a better job at organizing.

Major thanks goes to Chris Kilmer as well, who contributed a lot to this rally.

COMMENTS
Posted In: Egyptian blogosphere, Freedom of speech, Kareem, Protest
Previous
Next
  • effendi
    Good job folks. This is the start of more attention being focused on Kareem's situation. I am posting links where I can and with the limited time that I have. If we all do our small part, there is potential for a difference to be made.
  • Ahmed Morsi
    Excellent Job guys!! I am egyptian living in paris i m very concerned about this injsutice which is taking place in my home town alexandria. I m very ashamed of my country and i wish i know how i can make a difference !!
  • Tom G. Palmer
    You guys are the best! Let's get people in London, Paris, Tokyo, Stockholm, Mexico City, and other cities involved, too. This impacts freedom of speech the world over.
blog comments powered by Disqus
  • Digest
  • Documents
  • Donation process
  • Donations
  • Egyptian blogosphere
  • Freedom of speech
  • General
  • HRINFO
  • Human rights
  • Insulting Islam in Egypt
  • Kareem
  • Letter Campaign
  • Letters
  • Petition
  • Podcast
  • Press
  • Protest
  • Rally info
  • Site info
  • Special occassions
  • Translation
  • United Nations
  • Video
  • Visits
  • Worldwide rallies
Recent Posts
Free Kareem campaign in Berlin, Germany – PICTURES February 27th, 2010 Video: Free Kareem rally in Washington, DC Kareem forbidden visits by his lawyer Meklit Hadero sings a song for Kareem Kareem’s final appeal rejected
See All
Get Involved
Write To Kareem Follow Kareem on Twitter
Latest Tweet
No public Twitter messages.
Follow Us On Twitter
© 2009 FreeKareem.org
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Media
  • FAQ
  • Mohamed Fadel Fahmy's report on Kareem
  • Release Jailed Blogger
  • Free Kareem Amer
  • Solidarity Campaign for Kareem
  • Blog Categories
  • Kareem Rallies
  • Kareem in the Press
  • Arab & Muslim Voices For Kareem
  • mideast youth sites
    • Mideast Youth
    • Baha'i Rights
    • Kurdish Rights
    • Migrant Rights
    • Israelis for Palestine
    • MEYcast
    • March 18
    • Postcards for Iran
    • شباب الشرق الأوسط
    • جوانان خاورم
  • social networks
  • rallies
  • wordpress
    WordPress Plugin
  • rss
    • RSS for this site
    • RSS for all our sites 
  • mail
    Contact Us
  • facebook
    Our Facebook Group
  • twitter

    @MideastYouth: RT @mmwtweets: RT @GlobalFundWomen: Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa 2010, PDF report in Eng & Arabic http://bit.ly/9LQdBZ

    16 Mar 2010

    @MideastYouth: Bahrain: Weak Laws Let Rapists Off the Hook http://is.gd/aL43v

    16 Mar 2010

    @MideastYouth: RT @KurdishRights: Amnesty Intl Urgent Call for Action: Syrian Kurdish human rights activist detained http://is.gd/aL3SC #KurdishRights

    16 Mar 2010
    • Follow Us
    • Follow All
  • notification
    Notifications

    If you run a WordPress blog, don't forget to download the Free Kareem WP Plugin.

    Download it here
    close
  • minimize
    Minimize
toolbar
Maximize