Great news. We have Kareem’s mailing address!

Kareem is being held in Borg El-Arab prison, which is on the highway between Alexandria and Cairo. He is in a solitary confinement cell with a sergeant hired by State Security Service in Alexandria. His lawyers (Ahmed Saif and Rawda Ahmed), who managed to see him, say that it is routine procedure because Kareem is considered to be a political prisoner.

Kareem informed his lawyers that he is in good physical and psychological shape. He said he is well-fed, and is not mistreated by prison officials. He even seems to have many sympathizers in prison, indicating that Egyptians’ support of free expression is not aberrant. However, Kareem is obviously not happy with the sentence.

His family visited him in March. They castigated him, telling him that they are angry with him and that they will not visit him again. Kareem responded that they are free to do whatever they want.

Important notes:

• The Arabic mailing address must be included. (You can include any other language, but with the Arabic mailing address alongside it.)
• The letter itself can be in English or Arabic, the two languages Kareem understands. Note also that while Kareem can understand English well, his writing in that language is poor.
• Because of his political prisoner status, all mail sent to him will be read by prison officials before having them handed to him. Hence, we urge you to be careful not to write anything that could aggravate security officials. We are all upset at the sentence but we will be doing Kareem no good if his guards were to read negative diatribes. In fact, it would be nice if you note their appreciation of treating him well.
• You can send him packages, gifts, clothing, etc through the same address. According to his lawyers, Kareem is in need for clothing, as well as 200 Egyptian pounds per month (~ US$35).
• Some supporters have asked if they could visit Kareem. Unfortunately, only his family and lawyers have access to him.

Here’s his mailing address:

Arabic (must be included!)

سجن برج العرب
عنبر شديد الحراسة
ملاحظة المخصوص
زنزانة 10
السجين/عبد الكريم نبيل سليمان
جمهورية مصر العربية

Jpeg version (for those whose computers don’t support Arabic):

English

Borg El-Arab Prison
High Security Ward
Molahazat Al-Makhsous
Cell #10
Prisoner Abdul Kareem Nabil Suleiman
The Arab Republic of Egypt

Kind regards,
The Free Kareem Team

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