Alexandra Sandels reports on further human rights violations in Egypt, noting that bloggers and activists unite for the sake of freedom of speech within the country:

CAIRO: Bloggers and activists belonging to the Muslim Brotherhood and the political opposition joined forces at a rally and conference on the defense of electronic press freedom in Egypt at the Press Syndicate in Downtown Cairo on Wednesday night.

Armed with banners, megaphones, and Egyptian flags chanting slogans like “we are forbidden to speak” and “where is our freedom?” activists staged a pre-event manifestation outside the Press Syndicate, denouncing alleged crackdowns on outspoken web activists by the authorities.

Kareem is also mentioned in the article:

In January this year, Alexandrian student blogger Kareem Amer was sentenced to four years in prison for defaming Islam and President Mubarak on his internet blog.

We would like to correct the above statement by reminding everyone that Kareem was actually sentenced officially on February 22 of this year. His case remains to be a powerful example of a grave attack against freedom of speech in Egypt.

Read the full article on the Daily Star here.