Fellow Egyptian blogger Shahinaz notes in an e-mail to us that Kareem received two visits in prison: one from Gamal Eid, executive director of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, and the other from Howaida Taha, an Al Jazeera documentary maker who was briefly arrested in Egypt due to her video footage on police torture. Her husband accompanied her to this visit.

Kareem was also supposed to receive a brief visit from Sarah, a friend who lives in Alexandria and who lives not far from him, but unfortunately the prison guards refused her entry because Kareem had already received visits during the week from Shahinaz, Howaida, and Gamal and it is not possible to accept more within such a short time span.

Kareem is glad that he is still receiving support internationally. He continues to receive letters from abroad from people who participate in our letter-writing campaign. If you haven’t sent a letter to Kareem yet, please take the time to do so, as it is the best way to help keep him hopeful and in high spirits.

Don’t forget to spread the word about our worldwide rallies on the 9th of November (NOT the 6th!)

If you want to get involved, please do contact us.