Comments on: Urge Egyptian Government to Release Online Activists http://www.freekareem.org/2008/09/26/urge-egyptian-government-to-release-online-activists/ Campaign to free the brave Egyptian blogger Abdelkareem Nabil Soliman Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:13:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Free Kareem! - Kareem Timeline, Interactive http://www.freekareem.org/2008/09/26/urge-egyptian-government-to-release-online-activists/comment-page-1/#comment-171187 Free Kareem! - Kareem Timeline, Interactive Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:55:12 +0000 http://www.freekareem.org/2008/09/26/urge-egyptian-government-to-release-online-activists/#comment-171187 [...] 26, 2008 – Human Rights First has launched a letter campaign for you to request the release of 3 detained bloggers/activists, including [...] [...] 26, 2008 – Human Rights First has launched a letter campaign for you to request the release of 3 detained bloggers/activists, including [...]

]]> By: Free Kareem Editor http://www.freekareem.org/2008/09/26/urge-egyptian-government-to-release-online-activists/comment-page-1/#comment-105874 Free Kareem Editor Mon, 29 Sep 2008 20:31:37 +0000 http://www.freekareem.org/2008/09/26/urge-egyptian-government-to-release-online-activists/#comment-105874 Dear Wii, to answer your question: <blockquote><b>On what grounds is he being held?</b> Kareem was called into the prosecutor’s office in early November. Despite the presence of a human rights attorney representing him, he was interrogated about his personal religious practice and his opinion on current political issues. When he refused to recant his blog writings, he was detained for a few days. That detention has since been extended on several occasions, and over two months later Kareem is still in jail without trial. By the end of February 2007, he was sentenced to four years for the material he posted on his blog.</blockquote> More information can be found at our <a href="http://www.freekareem.org/kareem-faq/" rel="nofollow">FAQ page.</a> Thanks for stopping by! Dear Wii, to answer your question:

On what grounds is he being held?

Kareem was called into the prosecutor’s office in early November. Despite the presence of a human rights attorney representing him, he was interrogated about his personal religious practice and his opinion on current political issues. When he refused to recant his blog writings, he was detained for a few days. That detention has since been extended on several occasions, and over two months later Kareem is still in jail without trial. By the end of February 2007, he was sentenced to four years for the material he posted on his blog.

More information can be found at our FAQ page. Thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Wii http://www.freekareem.org/2008/09/26/urge-egyptian-government-to-release-online-activists/comment-page-1/#comment-105467 Wii Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:01:21 +0000 http://www.freekareem.org/2008/09/26/urge-egyptian-government-to-release-online-activists/#comment-105467 I don't understand, why was he jailed? I don’t understand, why was he jailed?

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