Yesterday, the 22nd of February, it has been exactly three years since Kareem Amer was sentenced to 4 years in prison. On this occasion, a Free Kareem rally took place in Washington, DC to condemn for the 8th time (via a rally) our disapproval and disappointment with Egypt’s decision to keep Kareem imprisoned despite the bogus charges against him.

Below is a video of the event:

If you tweet this, remember to use the hashtag #FreeKareem. Don’t give up on him! Kareem must be freed immediately.

A rally took place for Kareem today in Washington, DC, as reported earlier here. Below is a video:

We’d like to thank our friends at Bureaucrash for making this rally possible, and for their consistent support for Kareem! Washington, DC has always been a strategic location to hold a Free Kareem rally as the U.S government continues to fund Mubarak’s dictatorship despite being aware of the massive human rights violations that take place under his rule. Indeed, we all must correct this injustice!

Rallies for Kareem around the world went great. Here’s an animiated short of it:

IUF Berlin, who also organized our previous rally in Germany [video], assisted us once again with this important rally for Kareem. Here is a video:

And a picture:

We sincerely thank everyone at IUF for making this possible! We are incredibly grateful for their constant support.

This week on Listening Post: How the Egyptian government are keeping tabs on internet use, and punishing those who are accused of misusing it.

We have a special report on the case of imprisoned Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer. Jailed in 2006 for, apparently, “inciting hatred of Islam” and “insulting” President Hosni Mubarak, Kareem’s case has thrown into stark relief the power of the state to exert control over new media. And what effect is this case having on cyber dissidents still operating in Egypt?

From the video’s description:

We also feature Kareem Amer who on the first anniversary of his imprisonment in an Egyptian jail [yes, he had been imprisoned for blogging - defaming religion and the president] had people all over the world demonstrating for his release – vive la revolucion – and in an attempt to forever stop his blogging activities and to set an example to others, allegedly beat him on the same day. This abuse from a country that purports to value democratic principles such as freedom of the press.

Previously on Menassat:
- Until you change your mind
- Blogging all the way to jail

Erin Wildermuth, the video production manager at Bureaucrash.com, sent us these great videos which they created to help promote Kareem’s cause around the world. Please watch it, favorite it, link to it, or embed it into your own blogs!

The Coalition would like to thank the Bureaucrash team for their amazing and consistent efforts in helping Kareem. They have shown a wonderful and much needed commitment which we appreciate very much!

Confirmed cities so far:

1- Brussels
2- Rome
3- Stockholm
4- Washington DC
5- New York City
6- Prague
7- Bucharest
8- Berlin
9- Amsterdam
10- London
11- Athens
12 – Mexico City
13 – São Paulo
14 – Rio de Janeiro

Interested in organizing a rally in a city that is not yet listed here? Contact us!

As a follow-up to our previous entry, we have just launched this video as a visual response to Mrs. Mubarak’s “peace” activities.