Why help?
Only international pressure will help secure Kareem’s release. At the very least, news of international support provides moral encouragement to Kareem and his attorneys. It will also send a message to officials who wish him harm: We’re watching!

Here’s What You Can Do To Help Kareem!

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To skip to the letter-writing campaign, click here.

Sign this petition, as well as the others on the ‘Petitions’ list! (Look at the sidebar)

Subscribe to our mailing list for important updates on Kareem and the campaign! You can sign up by adding your e-mail address on the sidebar.

Send words of encouragement to Kareem. Please visit our Write to Kareem! page.

Fill out this form is you wish to get more involved (e.g. joining rallies): I Want to Get Involved!

A great way to help and to stay in touch with campaign news is to download this handy toolbar: Free Kareem Toolbar Download! You also have the option of chatting with other Free Kareem supporters via this toolbar!

Please take a few minutes to send an eCard to a friend or colleague and link them to this site for updates and information. Free Kareem ePostcards!.

Visit our Free Kareem Store! This store is a great way to help spread awareness on Kareem’s case.

Reporters Without Borders states that Egypt is bucking to host a stage of the United Nations-sponsored Internet Governance Forum in 2009 (ironically, the country is on the group’s list of 13 Internet enemies). Lobby against Egypt’s inclusion in this event by contacting Nitin Desai, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Adviser for Internet Governance:

United Nations
Secretariat of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
Palais des Nations, CH-1211 Geneva 10
Swiss Confederation

Tel: +41 22 917 57 59
Fax: +41 22 917 00 92
E-mail: igf AT unog DOT ch

Bloggers and volunteers are encouraged to help in any way. Please write about Kareem Amer in your blogs, keep the Wikipedia entry on his case up-to-date, and place the Free Kareem logo on your sites with a link to www.FreeKareem.org. See also our photo gallery on our Facebook group (requires free registration), and make use of them as you wish.

Amnesty has provided an easy way to contact some important Egyptian officials – just fill out this form! Your letter (a template is provided) will be sent to the U.S. Ambassador, and copies will be sent to Egypt’s Minister of the Interior and Minster of Justice. It only takes a few minutes of your time, and you have the option of sending the letter by e-mail, snail-mail, or fax: Condemn the Four-Year Sentence of Egyptian Blogger Karim Amer.

Invite your friends to visit www.FreeKareem.org, and encourage them to follow the suggestions listed here. Discuss Kareem’s case with your religious, social, and humanist groups. Read English translations of Kareem’s writings that got him in jail. Share it with your friends and discuss them. A teacher told us she will be reading them to her literature class!

Share our YouTube Video Collection with your friends!

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has its own blog tool; confidentiality of any information submitted by bloggers is guaranteed. The Coalition encourages you to sign up. The funds raised from this blog service enable RSF to help Kareem, and other bloggers living under in difficult conditions.

Write letters to government officials, diplomats, human rights groups, local media outlets, and the United Nations:

In your letter, please make clear the following (thanks to English PEN):

Condemn the four-year prison sentence placed on Kareem Amer, who was peacefully exercising his right to freedom of expression;

Express deep concern at the conditions of Kareem Amer’s detention, and whether he is being treated humanely and given full access to medical care and family visits; and

Urge the Egyptian government to clearly implement the international standards set out by the ICCPR to which the state of Egypt is a signatory and repeal laws violating these standards.

You can find sample letters in our Sample Letters section, or refer to the petitions (at the sidebar) when writing your letter. Don’t forget to attach a press kit!
Want to fax via the Internet? Try eFax!

Whom to Contact

Egyptian Officials and Diplomats

Local Politicians

Human Rights Groups

Media Outlets

I. Egyptian Officials and Diplomats

Important: Please properly address Egyptian officials and be courteous. Rude writers will just negatively reflect on our campaign and will be doing Kareem no favor.

President of Egypt

Egypt’s Minister of Justice

Prime Minister of Egypt

Egypt’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations

The Egyptian Ambassador to Your Country

• President of Egypt
His Excellency President Mohammad Hosni Said Mubarak
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Abdeen Palace Cairo
Arab Republic of Egypt

Fax: +(202) 390-1998, +(202) 260-5417, +(202) 355-5700, +(202) 795 3192, +(202) 795-8016

(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. President”)
Sample letter available!

• Egypt’s Minister of Justice
His Excellency Counselor Mamdoh Mohie E-din Marie
Minister of Justice of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Magles El Shaeb St.
Wezaret Al Adl – Justice Bldg
Cairo
Arab Republic of Egypt

Fax: +(202) 795-8103
Sample letter available!

• Prime Minister of Egypt
His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Mahmoud Mohammed Nazif
Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt
2 Magles El Shaab St., Kasr El Aini St.
Cairo
Arab Republic of Egypt

Fax: +(202) 735-6449, +(202) 795-8016

• Egypt’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations
(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. {last name}”)
United Nations, Geneva
United Nations, New York

United Nations, Geneva
His Excellency Mr. Sameh Hassan Shokry Selim
49 Avenue Blanc, 1202 Geneva
Swiss Confederation

Fax: +41 22 738 44 15

United Nations, New York
His Excellency Mr. Maged Abd el Fattah Abd El-Aziz
Representative of Egypt to the United Nations
The Permanent Mission of the Arab Republic of Egypt To The United Nations
304 East 44th Street
New York, NY 10017
United States of America

Fax: 212.949.5999

• The Egyptian Ambassador to Your Country
(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. Ambassador”)

See the Ambassador Directory. See also our Sample Letters section!

II. Local Politicians
Ask your local politicians to condemn this violation of human rights, and thank them in advance for looking into Kareem’s case.
Sample letters available!

III. Human Rights Groups
Thank human rights groups for their efforts in helping Kareem, and ask them to continue pressuring the international community into helping set Kareem free.

- Lobby the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. The AP reported that “seconds after he was loaded into the truck and the door closed, an Associated Press reporter heard the sound of a slap from inside the vehicle and a shriek of pain from Nabil.” So use the Human Rights Commission address reserved for urgent matters: tb-petitions AT ohchr DOT org.

Send them the link to this video in which you can hear Kareem get hit:

- Contact Amnesty International.- Sample letter available!

IV. Media Outlets
Enquire your local media outlets about Kareem’s case, and encourage them to maintain coverage on him and to keep the public informed.

Press Kit

Press Kit

Sample Letters

• Letter to the Egyptian President
• Letter to the Egyptian Minister of Justice
• Bipartisan letter from U.S. Congress to Egypt Ambassador on Kareem
• Letter to Egyptian Ambassador, Sample 1 by Bridget Johnson
• Letter to Egyptian Ambassador, Sample 2
• Letter to Egyptian Ambassador (in Romanian) (Thanks Bogdan!)
• Letter to Politician, Sample #1
• Letter to Politician, Sample #2 (Thanks Daniel!)
• Letter to the Belgian Foreign Service (Thanks Nils!)
• Letter to Human Rights Group
• Wrote a letter? Let us post it here too!

Ambassador Directory

(Salutation: “Your Excellency” or “Mr. Ambassador”)

Click on the letter that the name of your country starts with:
A B C D F G H I J L M N P R S T U

A
Australia
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Mostafa Tawfik
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1 Darwin Avenue, Yarralumla, Canberra, ACT 2600
Commonwealth of Australia

Fax: (00612) 6273 4279
Non-resident Ambassador of: Fiji, Marshall Islands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Samoa.

Austria
His Excellency Mr. Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Hohe Warte 50-54
A-1190 Wien, Vienna
Republic of Austria

Fax: +43 1 370 81 04 – 27

Azerbaijan
His Excellency Mr. Yousef Ahmed Ibrahem El-Sharkawy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
7, H. Aliyev Str., Lane 15, Baku
Republic of Azerbaijan

B
Bahrain
His Excellency Mr. Azmy Hassan Khalifa
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Villa 18, Road 23, Compound 332, Al-Mahouz
P.O. Box: 818, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain

Fax: 00-973-17-721518

Bangladesh
His Excellency Mr. Ismail Abd El-Rahman Ghoneim
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
House-NE (N) 9, Road-90, Gulshan Model Town
Dhaka-1212 , Dhaka
People’s Republic of Bangladesh

Belgium
His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Karem Mahmoud
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Uruguaylaan 19, 1000 Brussels
Kingdom of Belgium

Fax: 02 675 58 88 (+32 2 675 58 88 from outside of Belgium)

The address in Dutch:
Uruguaylaan 19
B-1000 Brussel
België

The address in French:
Av. de l’Uruguay 19
B-1000 Bruxelles
Belgique

Brazil
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdel Fattah Abdallah
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
SEN Av. das Nações Lote 12 – Cep: 70.435-900 – Brasília, DF
República Federativa do Brasil / Federative Republic of Brazil

Fax: (55 61) 323-1039
Non-resident Ambassador of: Guyana and Suriname.

C
Canada
His Excellency Dr. Mahmoud Fahim ElSaeed
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
454 Laurier Avenue East
Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6R3

Fax: (613) 234 4398

China
His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Allam Mohamed Allam
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
No. 2, Ri Tan Dong Lu
Beijing, China

Fax: (8610) 6532 5365

Croatia
See Italy.

Cyprus
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Ibrahim Abdel Hakam
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
P.O.Box 21752 , 1512 Nicosia
Republic of Cyprus

Fax: 00357 22449081

D
Denmark
Her Excellency Ms. Afaf Aly Sayed El Mazariky
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Kristianiagade 19,
2100 Copenhagen
Kingdom of Denmark

Fax: 35253262

F
Fiji
See Australia.

France
His Excellency Mr. Nasser Kamel
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
56 Avenue d’Iéna, Métro Iéna
75116 Paris
French Republic

G
Germany
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abd El-Hay Al-Orabi
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Stauffenberg Str. 6-7
10785 Berlin
Federal Republic of Germany

Fax: 030 477 10 49

Greece
His Excellency Mr. Hamdi Sanad Loza
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3, Vasilissis Sofias Av.
106 71 Athens
Hellenic Republic

Fax: 210 36 03 538

Guyana
See Brazil.

H
Hungary
His Excellency Mr. Hisham El-Zimaity
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1124 Budapest, Istenhegyi ut 7/b
Republic of Hungary

Fax: (+361) 225-8596
Non-resident Ambassador of Slovenia.

I
India
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abd El Hamid Higazy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1/50m, Niti Marg, Chanakyapuri
New Delhi 110021
Republic of India

Fax: 26885355

Indonesia
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed El Sayed Soliman Taha
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Jl. Teuku Umar No. 68, Menteng
Jakarta Pusat, 1031
Republic of Indonesia

Fax: (+6221) 3145073

Ireland
His Excellency Mr. Ibrahim Ahdy Khairat
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
12 Clyde Road, Dublin 4
Ireland

Fax: +353-1-6683745

Israel
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Assem Ibrahim
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
54 Rehov Basel, Tel Aviv
State of Israel

Italy
His Excellency Mr. Ashraf Jamal Rashed
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Via Salaria 256/267, Rome
Italian Republic

Non-resident Ambassador of: Croatia and San Marino.

J
Japan
His Excellency Mr. Hisham Mohamed Mostafa Badr
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
1-5-4- Aobadai
Meguro-Ku, Tokyo 1530042
Japan

Fax: 03-3770-8021

Jordan
His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Rezk Mohamed Rezk
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Riyad el-Mefleh St., No. 14, Between 4th and 5th Circles
P.O.Box: 35178, 11180 Amman
Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

Fax: 5604082

L
Libya
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Fathy Rifaah El- Tahtawy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Omar El-Mokhtar St, Tripoli
Great Socialist People’s Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Fax: (0021821) 3339876

M
Marshall Islands
See Australia.

Mexico
His Excellency Mr. Mamdouh Shawki Mostafa
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Alejandro Dumas No. 131, Colonia Polanco
11560, México D.F.
The United Mexican States

Fax: (5) 2 82 12 94

Morocco
His Excellency Mr. Kadry Fathi Abd El-Motteleb
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
31, Algeria Street, Hasan
Rabat, P.O. Box: 423
Kingdom of Morocco

Fax: 037.70.68.21

N
Netherlands
His Excellency Mr. Ahmed Amin Fathallah
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Badhuisweg 92
P.O. Box 2587 CL, The Hague
The Netherlands

Fax: 070-354 3304

New Zealand
See Australia.

Norway
His Excellency Mr. Wagiuh Saed Mostafa Hanafi
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Drammensveien 90 A, N – 0244 Oslo
Kingdom of Norway

Fax: +47 22 56 22 68

P
Pakistan
His Excellency Mr. Hussein Kamel Haridy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
38-51, UN Boulevard, Diplomatic Enclave
P.O. Box 2088, Ramna 5-4, Islamabad
Islamic Republic of Pakistan

Fax: (+92) 51 2279552

Papua New Guinea
See Australia.

R
Romania (Romanian sample letter here!)
His Excellency Mr. Fawzi Mohamed Gohar
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Dacia Boulevard 67
Bucharest, Romania

S
Samoa
See Australia.

San Marino
See Italy.

Saudi Arabia
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abdel Hameed Kassem
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Diplomatic District – Abdullah Bin Hazafat Al-Sahmi Street
P.O. Box 1805, Riyadh 11441

Fax: 4810406

Singapore
His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Abd Elrehem El Zorkany
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
75 Grange Road, Singapore City 249579
Republic of Singapore

Fax: (+65) 67323422

Slovenia
See Hungary.

Sudan
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Abd el Moneim El Shazly
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Sharia Al-Jama’a Al-Mojram
Khartoum
Republic of Sudan

Suriname
See Brazil.

Sweden
Her Excellency Ms. Samah Mohamed Sotohy Sarhan
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Strandvägen 35
PO Box 14230, 10440
Stockholm
Kingdom of Sweden

Switzerland
Her Excellency Ms. Nehad Balegh Shendy Zekry
Botschaft der arabischen Republik Ägypten,
Elfenauweg 61, 3006 Bern
Schweiz / Swiss Confederation

Fax der Konsularabteilung: (+41) (0) 31352 06 25

T
Tunisia
Her Excellency Ms. Shadia Hussein Farrag
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
P.O. Box: 191
Avenue Mohammed V, Cite Montplaisir
Tunis 1002
Tunisian Republic

Fax: (+216) 71794389

U
United Arab Emirates
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Saad Ebeed
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
P.O. Box: 4026, Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates

Fax: 4449878

United Kingdom
His Excellency Mr. Gehad Refaat Mohamed Maddy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
26 South Street
London W1Y 1DW
United Kingdom

Fax: (020)7491 1542

United States of America
His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Nabil Ismail Fahmy
The Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International Court, NW
Washington, DC 20008
United States of America

Fax: 202.244.4319, 202.244.5131

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