With the Egyptian government dominating all major media in the country, brave Egyptians (citizen journalists) risk imprisonment and torture to blog or tweet about human rights abuses. Renowned Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas interviewed annoyingly by elitist BBC anchor. Abbas (and his mom) were assaulted in their home in April 2009, reported Global Voices Online.
Fascinating video (with far-from-perfect English translation): "Internet Freedom in Egypt"
Profile of blogger Marwa Rakha, born and raised in Egypt. Her blog post on an incident of mass detention of bloggers, including Wael Abbas, to cover the aftermath of a massacre of Egyptian Christians.
Last June, 28-year-old Khaled Saeed was beaten to death in public for the crime of Internet use.
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