Friday, November 29, 2013

Prominent Egyptian Blogger Arrested


Krishnadev Calamur
npr.org
November 29, 2013


An Egyptian blogger who rose to fame during the 2011 uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak has been arrested under a controversial new law that bans unauthorized protests.


Police arrested Alaa Abdel-Fattah from his home late Thursday night as his toddler slept nearby. When his wife demanded to see an arrest warrant, police beat both of them, a press release from the family said. NPR’s Leila Fadel is reporting on the story for our Newscast unit:


“An arrest warrant was issued for him and another prominent youth activist following protests on Tuesday that ended with dozens in jail after police beat and chased them. Abdel-Fattah had publicly declared he would turn himself in on Saturday.”



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This article was posted: Friday, November 29, 2013 at 12:42 pm









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Prominent Egyptian Blogger Arrested

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