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.”
This article was posted: Friday, November 29, 2013 at 12:42 pm
Prominent Egyptian Blogger Arrested
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