GLOBAL Voices Online reports that Egyptian blogger Abdulmonem Mahmood will be f
reed.
Here's an excerpt from the Global Voices Online ent
ry:
A recent clampdown on Egyptian bloggers encompassed bloggers of dif ferent political orientations. Egyptian blogger Abdul Monem Mahmood who has been detained for 46 days on politic al allegations belongs to the banned Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. However, vari ous bloggers of different backgrounds showed support to Monem without discrimin ation.
According to Monemâs blog, he is in jail under inhuman conditions, denied to attend his post-graduate studies exams and barely succeeded in visiti ng his ailing father few days ago. Egyptian bloggers received the news of Monemâs release with apprehension reflec ting the amount of distrust in the Egyptian security. Nora Younis said âthe release decision came as surpri se like the detention orderâ¦I am still apprehensive. I wonât congratulate Mone m before I see him with my eyes.â
