Egypt - Unjustly detained blogger, on hunger strike, could die in prison

The international press freedom NGO Reporters Without Borders is very worried about the fate of the blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad and calls for his immediate and unconditional release in order to preserve the democratic nature of Egypt's political transition. Freeing the first prisoner of conscience since the revolution would be a powerful symbolic gesture, one that the entire international community would see as a sign of a commitment to openness. Sanad, who began a hunger strike on 23 (...)

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