Egyptian military court rejects Maspero activist's appeal

Headline Title: Egyptian military court rejects activist's appeal 04 November 2011 Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces must immediately release a prominent blogger and activist detained in connection with the bloody crackdown on the Maspero protests, Amnesty International said today, after a military court rejected on Thursday his appeal against his continuing detention. The court detained 30 other civilians for a further 15 days in the same case."The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces must be subject to public criticism and anyone imprisoned simply for criticizing the…

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