On February 15th Crashers and other free-speech advocates from around the world rallied in support of Abdelkareem Soliman Amer, a 22 year old blogger, who is in prison because Egyptian authorities didn't like what he had to say. Specifically, he is charged with "Defaming the President of Egypt" and "Highlighting inappropriate aspects that harm the reputation of Egypt and spreading them to the public." He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. The "Free Kareem Rally" was held at the Egyptian Cultural and Educational Bureau on Thursday, February 15th at Noon. We handed out fliers and held signs while talking to people walking by.
----- More Free Kareem Resources ----- DC Coalition for Blog Freedom FreeKareem.org Kareem's Blog The Previous DC Event and news coverage by the Daily Star Egypt Worldwide Free Kareem Amer Rallies on Facebook
FLASHBACK: Free Kareem Event at the Egyptian Cultural Center
In other words...the office has been annoyed by me saying that after EVERYTHING for a long time...and the 15th can only get worse!
However, this is definately and event that can support both...perhaps some "That's what they said" jokes about the Egyptian government are in order...hmm...
OR...."That's what they didn't let him say..."
Ok...the last one is most likely a no-go...I still think it gets the point across though...
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