The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information and Hisham Mubarak Law Center announced today, the court of Dokki Misdemeanors marked the end of the 2008 by a judiciary verdict that sends a breeze to all of the freedom of expression defenders whom were suffocating as a result of the deteriorating situation of the freedom of expression and press freedoms in Egypt.

trial against bloggers Mohamed Adil and Abdel Aziz Mogahed
Cairo, 18 December, 2008 The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information said today that the reappearance of the two young bloggers Mohamed Adil (http://43arb.info/meit) and Abdel Aziz Mogahed (http://elmogahed02.blogspot.com) more than thirty days after their disappearance was brought about through an investigation by the supreme state security prosecutor.

ANHRI’s legal aid unit for freedom of expression said today that it has filed a petition with the council of state against the minister of interior demanding that he explain the reasons behind the arrest of blogger, Mohamed Adil on 20th November, and disclose his current whereabouts. ANHRI’s legal aid unit for the freedom of expression and the blogger’s father have submitted two petitions to the attorney general since his kidnap, when they learnt that he had been arrested. ANHRI finally obtained a permit to visit the blogger, but the prisons administrators claim that he is not in their custody.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information today filed today a lawsuit with the state council court against the president of the republic to demand the resignation of both Egypt’s minister of foreign affairs, Ahmed Abu Elghait, and the ambassador in Saudi, Mohamed Auf, for, at best their failure to resist or at worst their collusion by silence and ignorance in taking any action to force the release of Egyptian internet activist Yousif Al-Ashmawi Yousif by Saudi authorities, or even revealing the reasons behind his detention, and the nature of the accusations brought against him even though he has been held for almost one hundred days in Riyadh.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights said today that security forces are once again utilizing military camps for holding political opponents and activists. These military camps do not come under the jurisdiction of either the prosecutor general, nor of any other civil department, and were widely used to hold Islamic extremists in the nineties, where torture was practiced free from judicial scrutiny. Now blogger Mohamed Khairi who runs the blog http://garshkal.blogspot.com and who had been released on the 4th November and re-arrested on 16th of the same month is

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information reported today that blogger Roshdi Algadir was arrested by the Hisba apparatus in Saudi Arabia on 4th November. He was taken from his place of work in Al-Dammam city, held for three hours, beaten up and forced to sign an agreement never again to publish his work on the internet. The reason behind the attack is the poem that Algadir has posted on his blog: http://roshdi.maktoobblog.com.

harassment reported and the life of Mosaad Abu Fajr is in danger Cairo 8th November 2008 The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information today released a statement expressing their deep concern About the harassment suffered by Kareem Amir in the Borg Al Arab prison in the Alexandria desert, and About the sharp deterioration in the health of prison of conscience Mosaad Abu Fajr, who was unable to stand during the visit of ANHRI lawyers to the prison on 6th November.

The Arabic Network for Human Rights released a statement today that the Administrative Supreme Court in Cairo has considered an appeal by Judge Abdel Fatah Murad against the ruling issued by the Administrative Judicial Court. The Court dismissed the decision to block forty nine websites. The hearing has been delayed until 15th December following a report from the state commissioners denying that the websites had been blocked.

“taking advantage of the prevailing atmosphere of democracy to over throw the regime” in Egypt is on the increase. Cairo, 28 October, 2008 The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information announced today that the Egyptian security forces have arrested another two bloggers. The arrests of Abd Altawab Mahmoud who runs “Allhayat Alsaeda” blog (http://ragabhpl.blogspot.com) and Khalifa Ebaid, who runs “Ana Mathoon” blog in Fayoum city has increased the numbers of bloggers currently in custody to three. Another blogger has been expelled from his university campus.

whilst in Egypt bloggers are currently at risk of arrest, detention and prosecution. Cairo, 23 October, 2008 Renowned Egyptian blogger Nora Younis has received the annual human rights award from prominent U.S. based organization, (Human Rights First, - https://secure.ga1.org/05/support_heroes_hp)