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Action Alert: Flood the Jail with Mail

Written by Amine on March 27, 2008 – 3:07 am -

What? “Flood the Jail with Mail” campaign in support of detained Egyptian blogger Kareem Suleiman

When?  April 7th through April 21st

Where? From around the world to a jail cell in Alexandria, Egypt

How? Supporters are urged to send their messages of solidarity by mail to Kareem to the following address:

Alexandria, Borg Al-Arab Prison, Room 1 Section 22, Prisoner Abdul Kareem Nabil Suleiman, The Arab Republic of Egypt, Kareem’s address in Arabic (mandatory to be included on the envelope)

Why? “to remind Egyptian authorities that Kareem, bloggers in general and prisoners of conscience over all, are not alone.”

Who is organizing the action? FreeKareem Campaign and the Committee to Protect Bloggers

Kareem Suleiman is an Egyptian blogger and law student who was arrested by Egyptian authorities on November 6th, 2006 for posts on his blog. He was sentenced to four years of imprisonment for insulting Islam, inciting sedition, and insulting the Egyptian President.

Hundreds of bloggers have expressed their support, thousands have signed petitions calling for his release, and thousands have joined Free Kareem rallies around the world in Washington DC, New York, London, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Athens, Berlin, Bucharest, Oslo, Ottawa, Prague, Brussels, Rio de Janeiro, etc…

To learn more about the campaign to free Kareem, please visit the FreeKareem website, join the FreeKareem Facebook group, and check out the Reporters Without Borders page on which you can sign a petition calling for his immediate release….

To learn more about the “Flood the Jail with Mail” please read the details provided by the FreeKareem Campaign, the Committee to Protect Bloggers, Blogger For Freedom, Menassat, and the coverage by ReadWriteWeb….

Tags: Blogger, campaign, censorship, Egypt, Jailed, Kareem, Offline, Petition, Rallies, video
Posted in Action Alerts, Mid-East & N. Africa |