Behind the walls of fear, Fayoum under siege
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI)
18 August 2009
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The detention of Khaled Mamdouh and Ashraf Omar raises concerns that it will be the beginning of a security campaign against independent journalists.
The Ministry of Interior is urged to protect the activist and poet as pro-government figures’ accusations put his life at risk.
Authorities systematically use enforced disappearance to target journalists, often mistreating them before charges.