On the evening of 1 August 1995, Gamal Badawi, editor-in-chief of the opposition daily “Al-Wafd”, left a conference at the Journalists’ Syndicate in downtown Cairo. He was heading for his home in Heliopolis, when two vehicles forced his car off the road. Ten unidentified individuals then emerged from the vehicles, pulled Badawi out of his […]
On the evening of 1 August 1995, Gamal Badawi, editor-in-chief of
the opposition daily “Al-Wafd”, left a conference at the
Journalists’ Syndicate in downtown Cairo. He was heading for his
home in Heliopolis, when two vehicles forced his car off the
road. Ten unidentified individuals then emerged from the
vehicles, pulled Badawi out of his car, and proceeded to beat and
curse him. The editor and his driver suffered minor injuries.
Badawi’s paper has been critical of the Egyptian government.
Recently, Badawi had vociferously opposed the imposition of a
draconian new press law.
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fear among outspoken journalists and have a chilling effect on
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Appeals To
Chancellor Raga al-Arabi
Prosecutor General
Ministry of Justice
Dar al-Qada al-‘Aali
Cairo, Arab Republic of Egypt
Fax: +20 2 774 716
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