Three Sudanese journalists have been refused visas to attend the Arab Summit due to be held in Cairo on 22 and 23 June 1996. Mohieddin Tantawi, Mohieddin Titawi and Fath Al-Rahman Al-Nahas, editors respectively of the dailies “Al-Rai Al-Akbar”, “Al-Inkaz Al-Watani” and “Al-Sudan Al-Hadith”, had applied for visas from the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum, the […]
Three Sudanese journalists have been refused visas to attend the
Arab Summit due to be held in Cairo on 22 and 23 June 1996.
Mohieddin Tantawi, Mohieddin Titawi and Fath Al-Rahman Al-Nahas,
editors respectively of the dailies “Al-Rai Al-Akbar”, “Al-Inkaz
Al-Watani” and “Al-Sudan Al-Hadith”, had applied for visas from
the Egyptian embassy in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan. No reason
was given for the refusal.
Recommended Action
Send appeals to authorities:
these journalists in order that they may cover the Arab Summit in
Egypt
free flow of information and to the work of the media
Appeals To
His Excellency Mohammad Hosni Mubarak
President of the Arab Republic of Egypt
Oruba Palace
Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt
Fax: +202 260 5417
Farouk Seif al-Naser
Minister of Justice
Lazoghly Square
Mounira, Cairo, Egypt
Fax: +202 355 5700
Amir Moussa
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Cairo, Egypt
Fax: +202 574 9149
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