Blogging on the Nile - Egypt

Sep 2006
An Egyptian Blogger is facing eleven years in prison in the country's first ever 'blogger trial'. The case reveals the extent to which the internet is shaping political protests in Egypt.

"I think the blogs are having a direct impact on Egyptian society", states political scientist Rabab El Mahdy. "They're attracting younger people that we haven't been able to reach through traditional routes". Under Egypt's emergency laws, demonstrations are illegal. But in hundreds of internet articles, protestors are revealing their government's brutal tactics and demanding change.

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[handballadham]

it's up to the people to make change happen.

[negkreyol21]

i hope that you could also as an ameican make your government stop supportting mubarak since his regime receives the second largest foreignaid from the US and many of there acts are not mention in our mainstream media as an american i hope you could felp change that so the rest of us could enjoy what you enjoy not only in egypt but all dictatorship that the US support

[thesphinxcollective]

have been blessed to follow @Alaa @Manal @Monasosh during #Jan25 revolution. this is exellent to watch in restrospect! congratulations brave Egyptians and strength for the time ahead.

[BronzeSista]

These people are tired! They are tired of all the false promises! It appears they don't really care what happens. This how one feels when they see nothing happening that is hopeful to the people.

[1squidqueen]

What happens now to the prisoners?

[princecharmonpoirtoi]

watch?v=TCIHkZw-v1s

[brucekirk89]

We need 2mill American's to stand up against this Gov also lik ein England,but your you are labled an outlaw if you speak up against any type of laws here,but if we din't stand up we would all still be in England

[Toelzerfanclever]

We Germans are feeling with the Egypt people and are very sad to see that there in your beautiful country despots are trampling human rights !!!!!

[1sudano]

come on guys. do like rigal algerians and tunisians fight for rights

[mgfhd]

Alaa and Manal missing you guys!

[lakehora2009]

@boody19,

Who was slave by who ? You wished but, that never happen in Ethiopian history ? Yes. Ethiopia is building a Nile dam, and go and jump in a dry lake.