« Freedom of expression and opinion in Egypt under the blockade of the coup »

with

Dr. Maha Azzam
Head Egyptian Revolutionary Council (ERC)

Mr. Toby Cadman
Barrister-at-law

Mr. Kotb Alarabi
Assistant-Secretary High Council of Press and Spokesperson
of the Arabic Observatory for the Freedom of the Press and of the Expression

Dr. Oussama Rochdi
Member of the Egyptian National Council for Human Rights and member of the International Union of Journalists

Mr. Ahmed Albakri
Vice-President of the Union of Egyptians Students

Mr. Mohamed Gamal Helal
TV Presenter and journalist

The Egyptian Revolutionary Council (ERC), The Arabic Observatory for the Freedom of the Press and of the Expression and the Union of Egyptians Students denounce a troubling increasing of infringements to the freedom of expression and opinion in Egypt.

They declare: « We would like to show to the world the scale of failure in respect of freedom of opinion and expression in Egypt and we ask you for a moral support for the victims of tyranny in Egypt.  »

The conference will be given in English and in Arabic. Arabic will be translated to English.