Egyptian Facebook Activists Jailed

[DPA/Ha'aretz] Egyptian authorities Thursday jailed 14 Internet activists in Alexandria, accusing them of being a threat to national security and calling people to demonstrate. The activists belong to the "April 6 group" on the social networking website Facebook that earlier this year called for a strike against rising prices.


2008-07-25 01:00:00

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