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‘Today, blogger Monem was ordered 15 days extended detention in Torah Mahkoum prison under conditions he described as “unbearable by any human being”. Monem sends SOS to Rights and Civil Society Organisations,' writes Egyptian blogger Nora Younis. Abdulmonem Mahmood, a Muslim Brotherhood blogger, was arrested for articles he wrote online.
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this is has been reported earlier by sami ben gharbia:
http://www.globalvoicesonline.org/2007/05/08/egypt-open-war-on-bloggers/