Wed Nov 9 Global Online Protest Against Military Trials in Egypt

[EFerrari]

Global Online Protest Against Military Trials in Egypt
The No Military Trials for Civilians group calls for your participation in a global online protest against the unjust imprisonment of thousands of Egyptians by the Army since the revolution.

Please go to the links below and express your rejection of military trials for civilians and military oppression in Egypt at the specified times on Wednesday November 9th. In order to comment on Facebook, you may have to ‘like’ the page first, but you can always unlike any offending pages after a couple of days...

Please comment on SCAF’s Facebook page from:

* 10:00pm - 10:30pm Cairo
* 8:00pm - 8:30pm London
* 4:00pm - 4:30 pm New York
* 1:00pm - 1:30pm Los Angeles



https://www.facebook.com/Egyptian.Armed.Forces


You can improvise or use the following examples:


* I demand an end to military trials for civilians in Egypt.

* I will protest in solidarity with Egyptian prisoners on November 12th


* We will not tolerate SCAF's violation of human rights in Egypt.

* As a citizen of < _ _ _ _ _ _ > I will pressure my government not to support military dictatorship in Egypt.


Please comment on CNN and BBC’s walls and ask them to cover military oppression in Egypt from

* 10:30pm - 11:00pm Cairo
* 8:30pm - 9:00pm London
* 4:30pm - 5:00pm New York
* 1:30pm - 2:00pm Los Angeles


http://www.facebook.com/cnninternational

http://www.facebook.com/bbcworldnews


As the growing global revolution shows, our governments are failing to serve their people. We must therefore act collectively to change and share our futures. The fundamental importance of human rights knows no borders, abuses of power can be kept in check wherever people decide to take a stand. In speaking to each other, in working together and for each other, we recognize that our goals are shared: we seek local justice for ourselves, global justice for all and the two are inextricably bound.

http://en.nomiltrials.com/2011/11/global-online-protest-against-military.html

[EFerrari]

1. Statement from Dr. Laila Soueif

My name is Laila Souief, I am Alaa Ahmed Seif El Islam Abdel Fattah’s mother. Alaa was remanded in custody on Sunday the 30th of October 2011 by order of the military prosecution investigating the 9th of October 2011 events, known as the Maspero incident. I went on hunger strike on the morning of the 6th of November 2011, the first day of the Great Feast.

My decision to take this step is based on my solid conviction that Alaa’s detention is not due to the needs of the ongoing investigation, but is a punishment for his political positions and activities. Remanding opponents in custody on bogus charges was a policy used by state security prosecution before Mubarak’s ousting, and is being used today by the military prosecution against opponents of the Supreme council of the armed forces (SCAF).

General Adel El Morsi, head of the military judiciary, has made press statements claiming that Alaa Abdel Fattah was not remanded because of his activism but because he is accused of certain charges. He added that the appeal to his detention has been rejected since he committed acts considered unlawful by the criminal code, namely:
1- Theft of a weapon belonging to the military forces
2- Deliberate vandalism of funds and property of the armed forces
3- Assault against public officers (members of the armed forces) entrusted with public service
4- Assembly and use of force and violence against members of the armed forces.

I published an open letter in Shorouk newspaper dated 5 November 2011 asking the General: if Alaa is accused of stealing a weapon belonging to the armed forces, why did they not send a force to arrest him and search his house for the alleged stolen weapon? The conduct of the military prosecution in summoning Alaa indicates that it is not taking those charges seriously and yet orders his detention and rejects the appeal submitted by his lawyers to ensure his continued incarceration.



http://en.nomiltrials.com/2011/11/statement-from-dr-laila-soueif.html

[Motown_Johnny]

2. pardon my ignorance, but are those times local or EST or what?

[EFerrari]

3. Your local time.

[Motown_Johnny]

4. thanks

[EFerrari]

5. Kick

[EFerrari]

6. Still time for WestCoast to participate.

And if you do via Twitter, cc @TahrirLive. Thanks! :hi:

[NNN0LHI]

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