6 November 2011

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Stories from 6 November 2011

Egypt: Military Court Refuses Alaa Abdel Fattah's Appeal

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Written by Rasha Abdulla · Egypt

An appeal filed by Egypt’s veteran blogger Alaa Abdel Fattah for his release pending investigation has been denied (Nov. 3) by a Cairo military court. Abdel Fattah was detained on October 30 for 15 days after refusing to be interrogated by a military court, and insisting on his right to be investigated before a civilian court.

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Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference brings stakeholders to the Internet freedom table

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Written by Mera Szendro Bok · Advocacy, activism

The Silicon Valley Human Rights Conference, organized by Access Now and held in San Francisco late last month gathered bloggers, activists, mobile advocates, privacy advocates, corporations, technologists and many more to discuss the human rights implications of technologies today.

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