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Facebook activist detained ‘indefinitely’

April 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Facebook activist detained ‘indefinitely’
By Yasmine Saleh
First Published: April 17, 2008
CAIRO: Twenty-seven-year-old Esraa Abdel Fattah, who was taken into custody by security forces for allegedly masterminding the April 6 general strike, received a detainment order from the Interior Ministry for an unspecified period of time, Amir Salem, Abdel Fattah’s lawyer told Daily News Egypt.
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Tags: Community Development · Human Rights · Politics

Esraa need your support

April 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment

 Esraa in blue scarf
Creating a facebook group in Egypt is now a crime .
Esraa Abdel Fattah , the girl who made the facebook group for the strike of 6 April is now arrested she took 15 days as starting .
Esraa is accused by calling Egyptians for the strike.
The facebook group got more than 65,000 memebers […]

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Tags: Photo · Politics

Facebook et l’armée Canadienne

March 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Une nouvelle qui peut ne pas être choquante pour plusieurs si on sait que le Facebook, site internet de socialisation compte selon le journal français “Le Figaro”, “plus de 66 millions de personnes tiennent leur journal intime sur ce réseau planétaire”. Ce qui fait que ce genre de site peut menacer la sécurité de l’armée […]

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Tags: Politics · Technology

Premier Prisonnier Facebook!

March 5th, 2008 · No Comments

Fouad Mourtada est un jeune ingénieur fraichement diplômé qui fait partie de la communauté Facebook. Sur Facebook, il a usurpé la personne du prince Moulay Rachi, frère du Roi du Maroc. Il s’est amusé avec et a retenu un bon nombre d’amis en mettant sa photo et en parlant en son nom. Cette usurpation lui […]

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Tags: Politics · Technology · Youth