We are all Khaled Said

Against torture in Egypt and inhuman treatment of Egyptians in their own country

Entries Tagged ‘Silent Stand’

The Silent Stand has started in Egypt in more than 9 different cities

The silent stand has started in Egypt. Please join us and send us your photos. email your photos to: alshaheeed@gmail.com or upload on the fan page. We will update you soon on the silent stand in Alexandria and Cairo.

Next Silent Stand Friday 20 August from wherever you are

Friday 20th August is the time for our next silent stand. A stand against torture in Egypt and against the 30 years running emergency law. We call on all our international supporters to join us by standing silent in their home or in any public place in their town. Please send us photos of you [...]

Fourth Silent Stand will be on 23rd July – The anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution 1952

The Fourth Silent Stand will be held in Egypt, with focus on Alexandria and attended worldwide on Friday the 23rd July. 23 July is the anniversary of the non-violent Egyptian white Revolution that took place in 1952 when the Egyptian army toppled the King of Egypt without a single drop of blood spilt. Many Egyptians [...]

Police surrounding demonstrators in the silent stand protest in Alexandria, Egypt

Police surrounding 2 female participants in the silent stand protest on 9th July 2010 in Alexandria, Egypt. More than 50 police officers surrounding 2 girls. This is the Egyptian Police acting under instructions from the Egyptian government summarised in one photo. Photo speaks for itself

Success of Third Silent Stand Friday 9 July

The third silent stand by Egyptians has proved to be a success after hundreds of Egyptians all over Egypt and worldwide has stood in a symbolic stand in sadness and dressed in black. According to Reuters report the online campaign to stage a silent protest by Egytians has drawn hundreds of participants. The demonstration was organized [...]

Standing Up For Khalid Said

We must all stand up for Khaled Said and every single Egyptian who was or will be attacked. We must unite to stop the violence. Only this way we will force everyone to respect us. After a day of protests in Alexandria Egypt, sparked by anger and sadness about the recent killing of Khalid Said, [...]

Flash Mob in Egypt: Protesters find a way around Emergency Law

A Flash Mob was organized in Egypt last week by the Facebook fan page, We are Khalid Said. The page was formed in memory of Khaled Said who was brutally tortured and killed by Alexandria police on June 6th. According to AP, he was killed “after he posted a video on the Internet of officers [...]

The Guardian: Criminal injustice in Egypt

The “before” and “after” shots looked like the makeover from hell. Before, we have a clean-cut young man who appears to be rather reserved and perhaps even somewhat shy. After, his once-youthful and pleasant face looks up with dead eyes, disfigured beyond recognition. It looks like it has caved in on itself, particularly around the [...]