Date of source: Sunday, November 3, 2002
The Washington-based Freedom House honored Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim in absentia for his work on democracy, religious freedom and human rights. The award ceremony was held on 21 October. Participants in the ceremony expressed their great respect for Dr. Ibrahim´s passionate and peaceful struggle for...
Date of source: Monday, October 14, 2002
A group of liberal intellectuals from throughout the Arab world signed a communiqué in which they urged President Mubarak to free Saad Eddin Ibrahim. The article gives a translation of the communiqué as well as the Egyptian opposition´s reaction to it along with an appendix listing the signatories.
Date of source: Monday, September 30, 2002
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim has lodged an appeal against the imprisonment sentence handed down to him. The appeal is based on 14 reasons that have to do with violating and misinterpreting the law and the constitution on the part of the court. Accepting the appeal means a granting of a new trial before...
Date of source: Saturday, September 21, 2002
Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim has lodged an appeal through his lawyer against the seven-year imprisonment sentence handed down to him. Judicial sources expect a political intervention to hasten work in the case.
Date of source: Friday, August 30, 2002
The case of Saad Eddin Ibrahim is raised in many Western newspapers, both in the United States and in Europe. Most is written in a tone of surprise. These articles make our world appear to be different in its values from the developed world.
Date of source: Monday, August 26, 2002
The Higher State Security Court issued in writing the ruling against Saad Eddin Ibrahim. The court said that Ibrahim received money from the EU, NATO, Haifa University, Switzerland´s Human Rights Organization and Al-Jazeera channel. Referring to what has been said about American aid to Egypt...
Date of source: Saturday, August 24, 2002
Pope Shenouda commented in New York on many issues, such as, the United States´ approach in combating terrorism, the Palestinian issue and the American rage over the case of Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim.
Date of source: Tuesday, July 30, 2002
The author calls the charges Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim “patently trumped-up.” His Ibn Khaldun Institute produced documentaries about discrimination against Egypt´s Coptic Christian minority and urged citizens to participate in the country´s parliamentary elections despite the massive fraud that...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Ragab was shocked reading an article in the Washington Post attacking the court which sentenced Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim. Ragab called the writer ‘unfair.´ More upsetting was that the writer argued that the court ruling did not conform with the $2 billion which represents the annual US aid to...
Date of source: Wednesday, July 31, 2002
Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher was upset about a US Embassy statement about the verdict against Dr. Saad Eddin Ibrahim, saying that it was very uncommon for any embassy to make a statement of a court order.