Wael Abbas
Learn about Egyptian political activist and community supporter, Wael Abbas. Wael Abbas blogs at Misr Digital (Egyptian Awareness). He reported on harassment of women, and broadcast a video of police brutality in Egypt. His blog... [more]
Learn about Egyptian political activist and community supporter, Wael Abbas.
Wael Abbas blogs at Misr Digital (Egyptian Awareness). He reported on harassment of women, and broadcast a video of police brutality in Egypt.
His blog reporting lead to the conviction of police for torture. However, his accounts with YouTube and Yahoo were both closed because of pressure from the Egyptian government. YouTube has since restored his account and most of his videos.
Egyptian Video Playlist
Wael Abbas ICFJ Award Tribute Video
Wael Abbas ICFJ Award Tribute Video
2007
ICFJ Awards Dinner November 13, 2007
Egypt's rebel blogger 5:30
CNN's Aneesh Raman profiles Wael Abbas, whose blog focuses on alleged police abuse in Egypt...
Wael Abbas on Aljazeera English - Part 1 of 2
YouTube has restored Abbas' account. Google/YouTube issued the following statement on December 1:
"We are committed to...
Wael Abbas on Aljazeera English - Part 2 of 2
This video was made for non arabic speaking viewers. It is the English translation of a video provided by Wael Abbas. It...
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