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Journalists syndicate suspends ties with Sudanese counterpart

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July 19th, 2012

The Egyptian Journalists Syndicate announced Thursday that it would suspend ties with the Sudanese Journalists Union due to “its chief Mohi Eddeen Titawi’s shameful and unprofessional handling of the detention of Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel, who was released from Sudan earlier this week.”

The syndicate also criticized the Federation of Arab Journalists' stance on the case. In a statement, the FAJ had supported Titawi's criticism of the Egyptian journalist.

Sudanese authorities detained Adel, a reporter for independent daily Al-Watan, on 3 July in a cyber cafe in Khartoum. She had travelled to Sudan to cover protests against government austerity measures and soaring prices.

Titawi said Adel did not follow proper procedure to declare herself as a journalist when she entered the country.

The Journalists Syndicate praised President Mohamed Morsy’s intervention for the release of Adel, who travelled back to Cairo with Morsy on the presidential plane out of Addis Ababa. The syndicate demanded that Egyptian authorities show more concern for international violations against Egyptian citizens.

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Freed journalist arrives in Addis Ababa, will fly with president to Cairo

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July 16th, 2012

Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel has arrived in Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, where President Mohamed Morsy is attending the African Summit. She is expected to return to Cairo with him on the presidential plane.

Adel was released hours after a meeting between Morsy and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, who promised on Sunday to release her.

Morsy’s Facebook page said Monday that officials from the presidential office met Adel, and announced that she would return to Egypt with the president.

The Sudanese Embassy in Cairo said on Sunday that Bashir ordered the authorities in question to release Adel and let her return back to her country upon Morsy’s request, during a meeting for the two presidents on the sidelines of the African Union Summit held in Addis Ababa.

Adel, a reporter with the privately owned Egyptian daily Al-Watan, was arrested in Khartoum while covering student protests against inflation and austerity measures.

Adel, 25, had previously worked at Al-Masry Al-Youm, where she covered the revolts of the Arab Spring. The reporter had also covered the Libyan uprising from Tripoli, and was injured while covering the Syrian uprising.

Adel is the second Egyptian reporter to be arrested while covering protests in Sudan. Last month, Sudanese authorities released Salma ElWardany, an Egyptian reporter working for Bloomberg news.
 

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Egyptian reporter to be released in days, Sudanese ambassador tells Abouel Fotouh

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July 11th, 2012

Khama Hassan Ali, the Sudanese ambassador in Cairo, said that Egyptian reporter Shaimaa Adel would be released in days, said former presidential candidate Abdel Moneim Abouel Fotouh on Wednesday.

Abouel Fotouh met the ambassador today at his office in Garden City.

Sudanese authorities arrested Adel, a reporter for independent daily Al-Watan, in a cyber cafe in Khartoum last week. She had travelled to Sudan to cover protests against government austerity measures and soaring prices.

Several human rights organizations have urged for Adel's release. The Journalists Syndicate in Egypt released a statement late Tuesday calling on Sudan to free Adel in order to preserve good relations between the countries. Activists have staged demonstrations outside the Sudanese Embassy and the Journalists Syndicate demanding her release.

Abouel Fotouh asked the Sudanese ambassador to immediately release Adel and urged Sudan to respect the people's will and their freedom of expression.

Adel's mother had said earlier that Mohamed Fouad Gadallah, legal adviser to President Mohamed Morsy, promised her that the presidency would fight for her daughter's release.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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Journalists protest for release of Egyptian reporter held in Sudan

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July 10th, 2012

A number of journalists marched to the Foreign Ministry from the Journalists Syndicate on Tuesday evening to demand the release of Shaimaa Adel, an Egyptian journalist detained in Sudan.

The journalists demanded that President Mohamed Morsy and the Foreign Ministry take action to secure Adel’s return.

Adel, who works for privately-owned Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan, was arrested by Sudanese security forces from an internet café in Khartoum. Sudanese journalist Marwa al-Tigani and a political activist were taken from the same café.

In a press statement, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information denounced the arrest, saying that Sudanese security forces confronted Adel using force. The statement warned the Sudanese authorities against continuing to target journalists to cover up the use of excessive violence against peaceful demonstrators.

The International Center to Support Rights and Freedoms also condemned Adel's arrest, saying that Egyptian journalists are not criminals and are doing their jobs by covering protests.

Adel was set to be released a week ago, but has remained in detention, causing journalists to escalate their protests. Demonstrations have also been organized outside of the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm.

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Journalists protest for release of Egyptian reporter held in Sudan

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July 10th, 2012

A number of journalists marched to the Foreign Ministry from the Journalists Syndicate on Tuesday evening to demand the release of Shaimaa Adel, an Egyptian journalist detained in Sudan.

The journalists demanded that President Mohamed Morsy and the Foreign Ministry take action to secure Adel’s return.

Adel, who works for privately-owned Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan, was arrested by Sudanese security forces from an internet café in Khartoum. Sudanese journalist Marwa al-Tigani and a political activist were taken from the same café.

In a press statement, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information denounced the arrest, saying that Sudanese security forces confronted Adel using force. The statement warned the Sudanese authorities against continuing to target journalists to cover up the use of excessive violence against peaceful demonstrators.

The International Center to Support Rights and Freedoms also condemned Adel's arrest, saying that Egyptian journalists are not criminals and are doing their jobs by covering protests.

Adel was set to be released a week ago, but has remained in detention, causing journalists to escalate their protests. Demonstrations have also been organized outside of the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm.

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Foreign Ministry demands Sudan release Egyptian journalist

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July 9th, 2012

Foreign Affairs Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr contacted his Sudanese counterpart on Monday to discuss the Sudan’s ongoing detention of Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel.

Adel, 25, who works for the privately owned Egyptian paper Al-Watan, was arrested last week while covering student protests in Khartoum.

Ministry spokesperson Amr Roshdy said Amr demanded the journalist’s immediate release and permission for her to return to Egypt. The Sudanese foreign minister, Ali Ahmed Karti, promised to investigate the issue.

The ministry has been working on the issue since Adel was first arrested on 3 July, Roshdy said. The Egyptian ambassador in Khartoum then contacted the Sudanese foreign and security ministries to investigate the situation, and also contacted the journalist’s family in Cairo.

Roshdy stressed that the ministry would continue to follow up on the situation until Adel has been released and has returned to Egypt.

Adel is the second Egyptian reporter to be arrested while covering protests against soaring prices and austerity measures in Sudan. A few days before Adel’s arrest, Sudanese authorities had released Salma ElWardany, an Egyptian reporter working for Bloomberg news.

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Protesters at Journalists Syndicate to demand Sudan release Egyptian reporter

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July 8th, 2012

Journalists and political groups will protest at 5 pm Sunday before the Journalists Syndicate to demand the release of Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel, who is detained in Sudan.

Sudanese authorities arrested Adel last Tuesday at a cyber cafe in Khartoum's Hajj Youssef district. A Sudanese journalist called Marwa al-Teegany and a political activist were arrested with her.

Adel was in Sudan to cover the popular protests against price hikes and tough austerity measures taken by the government. Omar al-Bashir's regime is cracking down on the protests, which have also involved calls for greater freedoms, and activists say hundreds of people have been detained in the past three weeks.

On Saturday dozens of journalists protested for Adel's release before the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo's Garden City, while on Friday several rights groups condemned her detention, which has continued despite the Sudanese government announcing on Wednesday it would release her.

Adel is the second Egyptian journalist arrested in Sudan while reporting on protests there. In late June, Sudanese security forces arrested and deported Salma al-Wardany, an Egyptian reporter working for Bloomberg news.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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Activists protest ongoing detention of journalist Shaimaa Adel in Sudan

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July 7th, 2012

Journalists and activists have called for a protest at noon on Saturday in front of the Sudanese Embassy in Cairo's Garden City to demand the release of journalist Shaimaa Adel, who is currently in detention in Sudan.

Adel, 25, who works for privately owned Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan, was arrested late on Monday while covering student protests in Khartoum. She was picked up at a cyber cafe in the Hajj Youssef district a day after publishing a detailed report on the mass protests that erupted on 29 June in Sudan.

Egyptian human rights watchdogs condemned on Friday Adel's continued detention by the Sudanese police, after she was set to be released on Wednesday.

In a press statement, the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information denounced the arrest, saying that Sudanese security forces confronted Adel using force.

The statement warned the Sudanese authorities against continuing to target journalists and activists to cover up the use of excessive violence against peaceful demonstrators.

The network called on the Sudanese regime, led by Omar al-Bashir, to “learn lessons from its neighboring [countries], and not give priority to security solutions over political ones.”

The International Center to Support Rights and Freedoms also condemned Adel's arrest. Its director, Ahmed Omar, said “Egyptian journalists are not outlaws or suspects who the Sudanese authorities can repeatedly arrest. They are doing their job covering the protests.”

Before moving to Al-Watan Adel worked at Al-Masry Al-Youm, where she covered the Arab Spring revolts extensively. She covered the Libyan uprising from Tripoli, and was injured while covering the Syrian uprising.

She was interviewed in the documentary film "Reporting … a revolution," which deals with journalists' experiences covering Egypt's 25 January uprising.

Adel is the second Egyptian reporter to be arrested while covering protests against soaring prices and austerity measures in Sudan. Last week, Sudanese authorities released Salma El-Wardany, an Egyptian reporter working for Bloomberg news.

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Ambassador: Contacts made toward releasing reporter in Sudan

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July 4th, 2012

Egyptian Ambassador to Sudan Abdel Ghaffar al-Deeb said on Tuesday that contacts were being made with Sudanese authorities to check on the condition of an Egyptian reporter detained in Khartoum on Monday.

Sudanese security detained reporter Shaimaa Adel of the privately owned Egyptian newspaper Al-Watan late Monday at a cyber cafe in the Hajj Youssef region of the capital. Sudanese journalist Marwa al-Teejany and activist Yousra Abdallah were also detained before being taken to an unknown destination in a pickup truck.

Speaking to Al-Masry Al-Youm, Deeb urged Egyptian reporters covering protests in Sudan to follow instructions and obtain foreign journalist permits from the Sudanese Information Ministry.

Adel is the second Egyptian reporter to be arrested while covering protests against soaring prices and austerity measures in Sudan. Last week, Sudanese authorities released Salma El-Wardany, an Egyptian reporter working for Bloomberg news, after she was detained while covering the demonstrations.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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