Free Philip Rizk! - Call To Protest - Egyptian Embassy London
John Ross | 10.02.2009 03:12 | Palestine | Repression | Social Struggles
On February 6, 2009, Philip Rizk, a German-Egyptian activist and a graduate student at the American University in Cairo, was arrested north of Cairo while participating in a protest against the Rafah border closure into Gaza. Rizk, who blogs about relief work in Gaza at tabulagaza.blogspot.com, has been working to get medical and relief supplies into the Gaza Strip.
5 Hours before being abducted by Egyptian Secret Police
Philip Rizk was separated from his fellow protesters, placed in a van, and whisked away by Egypt’s Secret police. Rizk has been detained and no information of his whereabouts has been released to his lawyers or family.
In the early morning of February 9, 2009, the Secret police came to the home of Philip’s parents and proceeded to search the house, without a warrant, for evidence against Philip. They attempted to take Philip’s father and threatened to search his office as well.
The Egyptian government is well-known for its torture of political detainees. Please join us in protesting Egypt’s repressive practices and preventing further detention of Philip Rizk:
- Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Philip Rizk
- Call for the release of any information regarding Philip Rizk’s whereabouts to his lawyers and family
- Call for the end to harsh treatment and lack of due process to political detainees in Egypt.
Phillip Rizk is an impeccable human being and humanitarian and he deserves to be treated with respect and dignity by the Egyptian authorities. This illegal abduction without charges and the harassment of his family is completely unacceptable.
Come to the protest at the Egyptian Embassy in London on Tuesday 10th February 2009 from 17:00 to 18:30.
Egyptian Embassy
26 South Street
London
W1K 1DW
Map Link:
http://www.multimap.com/s/OTkC3d5A
In the early morning of February 9, 2009, the Secret police came to the home of Philip’s parents and proceeded to search the house, without a warrant, for evidence against Philip. They attempted to take Philip’s father and threatened to search his office as well.
The Egyptian government is well-known for its torture of political detainees. Please join us in protesting Egypt’s repressive practices and preventing further detention of Philip Rizk:
- Call for the immediate and unconditional release of Philip Rizk
- Call for the release of any information regarding Philip Rizk’s whereabouts to his lawyers and family
- Call for the end to harsh treatment and lack of due process to political detainees in Egypt.
Phillip Rizk is an impeccable human being and humanitarian and he deserves to be treated with respect and dignity by the Egyptian authorities. This illegal abduction without charges and the harassment of his family is completely unacceptable.
Come to the protest at the Egyptian Embassy in London on Tuesday 10th February 2009 from 17:00 to 18:30.
Egyptian Embassy
26 South Street
London
W1K 1DW
Map Link:
http://www.multimap.com/s/OTkC3d5A
John Ross