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Egypt: Military court set retrial date of blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad on day 57 of his hunger strike

(13.10.2011) Today, the date for the re-trial of imprisoned pacifist blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad, who is on the 52nd day of his hunger strike, has been set for next week, 18 October 2011 - which would be day 57 of his hunger strike. Although the military appeal court on Tuesday declared the initial sentence of three years’ imprisonment void, and ordered a re-trial of the blogger, who has been on hunger strike since 23 August, the court did not order his release pending re-trial. While Tuesday’s judgement looks positive on first view, it can turn into a de-facto death sentence for pacifist blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad, as he might not survive long enough to see his re-trial, which has now been set for 18 October.

Ägyptisches Militär liefert Militärkritiker bewusst dem Tod aus

Urteil aufgehoben, Maikel Nabil Sanad wurde aber nicht freigelassen

(12.10.2011) Das Kriegsdienstverweigerungsnetzwerk Connection e.V. und die Deutsche Friedensgesellschaft – Vereinigte KriegsdienstgegnerInnen (DFG-VK) Hessen fürchten um das Leben des inhaftierten Kriegsdienstverweigerers und Militärkritikers Maikel Nabil Sanad, der sich seit 51 Tagen im Hungerstreik befindet. Auf der gestrigen Berufungsverhandlung wurde das im April gegen ihn verhängte Urteil von drei Jahren Haft zwar aufgehoben: Das Gericht ließ ihn aber nicht frei, sondern wies das Verfahren zur erneuten Urteilsfindung zurück. Maikel Nabil Sanad wird bis zur erneuten Verhandlung in Haft bleiben und aufgrund dessen seinen Hungerstreik fortsetzen.

Egypt: Imprisoned blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad to be re-tried, but not released

De-facto death sentence after 50 days of hunger strike

(11.10.2011) War Resisters’ International is extremely concerned about the life of imprisoned pacifist blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad. Although the military appeal court declared the initial sentence of three years’ imprisonment void, and ordered a re-trial of the blogger, who has been on hunger strike since 23 August, the court did not order his release pending re-trial. While today’s judgement looks positive on first view, it is a de-facto death sentence for pacifist blogger Maikel Nabil Sanad, as he might not survive long enough to see his re-trial, which could be in one week or even up to one month.

Egypt: Trial of hunger striking blogger delayed until 11 October

(04.10.2011) The Supreme Military Court of Appeals postponed on Tuesday the appeal of Maikel Nabil Sanad until 11 October. Sanad, a blogger sentenced to three years in prison for his online writings, is on the 43rd day of a hunger strike. A military trial sentenced Sanad on 10 April for writing blog posts critical the military and its performance during the 25 January uprising.