Friday, February 11, 2011

Egypt: Make Tweets, Not War

Target: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak

Sponsored by: Care2.com

As Egyptians have taken to the streets to protest the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak, the government has displayed its authoritarian bona fides by cracking down on the media and the people's right to free speech.

Egyptian authorities have detained and beaten journalists and photographers, shut down the websites of two independent Egyptian newspapers and blocked access to social media sites, including Facebook and Twitter.

Egypt must stop this violence against the media and end its censorship of the people. Tell President Mubarak to stop the violence and allow the Egyptian people to exercise their right to free speech.


Click here to read the petition.

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