Return-Path: Received: from host.oil.ca ([206.186.236.1]) by mailin05.sul.t-online.com with esmtp id 13MxVh-05tRzsc; Thu, 10 Aug 2000 20:56:57 +0200 Received: (from majordom@localhost) by host.oil.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA15416 for amnesty-l.list; Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:08:57 -0400 X-Authentication-Warning: host.oil.ca: majordom set sender to owner-amnesty-l@oil.ca using -f Received: from amnesty.oil.ca (IDENT:root@amnesty.oil.ca [206.186.236.10]) by host.oil.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id OAA15413 for ; Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:08:55 -0400 From: amnesty@amnesty.oil.ca Received: (from amnesty@localhost) by amnesty.oil.ca (8.9.3/8.9.3) id OAA09149 for amnesty-L@oil.ca; Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:42:43 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 14:42:43 -0400 Message-Id: <200008101842.OAA09149@amnesty.oil.ca> To: amnesty-L@oil.ca Subject: EGYPT: Amnesty International welcomes the Release of Dr. Saad El-Din Ibrahim Sender: owner-amnesty-l@oil.ca Precedence: bulk Reply-To: owner-amnesty-l@host.oil.ca * News Release Issued by the International Secretariat of Amnesty International * 10 August 2000 AI Index MDE 12/026/2000 News Service Nr. 154 News Flash Egypt Amnesty International welcomes the Release of Dr. Saad El-Din Ibrahim Amnesty International today welcomed the release on bail of Dr. Saad El-Din Ibrahim, Director of Ibn Khaldun Center in Cairo, and his colleagues but remained concerned that the charges brought against them have, some 45 days after their arrest, yet to be clarified and substantiated. Defence lawyers present at their first appearances before the State Security Prosecution on 1 July 2000 reported that there were several accusations, including receiving foreign funding without permission of the authorities, falsification of election documents and dissemination of false information harmful to Egypt. There are more recent reported accusations of espionage. Amnesty International called on the Egyptian Government once again to provide urgent clarification of the legal situation of Dr. Ibrahim and his colleagues. ENDS.../ Amnesty International, International Secretariat, 1 Easton Street, WC1X 8DJ, London, United Kingdom **************************************************************** You may repost this message onto other sources provided the main text is not altered in any way and both the header crediting Amnesty International and this footer remain intact. Only the list subscription message may be removed. **************************************************************** To subscribe to amnesty-L, send a message to with "subscribe amnesty-L" in the message body. To unsubscribe, send a message to with "unsubscribe amnesty-L" in the message body. If you have problem signing off, contact . handles only messages concerning list administration. Past and current Amnesty news services can be found at . Visit for information about Amnesty International and for other AI publications. Contact amnestyis@amnesty.org if you need to get in touch with the International Secretariat of Amnesty International.