Two Canadians, Dr. Tarek Loubani and Professor John Greyson, are being detained by Egyptian police since their arrest on August 16 in Cairo. They had arrived in Egypt the day before with the intention of traveling immediately to Gaza, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Dr. Loubani was hoping to build a relationship between the university hospital in Gaza and the hospital that he works for in Canada. Professor Greyson, a filmmaker, was accompanying him to document the situation in Gaza. On arrival in Egypt the men had to stay in Cairo as the border with Gaza was shut. Hundreds were arrested at random during violence in Cairo on 16 August -- Dr. Loubani and Professor Greyson were among them. Amnesty International is concerned that, as with the Egyptians arrested that day, Dr. Loubani and Professor Greyson have been accused of a broad array of offences without apparent consideration of their individual criminal responsibility. Please send a message urging the Egyptian authorities to immediately release Tarek Loubani and John Greyson.
Posted on: Sat, 28 Sep 2013 14:05:03 +0000
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