- Reda Helal
Reda Helal is an Egyptian journalist. He was deputy editor of
Al-Ahram newspaper until11 August 2003 when he disappeared in a presumedkidnap ping. He was also apolitical activist , and a founding member of the Cairo Peace Society (CPS), aCopenhagen criteria support group.Disappearance
Helal disappeared en route from Al-Ahram's offices to his home in
Kasr El Aini hospital street in downtownCairo . A factor which makes his disappearance all the more puzzling is that this is one of the most secure streets in the Egyptian capital as it contains theheadquarters of the Arab League , theEgyptian Foreign Ministry , theAmerican Embassy and theEgyptian Museum .On the day of his disappearance Helal's family presented a complaint about it to Sayyeda Zeinab police station.
Human rights groups and activists, as well as a number of journalists, have pressured the Egyptian government over the incident.Current development
In a recent response from the Interior Ministry to
PM Talaat Sadat, The Ministry of Interior affirmed that no truth yet on the missing journalist case. [Interior Ministry to Talaat Sadat: No Truth Yet on Missing Journalist, Mohamed Hossam 14/10/2007, Almasry Alyoum [http://almasry-alyoum.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=79317] ] .References
External links
* [http://www.redahelal.com Website created for search of Reda Helal]
* [http://www.eohr.org/press/2005/pr0620.htm The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) (20/6/2005) report "Egyptian journalists .. Fettered pens, continued prosecution and sexual assault"]
* [http://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rsd/rsddocview.html?tbl=RSDCOI&id=441821a22f U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 - Egypt - March 2006]
* [http://www.isn.ch/news/sw/details.cfm?ID=6597 Example of his views on Arab regimes and the need for 'Regime change']
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