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Press Conference Invitation

The Rights Institutions who defend the Opinion, Expression and Press Freedoms in Egypt, the members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Network "IFEX", Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies are motivated by their belief in the importance of supporting the journalists against the violations they are exposed to, and the abuses threaten the Press Freedom.

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The Rights Institutions who defend the Opinion, Expression and Press Freedoms in Egypt, the members of the International Freedom of Expression Exchange Network "IFEX", Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, Egyptian Organization for Human Rights, and Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies are motivated by their belief in the importance of supporting the journalists against the violations they are exposed to, and the abuses threaten the Press Freedom.

Considering the numerous important events related to Press Freedom took place in May, in particular the Appeal Session on 3rd May of the lawsuit against the Editors in chief that which coincided with the Press Freedom International Day, moreover the Appeal Session of Mr. Ibrahim Issa, editor-in-chief of Addustour Newspaper on May 28th.

The three rights institutions, and the members of the IFEX Network are honorably inviting you to a press conference they are to convene following to the roundtable- organized by the IFEX members in Egypt- closure, the Roundtable entitled:

"The Egyptian Journalists Vision of Role of Press Freedom Defending Institutions"
At 5:00 PM Saturday 17th May, 2008
At the Egyptian Journalists Syndicate Quarters

The Press Conference is held to announce the results of the Roundtable Works that carried out by:

Mr. Ibrahim Issa Editor-in-Chief of Addustour Newspaper
Mr. Adil Hamouda, Editor-in-Chief of al-Fagr Newspaper
Mr. Wael al-Ibrashi, Former Editor-in-Chief of Sawt al-Umma Newspaper
Dr. Abd al-Halim Qandil, former Editor-in-Chief of Al Karama Newspaper
Dr. Mohamed Sayed Said, Editor-in-Chief of al-Badil Newspaper.
Mr. Salah Eldin Hafez, Secretary General of the Arab Journalists Union.
Mr. Salama Ahmed Salama, Journalist, Al Ahram Newspaper
Mr. Kamal Labidi, Consultant for the Middle East and North Africa- IFEX
Ms. Kristina Stockwood and Mr. Sherif Azer , IFEX Network
Arabic Network for Human Rights Information
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights
Cairo Center for Human Rights Studies
Egyptian Journalists Syndicate

Highly Appreciated
IFEX Network Members in Egypt

Arabic Network for Human Rights- Gamal Eid
Egyptian Organization for Human Rights- Hafez Abu Se’da
Cairo Center for Right Studies- Hassan Bahiyeddine