Egypt: Journalist Detained Over Facebook Posts

Beirut — End Arbitrary Arrests, Release Detained Critics

Egyptian authorities detained prominent independent journalist Ismail Iskandarani over Facebook posts, Human Rights Watch said today. They should immediately and unconditionally release Iskandarani and establish an independent committee to review the detention of thousands of peaceful critics and release all those detained for peaceful speech, assembly, or association.

According to his lawyers, security forces arrested Iskandarani on…