May 07, 2006

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PROMINENT ARAB BLOGGER ALAA has been arrested by the Egyptian government.

Sandmonkey has more, and so does Sabbah.

Contact information for the Egyptian embassy:

The Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt
3521 International Ct. NW
Washington DC 20008
Phone (202) 895 5400
Fax (202) 244 5131
(202) 244 4319
Email: embassy@egyptembdc.org

As TigerHawk says, "release the hounds!"

UPDATE: Global Voices has more.