media: April 2005 Archives

David sends on this http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/BF020769-742C-4053-A0C6-35F01B971241.htm">this news about Egyptian presidential candidate Nawal al-Saadawi.

al-Saadawi will be a candidate for the Egyptian presidency pending reforms to the The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt.. The Constitution was previously reformed in 1980.

Looks like he's gotten a reprieve, however the attack has morphed into new forms, so he's not out of danger. Here's the overview from the "Defend Dissent" website: