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Egypt: Press watchdog urges release of blogger Tue. May 20, 2008 01:47 am.- By Bonny Apunyu. - (SomaliNet) Egyptian authorities were on Monday urged by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to release a blogger arrested while covering a strike at a textile plant in the Nile Delta. The blogger, Kareem Al Beheiri was arrested on April 6 at the Misr Spinning and Weaving company where he worked in the industrial city of Mahalla after riots left three people dead and hundreds detained. "We are worried about Beheiri's health as he is being mistreated and has gone on hunger strike," the international press freedom organisation said.-Agencies News Category: Africa Latest Headlines Latest News Somalia: New Somali opposition head vows to protect... Somalia: UNDP supports first Women's Lawyers Associ... Somalia: Insurgents resist Ethiopian army's push in... Somalia: 7 civilians killed in central Somalia’s he... Somalia: District official dies in Jowhar hospital ... Afghanistan: Several militants killed in Afghanistan ... Switzerland: Many dead as small plane crashes<... Sri Lanka: 19 killed as air force attacks rebel train... Iraq: 3 Sunni guards killed in Iraqi capital Baghdad<... Hong Kong: Three children jailed for over 3 years for... More News...