Wael Abbas

Wael Abbas
Personal details
Born (1974-11-14) 14 November 1974
Egypt
Occupationblogger, writer and human rights activist
Websitemisrdigital.blogspirit.com
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Wael Abbas Bilal (Arabic: وائل عباس, IPA: [ˈwæːʔel ʕæbˈbæːs]) (born 14 November 1974 in Egypt) is an internationally renowned Egyptian journalist, blogger, and human rights activist, who blogs at Misr Digital (Egyptian Awareness). He reported an incident of mob harassment of women, and broadcast several videos of police brutality. His actions led to the conviction of police for torture, but he has been harassed by the Egyptian government.

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