Saturday, 31 January, 16:00
De Balie, Kleine Gartmanplantsoen 10, Amsterdam
In collaboration with Rena Netjes and BKB, Human Rights Watch organizes the program ‘ Egypt, the forgotten revolution’.
On January 25th 2011, after years of oppression, the people in Cairo stood up against Mubarak. After eighteen days they brought down Mubarak’s regime. It is almost four years later now. And we are worried about the situation in Egypt. With video fragments, letters from prison, music, lectures and panel discussions we will dive into the forgotten revolution: Why is there so little media attention for the situation in Egypt? What does oppression under the regime of al-Sisi mean? What role could (international) journalists play? How much freedom does the Egyptian media have? What happens to press freedom in conflict areas? And what could, or should, the Dutch government do?
With, among others, Rena Netjes (former correspondent in Egypt), Sara Leah Whitson (Executive Director of Human Rights Watch's Middle East and North Africa Division), Marietje Schaake (Member of the European Parliament, D66), Thomas Bruning (secretary of the Dutch Association of Journalists), and music from Rami Essam and Rami Sidki.
Moderator: Leon Verdonschot (Journalist).
For more information and tickets, please visit the event page of De Balie.
