tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post6970556834314887303..comments2024-03-20T01:06:12.181-04:00Comments on MEI Editor's Blog: Egyptian Human Rights Lawyer Ahmad Seif Dies at 63; Two of His Children Are in Prison for ProtestsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22261571.post-68463477829488199672014-09-01T14:58:52.230-04:002014-09-01T14:58:52.230-04:00Ahmad Seif's Death provided a rare moment duri...Ahmad Seif's Death provided a rare moment during which at least a couple of Egypt's "private" TV channels dared to bring on guests to pay tribute to him and in the process review the current terrible human rights situation, starting with the imprisonment of his son and daughter and other 25 January revolutionaries. For a brief moment, these largely forgotten heroes, languishing in jail and some on hunger strike, we revived as a political issue. Likewise, the cases Seif was involved in allowed such guests to remind the audiences that this struggle has been going on for decades....and still is.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com