In Chicago, about 40 people gathered outside the Egyptian consulate on North Michigan to support Rizk, a Cairo resident who graduated from Wheaton College in 2004.

Diplomats are assholes

AUC protest on Flickr

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ترجمة لتدوينة سارة كار من مدونة تفاهات عن أحداث يوم خطف فيليب رزق.

FIDH calls for the full disclosure of the reasons for Rizk’s arrest, his current location and the secured access of Rizk to legal assistance. The Egyptian authorities should also take the necessary measure to ensure that his psychological and physical integrity are safeguarded throughout these procedures.

Philip Rizk turns 27 on Thursday.

FIDH also condemned what it said was "harassment" of Rizk's family by both armed and plain-clothed police officials who searched their home without a warrant early Monday.

“This activist is a dual national, which means that he'll be treated as an Egyptian. If someone is fully German, they are entitled to the assistance of the German consulate. In the case of a dual national, however, Egypt is free under international law to deal with him as they wish.”

Nadim, an Egyptian rights group, said in a statement that Rizk was taken away in a car with concealed licence plates to an unknown destination.

Facebook group dedicated to spreading the news and updates about Philip as raising awareness about the situation in Palestine.

On Saturday morning, outside the public prosecution office an unpleasant state security officer said to Philip Rizk's father, “rabbina yetamminak” [may God comfort you]. He may of meant this genuinely, but coming from him it sounded like a warning, or a joke.

نقطة شرطة (كمين) القلج

Last Jaiku message before kidnapping

Photos of protest outside Public prosecutors office 7/2/2008

Activists, teachers, and students gathered outside the public prosecutor's office in downtown Cairo today to demand the release of Philip Rizk, who was detained by state security yesterday after a police crackdown on a solidarity March for Gaza.

15 activists walk for Gaza before being stopped by state security for four hours.

This white Suzuki microbus took Philip Rizk at the night of the 6th of February 2009 from the Abou Zaabal Police station in Qalyoubia to an unknown location. Possibly a state security headquarters in Cairo. The license placed was covered with a dark piece of cloth.

“The march is a reminder of the continuing suffering in Palestine, which is a political problem — we don’t want to join the humanitarian bandwagon,” said Rizk, adding that 85 percent of Gazans rely on aid.

the Egyptians tortured him with electric shocks

“There was information that Heim was in Egypt working as a police doctor between 1967 and the beginning of the ’70s,” said Joachim Schäck, head of the fugitive unit at the state police. “This lead proved to be false.”

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