Reda Helal (

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: رضا هلال) is an

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journalist. He was deputy

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newspaper until 11 August 2003 when he

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in a presumed

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ping. He was also a

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, and a founding member of the Cairo Peace Society (CPS), a

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support group.

Disappearance

Helal disappeared en route from Al-Ahram's offices to his home in

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hospital street in downtown

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. A factor which makes his disappearance all the more puzzling is that this is one of the most secure streets in the Egyptian capital as it contains the

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, the

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, the American Embassy and the

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. On the day of his disappearance Helal's family presented a complaint about it to Sayyeda Zeinab police station.

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groups and activists, as well as a number of journalists, have pressured the Egyptian government over the incident.

Current development

In a response from the Interior Ministry to Talaat Sadat, The Ministry of Interior affirmed that no truth yet on the missing journalist case.Mohamed Hossam
"Interior Ministry to Talaat Sadat: No Truth Yet on Missing Journalist"

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(14/10/2007)

References

External links

Website created for search of Reda Helal

* ttp://www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/rsd/rsddocview.html?tbl=RSDCOI&id=441821a22f U.S. Department of State Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005 - Egypt - March 2006
Example of his views on Arab regimes and the need for 'Regime change'
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Disappearance

Current development

See also

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