In Beirut, the SKeyes Centre for Media and Cultural Freedoms issued a statement saying that Bazzi was "detained in the airport by Egypt's National Security" until he was deported.
The statement said that information derived from activists and bloggers indicate that the ban on Bazzi was possibly due to his meeting with Egyptian blogger Sanad when the latter was preparing a documentary on Egypt's uprising.
A military court convicted Sanad in April on charges of insulting the armed forces, prompting US lawmakers to send a letter to the military ruler, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, demanding his release.
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said on Saturday that Sanad, who began a hunger strike on August 23 and more recently started refusing to drink, "could very soon die."
Bazzi has been writing Trella.org blog since 1998, and he is the executive director of CyberACT organisation for Internet activists.
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The statement said that information derived from activists and bloggers indicate that the ban on Bazzi was possibly due to his meeting with Egyptian blogger Sanad when the latter was preparing a documentary on Egypt's uprising.
A military court convicted Sanad in April on charges of insulting the armed forces, prompting US lawmakers to send a letter to the military ruler, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, demanding his release.
The Paris-based Reporters Without Borders said on Saturday that Sanad, who began a hunger strike on August 23 and more recently started refusing to drink, "could very soon die."
Bazzi has been writing Trella.org blog since 1998, and he is the executive director of CyberACT organisation for Internet activists.
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