Egypt extends detention of two canadians held without charge. In turn, greyson taught his fellow inmates english, and loubani taught them the lyrics to. Tarek loubani and john greyson, two canadian citizens arrested in the 20 egyptian protests and held for 50 days without charges mahmoud abu zeid, an egyptian freelance photographer arrested during the august 20 rabaa massacre, detained for over two years and then charged 10 11. Tarek loubani, a physician and professor from london, ontario, was arrested in egypt in midaugust and held in jail withou.
Just right media is pleased to introduce the age of outrage, a conversational look at selected topics in the news that most anger people, featuring hosts john otis and scott the brick wall williamsoakes. In 20, along with filmmaker john greyson, he was arbitrarily arrested and spent seven weeks in. Oct 09, 20 filmaker john greyson of toronto and dr. Sean tepper of the star reports on the situation, in which little information is so far available. Montreal tarek loubani says he knew it was risky providing medical care to protesters at the border between the gaza strip and israel in may 2018. John greyson and tarek loubani posted a oneminute and sixsecond video on youtube to say a simple hello and thanks from egypt. Red tape the final barrier for 2 canadians released from. Aug 18, 20 two canadians, a doctor and a filmmaker, who were reportedly heading to gaza are missing and believed to have been arrested and held by egyptian authorities in cairo. Tarek loubani and john greyson are arrested in cairo. Filmmaker john greyson and doctor tarek loubani share firsthand accounts of their sevenweek detention without. The class was asked to ponder the idea of being blind in a literal way, and then in a figurative way. Oct 11, 20 canadians john greyson and tarek loubani say they were beaten and kept in a cell in egypts notorious tora prison, crammed with prisoners before finally being released this week. Filmmaker john greyson and doctor tarek loubani share firsthand accounts of their sevenweek detention without charges in egypt, insisting that the massacre they witnessed not their jail time. Tarek loubani and john greyson go to bat for immigrants jailed endlessly in canada.
Tarek loubani, a physician and professor from london, ontario, was arrested in. View all references, a video about the destruction of iraqi film archives. John greyson, tarek loubani say thanks in new video from egypt. Also, i gave everyone a vocabulary list square chart. Canadians john greyson and tarek loubani say they were beaten and kept in a cell in egypts notorious tora prison, crammed with prisoners before finally being released this week. When tarek loubani and john greyson were jailed in egypt they fought back the only way they could bleeding on their captors.
One instance cited was the misinformation regarding conspiracy theories about what triggered the pandemic claims that it was cooked up in a. Tarek loubani, an emergency room doctor from london, ont. Several have been granted refugee status without release action. Van sant expressed his support in a letter, following the arrest of john greyson, a toronto university professor and filmmaker, and tarek loubani, a london, ont. John greyson and tarek loubani the pair say they were having trouble getting out of the police cordon and back to their hotel, asking for help at a checkpoint. Tarek loubani, who was imprisoned in egypt for fifty days along with filmmaker and activist john greyson. One instance cited was the misinformation regarding conspiracy theories about what triggered the pandemic claims that it was cooked up in a lab, for example. Indefinite detention of immigrants violates international standards of 90 days, as discovered by canadian activists john greyson and dr.
The toronto star reported that toronto based filmmaker and york university professor john greyson was arrested in cairo on friday along with tarek loubani, an emergency room doctor from london, ont. We want to thank our friends, our families those people who stood by us were steadfast in their belief that we were innocent, loubani said. Canadians tarek loubani and john greyson endured a harrowing ordeal during their imprisonment in egypt, and now theyre sharing more of the bloody, but inspiring, details. Tarek loubani and professor john greyson, continue to be held in egypt, in spite of their recent release from prison. Tarek loubani, the two canadians released last month from an egyptian prison, have joined the call for a stop to indefinite immigration detention in canada.
John greyson and tarek loubani are greeted with cheers and applause upon returning to canada after a long and frightening sevenweek. George stroumboulopoulos tonight airs weeknights at 7 and 11. Tarek loubani and john greyson were freed on saturday after being held for 51 days in egyptian prison. Film maker john greyson was one of two canadians who got caught up in last summers mass arrests.
Egypt was only intended to be a stopover for john greyson, a toronto filmmaker and york university professor, and tarek loubani, an emergency room physician and assistant professor at western. A district prosecutor in cairo suggests the men are part of a larger group that planned to attack a police station. Tarek loubani have been released after spending 51 days in an egyptian jail. John greyson born march, 1960 is a canadian director, writer, video artist, producer, and political activist, whose work frequently deals with gay themes. The two were slated to visit gaza, where greyson was to film loubani as he trained. The two canadian nationals, john greyson and tarek loubani, face travel ban after being released from detention where they were held since august 16. What wsj canada is reading friday canada real time wsj. On friday august 16th, tarek loubani, a canadian emergency physician and john greyson, a canadian filmmaker and professor were arrested by egyptian authorities.
Tarek loubani london, on remain jailed in a eygptian prison where they have been since their arrest on august 16. He is a palestinian doctor and professor at western university in london, ontario. John greyson and tarek loubani in studio q youtube. John greyson, tarek loubani come home to cheers, applause. The two were arrested during violent demonstrations in cairo on august 16. Oct 07, 20 john greysons sister cecilia said he and doctor tarek loubani are currently safe and sound in a hotel following their surprise release sunday after a seven week stint in a cairo prison. Factors to consider before joining online dating in uk admin jul 25,2017 dating app. After fifty days of detention without charge, he and his companion tarek loubani were released. Disappearance of canadian in africa highlights risk of. Video artist, activist, and academic alexandra juhasz provides some insight. Sadly those efforts suffered a setback today when the egyptian prosecutor failed to show up for a meeting with lawyers to discuss their situation. Windy city media group publishes windy city times, the biweekly voice of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans community.
Tarek loubani and john greyson, arrested in egypt last month, will remain in tora prison for another 45 days. John greyson is the quintessential loudandproud gay. Greyson is also a professor at york universitys film school, where he teaches film and video theory, film production, and editing. Tarek loubani talked to george about being jailed in egypt without charge. Gus van sant calls for john greyson, tarek loubani to be. The two men, tarek loubani, an emergency room doctor, and john greyson, a professor and filmmaker, were last heard from late friday evening. John greyson and tarek loubani were warmly greeted by family and friends when. John greyson and tarek loubani were warmly greeted by family and friends when they arrived at torontos pearson airport. York university film professor john greyson detained in egypt. President obama went to the united nations this week and declared war against the uns most fundamental founding principles, all the while claiming the u. Torontocanadian filmmaker john greyson and er physician dr. Tarek loubani and john greyson were arrested aug 16 on the chaotic streets of cairo the.
Canadians held 50 days in egyptian prison after documenting. John greysons sister cecilia said he and doctor tarek loubani are currently safe and sound in a hotel following their surprise release sunday after a seven week stint in a cairo prison. Tarek loubani shares inspiring torture story video. A clue for the answer to question 1, for people who are reading the blog. This friday marks two weeks since canadians john greyson and tarek loubani were arrested in egypt as they were en route to the gaza strip some of greyson s students released this video to support the efforts to bring the pair home. Jan 10, 2019 montreal tarek loubani says he knew it was risky providing medical care to protesters at the border between the gaza strip and israel in may 2018. Aug 18, 20 director john greyson arrested in cairo greyson was traveling with tarek loubani, a canadian doctor who was in egypt as part of a collaboration between a canadian and an egyptian hospital. John greyson born march, 1960 is a canadian director, writer, video artist, producer, and. Five years earlier, he and fellow canadian john greyson spent seven weeks in an egyptian prison after being. Gay canadian filmmaker john greyson and tarek loubani, an er doctor, who were detained aug.
Tarek loubani and john greyson go to bat for immigrants. Aug 30, 2014 filmmaker john greyson has just released this short video, gazonto, which is doubly different. Some just like to have friends to talk to during their free time while others are after making a long and lasting relationship with the. Tarek sursock is a member of vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Cairo foreign affairs and friends says canadians john greyson and dr. Loubani describes to the electronic intifada how he treated the wounded while inside prison and the dire medical situation inside gaza, where he and greyson were destined when they were arrested and. Download premium images you cant get anywhere else. Foreign affairs says canadians john greyson and tarek loubani have been released from prison in egypt. Filmmaker john greyson has just released this short video, gazonto, which is doubly different.
Aug 18, 20 the toronto star reported that toronto based filmmaker and york university professor john greyson was arrested in cairo on friday along with tarek loubani, an emergency room doctor from london, ont. Oct 08, 20 tarek loubani and john greyson were freed on saturday after being held for 51 days in egyptian prison. Tarek loubani explains why he bled on his jailers shoes. Fifty days inside, three days outside, we thought wed say hi. John greyson and tarek loubani on george stroumboulopoulos. Tarek loubani and john greyson, remain in detention. Tarek loubani and john greyson jailed in egypt toronto. Canadian filmmaker and doctor imprisoned in egypt without. Tarek and john were on their way to gaza where tarek was to work at al shifa hospital, and john. Making and thinking about aids activist video since the mid 80s, juhasz coined the term queer archive activism. If you missed out, you can download the file below. In summer 20, greyson traveled to egypt, where he and dr.
Different people have different reasons why they consider online dating. Oct 11, 20 john greyson and tarek loubani were warmly greeted by family and friends when they arrived at torontos pearson airport. Some just like to have friends to talk to during their free time while others are after making a long and lasting relationship with the people they meet online. Two canadians, a doctor and a filmmaker, who were reportedly heading to gaza are missing and believed to have been arrested and held by egyptian authorities in cairo. John greyson, tarek loubani released from egyptian prison. Were delighted to be here, to be free, loubani said. Greyson was doing exploratory work for a possible project. John greyson, an acclaimed toronto filmmaker, and tarek loubani, a doctor, were arrested in cairo on august 16th. I know lots of classes around the country are talking about this maybe some dinner table conversation. But their journey is far from over the pair is barred from leaving the country and is.
They were arrested on august 16, the day after arriving in egypt with the intention of traveling immediately to gaza, in the occupied palestinian territories. Gazabound canadians believed arrested in cairo haaretz. In this first of two blog post visual aids interviews her about her term and in the next post we flesh how queer archive activism works in the world. Were talking to john greyson, a canadian filmmaker, member of queers against israeli apartheid, and tarek loubani. Five times tiff inspired real political change citynews toronto. Faculty, staff and students in the department of film have been calling for your support in obtaining the release of our colleague, professor john greyson, who together with dr. It takes the rash of video games about gaza many of which glorify successive israeli assaults and turns them to critical account, and it relocates the air strikes from gaza to toronto the flipping of the map near the beginning is inspired. Tarek loubani and john greyson, jailed in egypt, give. For most uptodate information please go to the websites listed at the bottom of this article. He travelled to the territory anyway, and he was shot by an israeli sniper through both legs.
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