Egyptian blogger and open source activist arrested

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Dear All,
>
>... Alaa el Fatah, who is well known in open source and blogging
>circles and as a democracy activist was arrested at one of the recent protests in support of the judiciary, along with other activists who were there at the time.
>
>I'd urge you to visit http://www.manalaa.net alaa_detained_15_days where you can read about what happened and what they options are for trying to support his and others release.

>best
>Clare