Former RPF Member Iyad el Baghdadi Seeks Asylum in Norway

[amy31416]

https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2...ring-activist/

Earlier this year, as a wave of counterrevolution and repression continued to roll back popular democratic uprisings across the Middle East, one of the Arab Spring’s most popular online activists found himself sitting in a jail cell.

Iyad el-Baghdadi, a popular blogger and Twitter personality who first came to prominence during the revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, was arrested by authorities in the United Arab Emirates in April. Detained, imprisoned and then expelled from the country, he has been living in limbo in Malaysia ever since.

Baghdadi – a Palestinian refugee born and raised in the UAE – maintained a highly active social media presence during the revolutions which suddenly went quiet earlier this year, shortly after the death of his friend and well-known Egyptian activist Bassem Sabry. His last Tweet, about Sabry’s death, was on April 30th.

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[Lucille]

Also here: http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthr...out-RPF-Member

[squarepusher]

wow, I liked his posts. Too bad I don't know anyone in Norway or I would try to help him

[heavenlyboy34]

OMG! :'(

[Lucille]

Norway's not a done deal. He RT'd this, so if anyone's on teh twitter:

http://norwaytoday.info/home_view.php?id=13649

Wednesday held El-Baghdadi his speech on human rights conference in the capital.Thursday or Friday delivers his asylum application. Attorney Jostein Løken confirmed to news channel NTB that he assists the El-Baghdadi with your application, but will not say anything more about the case so far.

The blogger, who is stateless Palestinian, lived until this spring in the United Arab Emirates. But in April, he surprisingly told that he no longer wanted in the country and was deported to Malaysia.He has now been granted a residence permit in Malaysia, but do not feel confident they.

El-Baghdadi did not know why he is unwanted in the Emirates, where he has lived all his life,but he thinks it may be because he has written critically about the military regime in Egypt.United Arab Emirates supports this regime.

Reason mentioned him here:

http://reason.com/archives/2014/10/2...dom-forum-2014

Another person you probably never heard about is Iyad El-Baghdadi (@iyad_elbahdadi), a Palestinian blogger who grew up in United Arab Emirates. The authorities called him in to a police interview in April, and he was promptly escorted to the airport and onto a plane to Kuala Lumpur where he has been stuck since. He still has no idea why, as he has never criticized the UAE government. However, his Twitter account is consistently ranked as one of the most important voices out of the Middle-East and he has satirized leaders targeted by the Arab Spring uprisings. His wife was seven months pregnant at the time and he just recently met his child. His expulsion from UAE has caused him to see the plight of paperless refugees and how they get stranded in prisons and airports for long periods of time.

[green73]

He's not a former member.

[amy31416]

He's not a former member.

Not technically, but realistically he is.

[kcchiefs6465]

Not technically, but realistically he is.

What does that mean?

[green73]

Not technically, but realistically he is.

He's been here recently.

[oyarde]

I wish him luck .

[Carlybee]

What's his user name?

[heavenlyboy34]

What's his user name?

ibaghdadi

[Carlybee]

ibaghdadi

Thanks

[presence]

What's his user name?

Page

Posts

Threads

[heavenlyboy34]

Thanks

y/w ~hugs~

[torchbearer]

I will grant him asylum in Lone Pine, LA. All he need is to let me know via PM, and I'll arrange him a safe place to seek shelter.

[amy31416]

I will grant him asylum in Lone Pine, LA. All he need is to let me know via PM, and I'll arrange him a safe place to seek shelter.

I'd also give him asylum here. Just don't think it's possible.

[amy31416]

What does that mean?

He "banned" himself.

[Carlybee]

Why Norway?

[green73]

Why Norway?

Lutefisk. It's most always the lutefisk.

[Danke]

Lutefisk. It's most always the lutefisk.

No, lutefisk is only eaten to tolerated the women. He can come to Minnesota, I'll feed him Swedish meatballs and introduce him to our women...wait the meatballs have pork in them, nvm.

[Danke]

I'd also give him asylum here. Just don't think it's possible.

Can he share the couch with Kludge?

[amy31416]

No, lutefisk is only eaten to tolerated the women. He can come to Minnesota, I'll feed him Swedish meatballs and introduce him to our women...wait the meatballs have pork in them, nvm.

Don't Swedish meatballs contain ground beef and some sort of sweet jelly-like crap?

I'd rather eat lutefisk.

Oh, and he's married--probably won't be interested in your large lady-folks out there.

[Danke]

Don't Swedish meatballs contain ground beef and some sort of sweet jelly-like crap?

I'd rather eat lutefisk.

Oh, and he's married--probably won't be interested in your large lady-folks out there.

ya, you are right, you take him.

But good meatballs are a mix of pork, beef and veal.

[pcosmar]

No, lutefisk is only eaten to tolerated the women. He can come to Minnesota, I'll feed him Swedish meatballs and introduce him to our women...wait the meatballs have pork in them, nvm.

I believe he is married.. but it's the thought that counts.

[Danke]

I believe he is married.. but it's the thought that counts.

He is, but I think Muslims can have up to 4 wives, no?

[amy31416]

He is, but I think Muslims can have up to 4 wives, no?

That's only the bad Muslims, he's a good one.

[oyarde]

Don't Swedish meatballs contain ground beef and some sort of sweet jelly-like crap?

I'd rather eat lutefisk.

Oh, and he's married--probably won't be interested in your large lady-folks out there.

We make them with ground sirloin and fresh ground sausage , half and half . No way I am eating lutefisk .

[green73]

That's only the bad Muslims, he's a good one.

Suddenly having more than one wife is bad? I've woke up in a crazy world!

[Danke]

We make them with ground sirloin and fresh ground sausage , half and half . No way I am eating lutefisk .

An Injun telling me how to make Swedish meatballs...