Canadians in Egypt jailed- Return home

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Source: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2.../21124086.html

Canadians in Egypt jail to be held another 15 days
By MARYAM SHAH, QMI Agency

TORONTO -- A Toronto filmmaker and a London, Ont., doctor will be detained in an Egyptian prison for another 15 days while a prosecutor examines their cases.

John Greyson of Toronto and emergency room doctor Tarek Loubani of London, Ont. met with Cairo prosecutor Mohamed Heta over the weekend and learned Sunday that they would remain jailed -- still without any charges laid -- for another 15 days as allowed by Egyptian law.

The pair had approached Egyptian police for directions when they were arrested on Aug. 16 during a series of deadly riots in Cairo.

They were in Egypt on their way to Gaza, where Loubani planned on teaching at a hospital and Greyson wanted to observe and film his work...

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Canadians on hunger strike in Egyptian jail claim they were beaten

John Greyson and Tarek Loubani 'stripped, slapped and accused of being foreign mercenaries' at notorious Tora prison

Patrick Kingsley in Cairo
theguardian.com, <TIME itemprop="datePublished" datetime="2013-09-29T07:44EDT" pubdate="">Sunday 29 September 2013 07.44 EDT</TIME>

Two Canadians on hunger strike inside an Egyptian prison have been beaten during their six-week-long detention, the pair have said in statement smuggled out of their jail cell.

Filmmaker John Greyson and medic Tarek Loubani were arrested during disturbances in Cairo on 16 August, and detained without charge ever since. The case has become a cause c?l?bre in the west with actors Alec Baldwin and Charlize Theron among thousands calling for their release. But little was known about either the circumstances of their arrest or their treatment inside the notorious Tora prison south of Cairo.

In their statement, posted on the website of a friend, Greyson and Loubani said they were arrested after watching a pro-Morsi protest near their hotel that turned into Egypt's fourth state-led massacre since the overthrow of Mohamed Morsi in July. Loubani and Greyson were on their way to Gaza, where they planned to train Palestinian doctors, but had been held up in Cairo because of the political upheaval there.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/29/canadians-hunger-strike-egyptian-jail-beaten

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John Greyson, Tarek Loubani jailed another 45 days in Egypt

Pair to be held in Egypt jail longer, say lawyers

CBC NewsPosted: Sep 29, 2013 12:06 PM ETLast Updated: Sep 29, 2013 3:51 PM ET

Canadians John Greyson and Tarek Loubani, jailed in Egypt since their Aug. 16 arrest, have had their imprisonment extended for another 45 days, according to a friend who spoke with the pair's lawyers in Egypt.

The two men are on the 13th day of a hunger strike in Tora prison, south of Cairo.
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On Sunday afternoon, Lynne Yelich, Canada's Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular) issued a statement saying she was "disappointed" to learn that the two men would remain in custody.

?Canada continues to press for a timely and positive resolution to this situation and, in the absence of confirmation of the charges, once again calls for their release," said the release.

?Minister Baird and I have been in close contact with Egyptian officials on multiple occasions, and our embassy in Cairo continues to meet with senior Egyptian government officials regularly on this case. The well-being of Dr. Loubani and Mr. Greyson is our top priority. We continue to receive consular access and are in regular contact with the Canadians? lawyer and families.?
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http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/john-greyson-tarek-loubani-jailed-another-45-days-in-egypt-1.1872489

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Source: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2.../21174991.html

Tarek Loubani and John Greyson freed from Cairo prison
John Miner, QMI Agency
Oct 6, 2013
Last Updated: 2:28 AM ET

LONDON, Ont. -- London emergency room doctor Tarek Loubani and Toronto filmmaker John Greyson have been freed from a Cairo prison where they have been held since Aug 16.

"We're over the moon," Greyson's sister Cecilia said Saturday night.

Greyson said she spoke to her brother at about 11 p.m., and he confirmed that the two had been released.

"They are doing really well," she said.

The pair are now in a Cairo hotel and will be returning to Canada once arrangements have been completed...

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Source: http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/...ticle14848968/


Two Canadians jailed in Egypt return home
GEORGE HALIM
TORONTO ? The Globe and Mail
Published Friday, Oct. 11 2013, 7:39 PM EDT
Last updated Saturday, Oct. 12 2013, 11:37 AM EDT


Two Canadians who were held in an Egyptian jail for seven weeks have arrived on Canadian soil.

Dr. Tarek Loubani and John Greyson, who were swept up on Aug. 16 along with 600 others and held with no charges, landed at 7:30 pm at Toronto's Pearson International airport...