CAIRO: The family of detained Egyptian journalist Shaimaa Adel said on Thursday they were starting an open-ended hunger strike until Sudanese authorities release their daughter safely. Adel was arrested in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, last week when police raided an Internet cafe she was in along with a Sudanese journalist and an activist. Prior to her arrest, she was covering the ongoing unrest in Sudan, dubbed “Sudan Revolt” by activists, which has seen thousands pour onto the streets calling for an end to Omar al-Bashir's rule. A number of journalists and activists have joined the protests outside the Sudanese embassy in downtown Cairo calling for her release. The Egyptian press syndicate called on Sudan to free the journalist while dozens of Egyptian and Arab rights organization are calling on the Sudanese government to respect international protocols that protect journalists in conflict zones. Egypt's Press Syndicate deputy Mamdouh Wali met on Thursday with the Sudanese Ambassador to Egypt to question him on the latest developments with Adel, but has yet to release a statement on the meeting.
