By: Priscila Néri, Posted: Jan 22 09

Regions: Egypt

Issues: Detention, Police brutality, Torture

Tags: mobile phone, violence, wael abbas

Egyptian journalist Hossam el-Hamalawy has just posted a note on his blog - 3arabawy - highlighting this new police brutality video leaked to blogger Wael Abbas. According to the description posted with the video, it was taken by a mobile phone and appears to "show a plainclothes police agent arresting and beating up a suspect before shoving him into a van".

Throughout the past two years, different videos leaked to bloggers like Wael and Hossam have played an increasingly important role in exposing police brutality in Egypt. Watch this interview with Wael about how bloggers have served as a "spark" for change in these cases. To learn more, explore these videos on torture in Egypt and watch more on how citizens are using cameras to document and stop police brutality across the world.