A/HRC/19/58 Urgent appeal Yes(4) Government response No General allegation Yes Government response No Prompt intervention letter N/A Government response N/A Working Group request for a visit Yes Invitation extended No Urgent actions 202. The Working Group transmitted two cases under its urgent action procedure to the Government, concerning Messrs. Amir Ahmed Abdelazeem and Ahmad Hassan Metwaly Mohamed El Melwany, who were allegedly abducted from their homes in Alexandria by State Security Investigation (SSI) agents wearing civilian clothing, on 1 January 2011. Standard procedure 203. The Working Group transmitted three newly-reported cases to the Government. One case concerned Mr. Mohamed Al Aryan Aouda Salama, who was allegedly abducted in Al Tal Al Kabir by members of the State Security Investigation (SSI) and Military Police on 16 August 2009. Another case concerned Mr. Mohamad Saad Abdo Turk, who was allegedly abducted on 26 July 2009, while he was working at the corniche of the Nile in Rachid City by agents of the State Security of Rachid. The third case concerned Mr. Mohamed Ali Ramadan Salama, who was allegedly arrested in Al Arba’een in the province of Al Ismailiya by State Security Investigations agents, accompanied by military officers, on 29 April 2010. Urgent Appeals 204. The Working Group transmitted four communications under its urgent appeals procedure to the Government. 205. The first was sent on 23 December 2010, jointly with three other special procedures mechanisms, and concerned Mr. Ayman Ahmed Salem Mohamed, who was allegedly arrested by Egyptian Security Services on 9 December 2010. 206. The second was sent on 28 January 2011, jointly with another special procedures mechanism, and concerned Mr. Mohamed Abdo, who was allegedly abducted on 5 January 2011, at his home, in Alexandria, by State Security Intelligence (SSI) agents in civilian clothing and then taken to an unknown location. 207. The third was sent on 1 February 2011, jointly with six other special procedures mechanisms, and concerned the arrests, excessive use of force, killings, attacks against journalists, and disruption in media coverage and access to the Internet in relation to the demonstrations which had been taking place across Egypt since 25 January 2011. Allegedly there were hundreds of arrests of peaceful demonstrators, with some of those arrested having been taken to undisclosed locations. 208. The fourth was sent on 4 February 2011, jointly with four other special procedures mechanisms, and concerned the worsening of the situation of human rights defenders and journalists in Egypt, in relation to the demonstrations which had been taking place across the country since 25 January 2011. More specifically, on 1 February 2011, Mr. Malak Adly, was arrested by security forces and his whereabouts remained unknown. On 3 February 2011, more than 30 persons were reportedly arrested, beaten, and taken to an undisclosed location. Those arrested include: Mr. Ahmed Seif El Islam, Mr. Mohsen Beshir, Mr. Mostafa Al Hassan, Ms. Mouna Al Masry, Mr. Al Sayed Feky, Mr. Mohamed El Taher, Ms. Fatma Abed, Ms. Shahdan Abou Shad, Ms. Nadine Abu 51