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Election Coverage December 1, 2005

More NDP Thuggery

Polls in Sohag  Sohag, an Upper Egypt governorate, witnessed many irregularities. In Bandar Sohag constituency, the representative of the Brotherhood’s nominee in polling center of el-Taisir School was put under
Election Coverage December 1, 2005

Egyptian Police Prevent Polling in Village

 - Riot police cordoned off polling stations   in this Nile Delta village Thursday to prevent people from voting as Egypt entered the final round of legislative elections that have been
Election Coverage December 1, 2005

Egyptian Cops Detain 1,610 Muslim Brotherhood Members

Egyptian Cops Detain 1,610 Muslim Brotherhood Members It looks as if Mubarak isn’t going to be saguine about the Ikhwan’s electoral gains. Egyptian police have detained 1,610 members of the
Election CoverageJudges Activites December 1, 2005

Daqhlia: Judges are Assaulted, Polling Boxes are Burnt

Daqhlia: Judges are Assaulted, Polling Boxes are Burnt Backed by security officers, a group of thugs bodily attacked three judges in Belqas constituency; Khaled Abdel Aziz, Hany Mokhtar and Ahmed Abdel
Other Blogs December 1, 2005

Agencies, Moment by moment in Egypt

Early reporting from AP. BBC does an eve of vote roundup, Reuters covers the Muslim Brotherhood roundup (up to 1600 arrested), and voters who think America is being unfair. AFP
Other Blogs December 1, 2005

In Egypt, satellite TV is changing the nation

In Egypt, satellite TV is changing the nationSharon Schmickle As Egyptians vote today in the latest stage of their parliamentary elections, a hidden force behind the combative campaigns is represented
Election Coverage December 1, 2005

Egyptian police attack reporters covering election

Egyptian police attack reporters covering election  Egyptian security forces attacked a number of local and foreign journalists covering an increasingly troubled parliamentary election on Saturday and confiscated or damaged their
Election Coverage December 1, 2005

Egyptian politician denies forgery charges

Egyptian politician denies forgery charges By NADIA ABOU EL-MAGD The runner-up in Egypt’s presidential elections took the stand in his trial on forgery charges Tuesday, accusing the government of trumping
Election Coverage December 1, 2005

The Egyptian Voter, Unbowed

The Egyptian Voter, Unbowed A “democracy with fangs.” Mr Anwar Sadat’s unparalleled description of ’his’ no-nonsense kind of democracy immediately came to mind this week as the curtain dropped on
Election Coverage December 1, 2005

El-Daqhlia’s vote Inflames

El-Daqhlia’s vote Inflames In Bandar el-Mansora, more than thirty thugs, who are equipped with swords and machetes, attack electorate and Brotherhood’s supporters under the watchful eye of police. Moreover, polling