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Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceTorture December 19, 2007

Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Arrests; Torturers Punished; Other Developments

An Egyptian court sentenced three police officers to seven years and a fourth officer to three years in prison on November 28 for beating a man to death during interrogation.
Reform Issues December 19, 2007

Arab Reform Bulletin: December 2007

The six candidates often cited as most likely to win their parties’ nomination (Senators Clinton, Edwards, and Obama on the Democratic side; Senator McCain, Mayor Giuliani, and Governor Romney on
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience December 19, 2007

Anatomy of a State Security Case

On April 19, 2006, Egyptian and international media reported that authorities had just arrested members of an extremist armed group in Cairo that was alleged to have been plotting terrorist
InterviewsPalestine December 19, 2007

Omar Barghouti: No State Has the Right to Exist as a Racist State

Omar Barghouti belongs to a new generation of Palestinians who never adhered to the solution of « Two States, Two peoples ». They are advocating, instead, the boycott, divestment, and
Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience December 19, 2007

42 Al Fayyum MBs Rounded up on Eve of Adha Feast

The state security force rounded up these dozens in front of mosques, including 26 from district of Abshway in a raid led by officer Hisham Fahim, 4 from district of
Islamic IssuesOther Opinions December 18, 2007

Be the moderate you’re looking for

O ye who believe! Stand out firmly for justice, as witnesses to God, though it may be against yourselves, or your parents, or your kin, and whether it be against
MB News December 18, 2007

Detention of 42 Al-Fayyoum MBs, Raids Continued

CSF-backed state security agents launched fierce raids against MB Fayyoum chapter, resulting in 42 detentions inside the MB affiliates, who were arrested from inside mosques and public places, on the
Human RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience December 18, 2007

MB Parliamentarians Hold Virgin Visit to France

It’s worth mentioning that 40 top Muslim Brotherhood (MB) figures have been detained, a year ago, and were referred to a military tribunal. These figures occupy economic, scientific and academic
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience December 17, 2007

ACHR: MB Military Tribunal a Violation to Detainees’ Judicial Rights, Preparation for Tawreeth

Al-Quds Al-Arabi: The French capital Paris witnessed on Friday a seminar around the problems in Egypt facing the judicial independence and emergency justice, the judiciary under expanding powers of the
ActivitesPalestine December 17, 2007

Hamas at 20

I am writing this piece as 300,000-500,000 people (according to Reuters) are converging at the Katiba Square in Central Gaza to mark the 20th anniversary of Hamas’s foundation.