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MB News April 6, 2007

5 Al Fayyum MBs Released

Egyptian authorities released on Wednesday evening 5 Muslim Brotherhood detainees from Al Fayyum; they have reached their homes:  Mohamed Radwan Ahmed, an accountant at taxation authority) Mohamed Hashem Hassan, a treasurer
Human Rights April 6, 2007

Egyptian House Speaker: Including Media Under Anti-Terror Law Under Study

The Egyptian House speaker revealed that the media may be incriminated under provisions of the currently studied anti-terrorism law which will replace the emergency law. Dr. Fathi Sorour, the People’s Assembly
Military TribunalParliament News April 6, 2007

Brotherhood MPs Step Up Their Campaign Against Amendments

Eng. Saad Al Husseini, of the MB parliamentary bloc, lodged an urgent statement to the Prime Minister, and both Ministers of Interior and Justice over the flagrant violations committed in
MB NewsMilitary Tribunal April 6, 2007

Hassan Zalat Denied Visitations Despite His Deteriorating Health

The health of hajj Hassan Zalat, a Muslim Brotherhood detainee, is still deteriorating while he is under arrest in Al-Qasr Al-Aini hospital; doctors supervising him in the hospital issued a
Human RightsMB BlogsMilitary TribunalOther Blogs April 6, 2007

Blogger Alaa Saif: Egyptian Blogosphere Under Siege

Alaa Saif, the administrator of http://manalaa.net, is one of the most famous Egyptian bloggers; he has actually managed to develop the weblog from personal expressions and ideas into means for
Fanatic Messages April 5, 2007

Wade sworn in as dictators, statesmen look on

 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has been inaugurated before a crowd of 60 000 including more than 20 African heads of state, among them statesmen and dictators. The 80-year-old statesman, who
Human RightsMilitary TribunalTorture April 5, 2007

Anti-torture activists: Mubarak’s police knows no limit

I received the following statement about the Warraq torture fiesta I blogged about last week… El Nadim Center or the Management and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence3 A Soliman El
Human Rights April 5, 2007

Solidarity with Qena labor activists

Thirty-seven civil rights organization announced their solidarity with the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services, whose branch in the Upper Egyptian town of Naga’a Hammadi (Qena Province) was closed
Reform IssuesWorkers April 5, 2007

DSE on grain mills workers

Here’s a good report by the Daily Star Egypt’s Rania el-Malki about the struggle of the grain mills workers in Cairo and Giza. Strikes by flourmill workers ended Monday following
Human Rights April 5, 2007

Fayoum trade unionist sacked

Thirty-four-year-old Ashraf Abdel Wanis is a father of four, who’s been working at the administrative affairs department of the state-owned Fayoum Sugar factory for nine years. His monthly basic salary