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MB and WestMB in International pressYouth November 17, 2007

MERIP 245: Politics of Youth

Both my and Ted’s articles are available online for free. I’m glad that it will therefore reach a wider audience, but there’s also a more serious issue there. MERIP, for
Human Rights November 17, 2007

Officer, 3 Detectives Slap Student on Nape to Paralysis

Again- Days after Ahmed Sayed Saber who was tortured inside Umraniya police station died in Al-Haram hospital- Abu Al-Numrus police station witnessed another stunning torture inciden
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience November 17, 2007

Detained Muslim Brotherhood Members Face New Escalations

State Security Apparatus escalated its assault on detained Muslim Brotherhood members when officers woke them up at 2am a couple of days ago for “inspections purposes.”
Election CoverageReform Issues November 17, 2007

Sultani Demands Independent Committee Supervise Algerian Municipal Elections

Abu Jarra Sultani, the leader of the Algerian Movement for the Society of Peace (MSP), criticized the latest amendments introduced into the election laws,
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceTorture November 17, 2007

Karim Amer Tortured in Borg Alarab prison Demands to the Prosecutor-General to investigate the issue

The Arabic Network for Human Rights information and Hisham Mubarak Centre for Law sent a communiqué to the Egyptian Prosecutor-General
Human Rights November 17, 2007

Citizen Media Law Project Launches Legal Threats Database

We’ve finally finished building the interface for our Legal Threats Database, and I am excited to announce its public launch. If you would like to read our news release, you
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceTorture November 17, 2007

Three police officers indicted in Qalubiya torture case

A man in Qalubyia is accusing three police officers of torturing and sodomizing him in June of last year.
Election Coverage November 17, 2007

Few Surprises Expected in Jordan Election Amid Calls for Reform

Voters in Jordan go to the polls next week to choose a new parliament. But a key Islamist opposition party is accusing the government of intending to rig the poll,
Human Rights November 17, 2007

2 Egyptian police officers under investigation for allegedly ordering 2 teens raped

Two police officers are under investigation after two teenagers alleged that the officers ordered other prisoners to rape them at a police station, prosecution officials said Wednesday
Other Issues November 17, 2007

Ajami’s Voice

President Bush has an opportunity, following the departure of Karen Hughes as under secretary of state for public diplomacy, to open a new kind of demarche to the Arab world