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Egypt: Torture and Coerced Confessions Used in High-Profile Terrorism Investigation

A high-profile terrorism case announced by the Egyptian authorities in 2006 was likely based on torture and false confessions, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Saudi Arabia: Free Fouad Update

The issue that caused all of this is because I wrote about the political prisoners here in Saudi Arabia and they think I’m running a online campaign promoting their issue.

Hamas: The 20-Year Struggle

Gaza, Asharq Al-Awsat- On a rainy night on 23 December 1987, the sound of rainfall was only obscured by the cries of the people who had gathered in the al

European Parliament: AHRLA Closed Due to Revealing Official Involvement in Torturing

The Foreign Affairs Committee at the European Parliament (EP) sent a letter to the Egyptian ambassador to Belgium Dr. Mahmoud Karem in which it voiced its concern over the disturbing

MB Military Trial Adjourned till Wed. Dec, 26th

he Egyptian Military Tribunal adjourned till Wednesday, Dec, 26th, 2007, its trial against forty Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders, topped by Khairat Al-Shater the second deputy chairman of the group and

Driver dies after Egyptian Policemen beat him

Driver Alaa Sabri Ezz Al-Regal died affected by a severe bleeding in the brain early Tuesday morning Dec, 25th, 200 after being beaten by traffic police officers in As Salihiyah

Saudi Authorities Still Detain Blogger Fouad Al Farhan

Saudi authorities detained, two weeks ago, blogger Fouad Al Farhan without declaring reasons for- or place of- this detention. Some observers voice concerns that that he may be facing pressures

MB Military Trial Adjourned till Dec, 25th, Defence Team Mulls Withdrawal

The military tribunal adjourned its 41st session on Sunday Dec, 23rd, 2007 in the trail against forty Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders topped by Khairat Al Shater, the second deputy chairman

Release40.com Calls for Releasing MB Military Trial Detainees

www.ikhwan.net/vb, a Muslim Brotherhood (MB) website, launched an international campaign on the web calling for releasing MB leaders transferred to the military tribunal, topped Mohamed Khairat Al Shater, the second

11 MB Students at Al Fayyum University Dismissed

Only days before the start of the first semester exams, Dr. Ragaa Ahmed Eid, the dean of the Faculty of Education in Al Fayyum university, dismissed eleven Muslim Brotherhood students