January 31, 2008 – Ikhwanweb

Activites January 31, 2008

HRW Says Democracy Charade Undermines Rights

A new report by the New York-based group Human Rights Watch (HRW) warns of a "democracy charade" in which Western governments allow autocratic leaders to get away with masquerading as

Reform Issues January 31, 2008

The List: How to Steal an Election Without Breaking a Sweat

Real-world example: During the 2005 Egyptian parliamentary elections, judges at individual polling stations made seemingly arbitrary decisions about whether to allow outside monitoring. The result? Some stations were monitored and

Parliament News Reports January 31, 2008

EGYPT: Opposition Turns Up Heat in Parliament

Ever since the hotly contested 2005 legislative elections, the opposition in Egypt’s parliament has become increasingly assertive. This year, opposition and independent MPs have hurled a record number of interpellations

Parliament News January 31, 2008

MPs Demand Egypt to Withhold Gas Exports to Israel

During stormy parliament session, Muslim Brotherhood members criticized Egypt’s policy of continuing to export natural gas to Israel which is cutting power supplies to Palestinians in Gaza.

Human Rights Prisoners of Conscience January 31, 2008

Opposition, Rights Groups Question Gov’t Statements Over Number of Detainees

Egyptian Interior Minister, Habib Al-Adli, raised eyebrows of many people when he said during the Police Day celebrations that the number of political detainees in Egypt is no more than

Human Rights January 31, 2008

Open Letter to Saudi King to Release the Saudi Blogger”Ahmed Al-Farhan”

Both the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo), and Reporters Without Borders organization have sent a request to king Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, the king of Saudi Arabia

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