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Human RightsReform Issues May 25, 2008

EGYPT: A Long and Curious State of Emergency

In less than 10 days, Egypt’s 27-year-old state of emergency, which gives the police absolute authority to arrest and detain, is expected to expire.
Palestine May 25, 2008

McCain Rejects Hagee: How Long Before Major American Jewish Groups Do the Same?

John Hagee, founder of Christians United for Israel (CUFI), is known in the U.S. as a strong supporter of Israel. He’s very close to prominent Jewish organizations – even giving
Palestine May 25, 2008

Egypt takes a step back from Bush embrace

On his trip to the region this week, US President George W. Bush dismayed even his staunchest Arab allies by expressing unprecedented levels of US support for Israel.
Palestine May 25, 2008

Hamas deplores Abbas’s grief over future of talks with Olmert

The Hamas Movement strongly denounced the statements made by PA chief Mahmoud Abbas in which he expressed his fears that the corruption investigation against Israeli premier Ehud Olmert could lead
Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience May 25, 2008

Nine MB members arrested today

Egyptian state security forces launched an arrest campaign on Sunday dawn at Sharqeya governorate in which nine Muslim Brotherhood (MB) members were arrested without any clear reasons for their arrest.
Human RightsPalestine May 25, 2008

Abu Hashem: Hamas insists on factions’ conditions for calm

Jamal Abu Hashem, one of the Hamas political leaders, has said that his Movement insists on the conditions for calm with the Israeli occupation authority that were unanimously approved by
Human RightsReform Issues May 25, 2008

A new web site for the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information

"The new official website of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information on the internet will be: "www.anhri.net " instead of the old URL: "www.hrinfo.net" or "www.hrinfo.org", where the old
Human RightsPalestine May 24, 2008

Mishaal: Palestinians determined to break the siege

Khaled Mishaal, the chairman of the Hamas Movement’s political bureau, stressed on Saturday that the Palestinian people would unilaterally break the siege if the world community and the concerned parties
Human RightsPrisoners of ConscienceReform Issues May 24, 2008

Social Networks, Political Weapons

Egypt has detained a number of its citizens for using the social networking site Facebook to organize anti-government protests. What online sites are most effective in influencing politics -- and
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience May 24, 2008

Internet No Automatic Revolution

Egypt has detained a number of its citizens for using the social networking site Facebook to organize anti-government protests. What online sites are most effective in influencing politics -- and