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Human Rights April 22, 2008

In Egypt, democracy is the only solution

News agencies reported last month that President Mubarak ordered the army to intervene to resolve what has come to be known as the "bread crisis" in Egypt.
Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience April 22, 2008

Dr. Abdul-Haii Al-Faramawy Arrested in Place of His Son!

Egyptian State security forces have arrested Dr. Abdul-Haii Al-Faramawi, professor of Qur’an interpretation and deputy of a faculty in Azhar University, today at dawn.
Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience April 22, 2008

Despite the end of Municipal Elections,Prolonging jail terms for 15 MB members

The Egyptian State Security Prosecution issued a decision today for prolonging the jail terms of a former member of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Parliamentary bloc and other eight detainees to
Human RightsPalestinePrisoners of Conscience April 22, 2008

Report: Family members used to pressure Palestinians in Israeli detention

The following is the introduction of a report by the Public Committee Against Torture in Israel entitled "’Family Matters’: Using Family Members to Pressure Detainees
Palestine April 22, 2008

Hamas: Rice’s conditions are rejected

The Hamas Movement expressed its rejection of the conditions set by American secretary of state Condoleezza Rice for the Movement during her visit to Bahrain Monday, underlining that the American
Human RightsMB NewsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience April 22, 2008

Restrictions on MB Family Visits in Torah Prison After Verdicts

Families of Muslim Brotherhood leaders who were sentenced last Tuesday in the military tribunal have been notified by the prison administration that visits to their relatives in Turah Farm Prison
Palestine April 21, 2008

The fear factor that silences

Candidates for public office, high and low, are bewitched -frightened is the more accurate word - by an unwarranted but costly fear of the US lobby that functions on behalf
Palestine April 21, 2008

Mishaal: Hamas accepts a state on 1967 borders without recognizing occupation

Head of Hamas’s political bureau Khaled Mishaal has affirmed on Monday that his Movement was amenable to establishing a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as its capital
ActivitesHuman RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience April 21, 2008

Cairo University Professors organize a rally protesting military tribunals

On Sunday before al-Qubba Building, tens of university professors related to March 9th Movement for Egyptian Universities Independence along with other Cairo university professors have organized a rally showing solidarity
Human RightsPalestine April 21, 2008

Palestinian administrative detainees appeal to PLC to activate their file

The Palestinian administrative detainees in Israeli jails called in a letter to the PLC for activating their issue with international forums, the Hague tribunal and human rights organizations in order