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ActivitesHuman RightsReports April 14, 2008

Rallies in Cairo for releasing April 6th Strike

Egyptian lawyers and detainees’ families have organized protesting rallies to immediately release tens of detainees who have been arrested due to the strike of al-Mahallah al-Kubra in April 6th in
Activites April 14, 2008

Solidarity with Mahalla

Over the last week, mass protests have erupted in Egypt - centered around the textile mill of Mahalla. These protests have erupted in response to spiraling food prices and severe
MB NewsMB Understanding April 14, 2008

Chief of NCHR: Muslim Brotherhood has nothing to do with violence

During Muntaha al-Siyasah broadcast on Saturday on al-Mehwar Egyptian satellite channel, Kamal Abul-Majd, head of Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR), stated that the emergency law is the real
Human RightsReports April 14, 2008

Opposition Leader’s Arrest Reveals Cairo’s Uncertainty

The arrest of George Ishaq, one of Kefaya’s (Enough) leaders, has shown the Egyptian government is afraid that the country is divided and angry over the rising costs of living,
Islamic MovementsMB NewsPolitical Islam Studies April 14, 2008

The people are speaking: democratic Islam is no contradiction

Egypt held municipal elections last week, won handsomely across the country by the ruling National Democratic Party. To be honest, I’ve merely assumed the outcome: a safe assumption given there
Election CoverageMB News April 14, 2008

Democracy – Egyptian Style

Hopes for political reform and increased participation in Egypt faded with the events that marked the 2008 local council elections, which have cast a gloomy shadow over the future of
Human RightsMilitary TribunalPrisoners of Conscience April 14, 2008

Final Session of MB Military Tribunal today

The final session of military tribunal against 40 Muslim Brotherhood (MB) leaders, harshly criticized by International and Arab human rights organizations, is expected to be held today morning (April 15).
Palestine April 14, 2008

Hamas Welcomes Carter-Mashaal Meeting, Israel Condemns

Israel has condemned a meeting of Jimmy Carter; former president of America , with Khaled Meshaal; head Hamas politburo in Damascus , during his tour in the region.
Human Rights April 14, 2008

HRW Calls for Investigating Police Use of Force During Mahalla Protests

Human Rights Watch said in a statement on Saturday April 11 that Egypt should conduct an impartial investigation into the police use of force against protestors in Mahalla city during
Human Rights April 14, 2008

How Hunger Could Topple Regimes

The idea of the starving masses driven by their desperation to take to the streets and overthrow the ancien regime has seemed impossibly quaint since capitalism triumphed so decisively in