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Election CoverageHuman RightsPrisoners of Conscience March 29, 2008

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood under fire

The Egyptian government has intensified its security crackdown against the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in recent weeks in a clear effort to keep its primary political rival off-balance ahead of nation-wide
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience March 29, 2008

Egypt: Newspaper editor’s prosecution part of a “pattern of harassment” of Egyptian media

Ibrahim Eissa was charged under Articles 171 and 188 of the Penal Code for publishing in 2007 information considered by the authorities to be damaging to the public interest and
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience March 29, 2008

Ethiopia: Two prisoners of conscience freed

Amnesty International today welcomed the release of human rights activists Daniel Bekele and Netsanet Demissie, who had been detained in Ethiopia since November 2005, but said the two prisoners of
ActivitesPalestine March 28, 2008

Palestinian refugees commemorate martyrdom of Sheikh Yassin and Rantisi

Representative of Hamas in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, said on Thursday that the language of dialogue between Hamas and Fatah Movements should continue in order to resolve the inter-Palestinian division, and
ActivitesIslamic MovementsPalestine March 28, 2008

Haneyya urges Arab leaders to end inter-Palestinian rift, break Gaza siege

The prominent political leader in Hamas Movement Dr. Khalil Al-Hayya has urged on Friday the Arab leaders to sincerely act to end the inter-Palestinian rift, and to put an end
Other IssuesReports March 28, 2008

Taking a Cue from the Danish Cartoon Scandal

There are parallels between Dutch politician Geert Wilders’ anti-Koran video and the response to the Muhammad cartoons that rocked Denmark two years ago. By placing his video on the Web,
Islamic MovementsPalestine March 28, 2008

Hamas’s battle for hearts and minds

ATTEMPTS at a rapprochement between the Palestinian Islamist party, Hamas, and its more secular rival, Fatah, faltered this week almost as soon as they had begun. Mahmoud Abbas, president of
Reform IssuesReports March 28, 2008

EGYPT: Can’t Wait a Generation to Eat

A World Bank official said this month it could take as long as "a generation" for the effects of Egypt’s recent economic growth to be felt by the poorest segments
ActivitesReform Issues March 28, 2008

Opposition Calls for General Strike

A coalition of opposition groups—including the suspended Labor Party, Kifaya, the banned Muslim Brotherhood, the unlicensed Karama (Dignity) Party, the unlicensed Centrist Party, the workers of Mahalla, the Lawyers’ Syndicate.
Human RightsPrisoners of Conscience March 28, 2008

Editor-In-Chief Of The Muslim Brotherhood Under Seige; Faces Threat Of Detention

Editor-in-chief of the Muslim Brotherhood Abdul Galil Al Sharnouby has condemned the searching of his home for a second time. The editor, who heads the country’s most popular opposition group’s