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Election CoverageHuman RightsMB News March 14, 2008

Egypt bars 90 percent of Islamist hopefuls from vote

More than 90 percent of Egyptian Islamist candidates have been prevented from registering for April local elections due to a crackdown by the regime and a campaign of obstruction, one
Election CoverageHuman Rights March 14, 2008

Crackdown on Egypt’s Brotherhood personnel

The Internet has proven to be one of the Muslim Brotherhood’s main means of attracting attention, but a government campaign to arrest its editors is making the organisation’s power to
Election CoverageHuman RightsMB News March 14, 2008

Egypt Islamists in Hiding Ahead of Vote

A government crackdown has forced dozens of Muslim Brotherhood members into hiding ahead of local elections in Egypt, where the banned group has become the U.S.-allied country’s most powerful opposition
Human Rights March 14, 2008

Rights Group Calls For End Of Police Campaign Against Brotherhood Media

Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (HRinfo) called on the Egyptian government to end its campaign against media professionals affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. The statement by the pan-Arab rights
Activites March 13, 2008

Two-state Dreamers

If the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one of the world’s most intractable, much the same can be said of the parallel debate about whether its resolution can best be achieved by
Election CoverageMB News March 13, 2008

Cairo Municipal Elections Without MBs

Dr. Hazem Farouk, member of the Muslim Brotherhood’s parliamentary bloc, said no potential candidate managed to submit election papers to stand municipal elections in Cairo on Thursday, March 13.
Other Issues March 13, 2008

Egypt Suspends Natural Gas Exports to Israel

Egyptian sources in the oil and gas sector attributed this step to Cairo’s desire to use gas exports as a political bargaining chip on Israel to stop its operations in
Human RightsMB News March 13, 2008

Ikhwanonline website chief editor is being hounded, and declares a sit-in in syndicate of journali

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information denounced today the continuation of the police campaign launched against media professionals who belongs to the Muslim Brotherhood as it included the union
Election CoverageHuman Rights March 13, 2008

Egypt courts rule Muslim Brotherhood members can register for local elections

Several provincial Egyptian courts ruled Tuesday that members of the opposition Muslim Brotherhood [party website; FAS backgrounder] must be allowed to register as candidates in the upcoming local council elections
Election CoverageHuman RightsMB NewsPrisoners of Conscience March 13, 2008

700 potential opposition candidates arrested ahead of Egypt’s elections: Islamist lawmaker

Only 60 out of 10,000 members of Egypt’s opposition Muslim Brotherhood have been allowed to register their candidacies for April’s local council elections due to government interference and 700 have