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100 ’non-combatants’ killed in Afghan strikes

An Afghan provincial police chief said Wednesday that investigations showed more than 100 "non-combatants" had been killed in US-led coalition air strikes in western Afghanistan

A study on the situation of women, children and the Egyptian village

This report issue No. 29 of LCHR’s Civil Society series. It was issued in order to get acquainted with the situation of male and female peasants from field stories and

Showing Its Twitter Envy, Facebook Gets Serious About SMS

It appears that over the past few weeks, Facebook has widely activated a feature that allows you to text Facebook to update your status, message your friends, or send a

EOHR calls for the release of demonstrators in the case of gas exportation

The Egyptian Organization for Human Rights (EOHR) condemns the kidnapping of some human rights activists before State Council in a clear violation of the right to peaceful assembly and freedom

Yemeni Press and journalists are in danger

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) strongly condemned the rising police action taken by the Yemeni authorities against several independent newspapers and journalists. The last action was confiscating

Police Officer in Aswan Forcibly Detains A Citizen

The young man Muhammad Gaber El-Sayeh returned back to confinement in the police station of “Edfo” in preparation of his release to find Captain Hassan Nagib re-arresting him in order

Haqqi Centre Urges International Organizations to Defend MB Students

“Haqqi Centre For Human Rights” in their issued statement today titled “Save Fayoum Student”, has condemned the circumistances to which detained Fayoum students were exposed to.

Habib: National Forum An Urgent Defense of Al-Aqsa

First MB Vice-Chair Dr. Mohamed Habib affirmed that the forum to be held tomorrow, Thursday, at the headquarters of the MB Parliamentary Bloc between the different national and political forces

Israel pressures against endorsement of UN report condemning it of war crimes

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has bowed to Israeli pressures and did not endorse a UN fact finding commission’s report condemning Israel for war crimes committed during its war

9% Unemployed in Egypt Including 90% Degree-Holders

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) reported an increase in the unemployment rate in Egypt during the first quarter of the year 2009 adding up to 9.4%