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ActivitesHuman RightsMB Understanding April 26, 2009

Adrift on the Nile

It is hard to believe today, but just four years ago, the Arab world seemed on the brink of dramatic change. During the so-called Arab Spring of early 2005, Iraqis
ActivitesHuman Rights April 26, 2009

US ’in need of rebellion’

Al Jazeera speaks to Howard Zinn, the author, American historian, social critic and activist, about how the Iraq war damaged attitudes towards the US and why the US "empire" is
ActivitesParliament News April 26, 2009

Parliament Questions Egyptian Foreign Policy

On the occasion of Sinai Liberation Day, MB Parliamentary Bloc Media Spokesperson Dr. Hamdy Hasan questioned Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul-Gheit about the Egyptian government’s weak representation in the Durbin
Human RightsMB NewsPrisoners of ConscienceYouth April 26, 2009

Fayyoum Students Launch Campaign For Release of Detained Colleagues

As part of the campaign to release their detained colleagues, a group of Fayyoum students announced Tuesday, April 21, their aim of gathering 5,000 signatures for their petition condemning the
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine April 26, 2009

Prisoners’ center appeals for enabling Palestinian mother to see her kids

The prisoners’ center for studies appealed to all institutions concerned with the issue of prisoners to enable a Palestinian mother called Fatima Azzak imprisoned with her one-year child in the
ActivitesHuman Rights April 26, 2009

Why promoting democracy via the internet is often not a good idea

Earlier this week I had the privilege to host my FP blogging colleague Marc Lynch at the Open Society Institute in New York. Marc painted a rather pessimistic picture of
Activites April 26, 2009

MB Electoral List Wins Elections of Cairo University’s Teaching Staff

The list of “Reform And Renewal” (MB in Cairo University) has won the elections of Cairo University’s Teaching Staff on Saturday 25th of April 2009, while the “Change” list, which
Human RightsTorture April 25, 2009

U.S. Soldier Who Killed Herself–After Refusing to Take Part in Torture

With each new revelation on U.S. torture in Iraq, Afghanistan and Gitmo (and who, knows, probably elsewhere), I am reminded of the chilling story of Alyssa Peterson, who I have
Human RightsTorture April 25, 2009

US Must Prosecute Bush Torture Memo Lawyers: UN Torture Envoy

The U.S. is obligated by a United Nations convention to prosecute Bush administration lawyers who allegedly drafted policies that approved the use of harsh interrogation tactics against terrorism suspects, the
ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine April 25, 2009

Mashaal to address British parliament

Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is set to address a meeting of MPs and peers in the British Parliament via a video link from Damascus on Wednesday.