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Palestine December 22, 2010

Farwana: Jewish settlements being used to blackmail children

Palestinian rights expert Abdel Nasser Farwana expressed concerns about Israeli authorities using West Bank Jewish settlements as a place to detain, single out, and violently question children.
DemocracyWikileaks December 22, 2010

Rallies Defending the Right to Know – Free Thinkers and WikiLeaks

Believing his arrest was politically motivated, pro-WikiLeaks protestors are rallying in various places around the world insisting that Assange be freed. There have been posters bearing the words ‘Lock up
2010 election update December 22, 2010

Egyptian PA Speaker Warns ‘Parallel Parliament’

Dr. Fathy Sorour, head of the parliament, has warned of the seriousness of forming a “parallel parliament” which was launched by former MPs, saying: “I am worried for them.”
2010 election update December 22, 2010

NDP Official Ascertains Mubarak Is Party’s Presidential Candidate

Dr. Mustafa El-Fiqi, head of the foreign relations committee at the parliament, stressed that Egypt is undergoing a transition on the internal, regional and international level.
2010 election updateElbaradei Campaign December 21, 2010

Complaint to the Attorney General Accusing El-Baradei of Inciting Civil Disobedience

Magdy El-Kordi, co-ordinator of the Popular Support Coalition for Gamal Mubarak, submitted a complaint to the Attorney General, Councillor Abdel Megid Mahmoud, against Dr. Mohamed El-Baradei, founder of the National
2010 election update December 21, 2010

MB Warns of Aftermath of Egyptian Parliamentary Election’s Quake

Dr. Essam El-Erian, the Brotherhood's media spokesman and member of the Executive Bureau, has warned of serious consequences of the so-called ‘earthquake’ that took place in Egypt's much-criticised parliamentary elections.
2010 election update December 21, 2010

Ghad Party Leader Warns of Greater Violence following denials to fraud

Dr. Ayman Nour, leader of Egypt's Al-Ghad Party, believes that President Hosni Mubarak's negligence to the opposition’s demands for dissolving the new parliament will close peaceful paths to change.
DemocracyIranWikileaks December 21, 2010

Iran eyes change in Egypt and Saudi Arabia very differently

If a foreign observer had been present in Tehran during the recent parliamentary elections in Egypt, he or she would have been surprised by the lack of enthusiasm displayed by
Human Rights December 21, 2010

Rights group urges Egypt’s prosecutor to investigate edict against ElBaradei

A recent religious edict issued by Mahmoud Amer, head of Egypt's Al-Sunna al-Mohamadiya religious group, calling on former IAEA chief Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei, to "repent" for inciting civil unrest and
Islamic Issues December 21, 2010

Vulnerable Muslim Youth: The Challenge of Counter-Radicalisation

Atlanta, Georgia - Many of us are still bewildered by the bizarre news of the 19-year-old Somali-born American citizen, Muhammad Osman Mohamud, arrested on 25 November for attempting to bomb