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German Parliamentarians Condemn Egypt’s Human Rights Abuses

The HR committee in parliament asserted that Egyptian authorities engaged in targeting political opposition groups and carrying out random arrests and torture noting that an election is due in three

Katatni: Applying at Security Headquarters Proves Interior’s Control of Elections

Media spokesman and head of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) Parliamentary bloc, Dr. Mohamed Saad el-Katatni, stated that the MB have started submitting their election papers at the various security headquarters throughout

Rights Organization Ranks Ain Shams University as First and Worst in Violating Students’ Rights

“Defend Egypt’s Students” campaign, run by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, observed the number of violations suffered by students in Ain Shams University.

Election Monitoring Coalition Condemns Arbitrary Arrests of MB and Leftist Supporters

The Independent Coalition for Monitoring the Election, which consists of the Egyptian Association for Community participation Enhancement (EACPE), Cairo Institute for Human Rights Studies and Principal for Feminist Studies, issued

ElBaradei Activist Arrested

Safwan Mohamed, a long-time activist for Dr. Mohamed ElBaradei founder of the National Association for Change and one of his first supporters was hauled in by Security forces in Alexandria

Time for Muslims to take a stand against hatred

Helen of Troy launched a thousand ships, and of course, a war. The recent acrimony surrounding the disputed conversions of two Coptic women in Egypt is not the stuff of

Obama NSC meets with Egypt democracy advocates

Top Obama National Security Council officials met Tuesday with a bipartisan group of Washington foreign policy experts who advocate that the United States push for more free and fair Egyptian

Human development report reveals Egypt ranks 101

A report unveiled at the UN by Ban Ki Moon secretary general revealed that Egypt ranks as a medium development country, coming 101 out of 169 countries on the human

MB Successfully Fields 133 Candidates Including 14 Women

Despite intentions to sabotage the Muslim Brotherhood’s participation in the political process the group has succeeded in handing in 133 applications, in which 14 belong to women nominees on day

Muslim Brotherhood’s Opinion in a Newsletter: MP Demands HEC to Effectively Oversee the Polls

On November 3, the Higher Election Commission (HEC) officially announced that nominations are now open for the 2010 parliamentary elections, as it is a significant qualitative leap towards shaping Egypt's