Monem’s Detention Extended 15 More Days

As expected, the Prosecutor at Shobra El-Khyma district extended detention for journalist and blogger Abdel Monem Mahmoud another 15 days

Where’s the international movement to Free Monem?

My friend Marc Lynch offered a challenging and provocative post ten days ago about “selective indignation”. He pointed out that Kareem Amer Soliman - a blogger sentenced to four years

Informed Opinion

It is common place in discussions about the war in Iraq for people on opposing sides of the argument to talk past each other. As with many of our disagreements,

Bloggers, Freedom of Expression

Egyptian bloggers are hunted and detained in a way that violates the key right of freedom of expression. I am very much skeptical that what is posted on these weblogs

Second Time: Criminal Court Acquits Al Shater, 11 Others

For the second time, Cairo Criminal Court (civilian court) acquitted Khairat Al Shater, deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, and 11 others and ordered their immediate release from government’s detention. It is not

MPs Accuse Gov’t of Turning Police Stations Into Torture Centers

Brotherhood MP Accuses Interior Ministry of Turing Police Stations Into Torture Centers  A member of the MB parliamentary bloc lodged an interrogation to Prime Minister and the Interior Minister over

Democracy Sure, but on Whose Terms

I am writing this from my hotel room in Doha, Qatar where I have been invited to speak at the 7th Doha Forum on Democracy, Development and Free Trade. Back

ICM Launches Initiative For Cooperation Between MPs, Gov’t

Dr. Nasser Al-Sanea, MP for the Kuwaiti Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM) said the movement plans to launch an initiative within the coming few days, after it was approved in a

Bayanouni: Syrian Elections Mean Nothing to Syrians

Ali Sadr al-Din Bayanouni, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood in Syria said that the elections that are held today in Syria add nothing new to the Syrian political life .

Asyut Uni. “Secretly” Honors Detained Reformist Khaled Awda

Nadia Sharara, wife of the Muslim Brotherhood leader Dr. Khaled Awda, a geology professor at the Faculty of Science in Asyut university confirmed that the University held a party to