A referendum was held in Egypt to decide on constitutional amendments to bolster the campaign against terrorism and ban the formation of religious parties. In this interview with Mahmoud Tawfik,

As expected, via a majority of up to 75 percent, Egyptians agreed on and approved by referendum last Monday constitutional amendments proposed by President Hosni Mubarak and Parliament. In light

I received a very worrying statement from Kamal Abbas of the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services… After cracking down on the Center’s branch in Naga’a

Thirty-four-year-old Ashraf Abdel Wanis is a father of four, who’s been working at the administrative affairs department of the state-owned Fayoum Sugar factory for nine years. His monthly basic salary

Here’s a good report by the Daily Star Egypt’s Rania el-Malki about the struggle of the grain mills workers in Cairo and Giza. Strikes by flourmill workers ended Monday following

Thirty-seven civil rights organization announced their solidarity with the Center for Trade Union and Workers’ Services, whose branch in the Upper Egyptian town of Naga’a Hammadi (Qena Province) was closed

I received the following statement about the Warraq torture fiesta I blogged about last week… El Nadim Center or the Management and Rehabilitation of Victims of Violence3 A Soliman El

 Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade has been inaugurated before a crowd of 60 000 including more than 20 African heads of state, among them statesmen and dictators. The 80-year-old statesman, who

The heady days of the so-called "Arab Spring" seem so long ago. Since 2005, Iraq has descended into civil war, Lebanon has experienced war and political paralysis, the Palestinian Authority

Bloggers Alaa and Manal, and human rights lawyer, Gamal Eid, the manager of the Arabic Network for Human Rights Information, appeared before Imababa prosecution and they are currently interrogated on