Egyptian Security Storms House of Torture Victim, Detains Wife, Father

The policy of systemized torture continues in the Egyptian Interior Ministry, headed by Habib Al-Adli, as a security force from Imababa police station, a Cairo district, stormed into the house

State Police Officer Wants Detainee A Detective to Release Him

The Egyptian regime is still terrorizing and intimidating political detainees; a state police officer in Shubra has exercised severe pressures on a citizen called Rizk Said Said (27 years), a

Who can protect Ihab Magdi Farouk against Terror??

Who can protect Ihab Magdi Farouk against the terror of officer Mohamed El Shazli? Once again the policy of hostage takingThe police interrogates his father and wife, takes his brother

El-Adly Video-Gate: Imbaba Police Detain Torture Victim’s Father

I’ve just received news that a force from the Imbaba Police Station went into the house of Ihab Magdi Farouk at 2am, and detained his father, a couple of hours

Bloggers, Kifaya and Ikhwanweb Against Torture

The video that circulated on Egyptian blogs this winter showed Emad Mohamed Ali Mohamed, a 21-year-old bus driver, lying on the floor stripped naked from the waist down–his hands bound

Habib: We Agree with Egypt’s Mufti, Reject Religious Parties

Dr. Ali Gomaah, the Egyptian mufti rejected establishing parties on a religious basis in Egypt, confirming that this will lead to sectarianism among Muslims, which contradicts with the Islamic Sharia

Renowned philosopher to head Kifaya movement

A few days ago, Kifaya announced that George Ishaq, its general coordinator for the last two year, will be stepping down. His replacement is Abdel Wahab al-Messiri, a renowned philosopher

Egypt bloggers reveal new torture case

Egypt’s politically active blogger community has brought to light another torture case against the regime’s security services amid a rising tide of outrage over police brutality.On Saturday, lawyers from the

Constitutional Amendments ,A Stone in Muddy Water

Introduction This report is issue no. 23 of LCHR’s Civil Society series. The report presents an analysis to the current argument in Egypt about issues related to the political and parliamentary

Muslim nations move to prevent violence

Terrified that sectarian Muslim bloodshed could soon engulf the region, U.S. allies and adversaries in the Middle East have stepped up joint efforts to head off a religious civil war.