Activists call for an end to imprisonments

 Activists have continued to call for the release of their fellow activists who remain in prison. Egypt’s most famous blogger, Alaa Seif Al Islam, is spearheading the current move to

Who Stands behind torture in Egypt ?

11 leading states topped by the US stand behind torture in Egypt and Middle East countries.  Why did scandals of Abu Ghraib and Guantanamu prisons pass the Arab countries unnoticed?

Palestinian Prisoners In Israeli Jails, The Untold Story

More than 9,300 Palestinian prisoners live in inhumane conditions in about 30 Israeli prisons, with no attention given to them by the international community. Two months ago, former Palestinian prisoners,

Activism Calendar (Updated)

Kefaya is holding a press conference, 12 noon, publicizing thefindings of its report on Corruption in Egypt. The detailed report is the product of months of work by a group

The Current Political Scene In Egypt

Since the end of legislative elections in December 2005, the ruling elite of National Democratic Party (NDP) has been striving to shrink the spaces of political relaxation which came as

Gonzales defends renditions in Cairo

Alberto Gonzales, one of Bush’s legal architects of torture in the current war on terror has honoured us with a visit to Cairo, where he defended “extraordinary renditions” of Islamist

Hosni Mubarak, Elections or no, he’s still Pharaoh.

Imagine that after Richard Nixon’s resignation in 1974, Gerald Ford became president—for life. Imagine that over the next 24 years, he declared a state of emergency and ruled over a

Detention Extended for Two Prominent MB Members

The Higher State Security Prosecution on Saturday July 1, 2006, decided to extend for another 15 days the detention of 43 Muslim Brotherhood members including former members of parliament Dr. Esam el

AlTekriti: Most Iraqi Resistance Disavows OBL statements

P class=MsoNormal dir=rtl style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left> class=MsoNormal dir=rtl style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: left" align=left>Commenting on the statements made by Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden

The Latest Developments In Somalia

Islah (Reform) Movement is a national Islamic movement striving to establish a Somalian society that lives by Islamic teachings and is based on brotherhood principles, equality and justice. Islah Movement