2005 Election

Archive

MB MPs Strike Inside Police Station for Their Supporters’ Release

Two MPs of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Yousry Tealab and Ali Ismail, from al-Shuhadaa constituency held a strike inside the police station in Monoufeya governorate calling for the release of

No Festive Season in Sight as Security Forces Arrest MB Candidates supporters from Daqahliya, Gharbeya

Despite repeated calls and appeals by international and domestic human rights organizations to end the arbitrary arrests of Egypt's political opposition Security personnel embarked again on their unjustified arrests.

Conference on Security Violations Calls for a List of Torture Police

Participants in the conference “Security Violations against Activists”, organized by "El-Baradei as a President Campaign” severely criticized the recent practices of security forces in Alexandria.

Sawaseya denounces regime’s discrimination

Sawaseya Centre for Human Rights and Anti Discrimination denounced discriminations made by the ruling party against electorates and the abduction of supporters of Muslim Brotherhood (MB) candidates in Kafr el-Zayat.

Election Commission Sets Candidate List

The High Elections Commission in Egypt announced the list of 5720 accepted parliamentary candidates who submitted applications from Wednesday through to Sunday. The total, which included 132 women, are expected

Egypt Vote Saves Some Seats for Women

As Egypt's Nov. 28 elections approach, female candidates are squaring off to fill the country's newly instated women's quota in the parliament. But whether reserving places for women lawmakers will

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

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

State-Run Egyptian Newspapers alter Judicial Ruling on Islam Is the Solution

Jamal Taj al-Din, a member of the defence team for the MB candidates, denied what was published by Al-Ahram, Al Gomhouria and Al-Ahram Al-Massa'i that the Supreme Administrative Court ruling

MB: Reform in Egypt Must Begin by Achieving Integrity of Elections

Mohammed Morsy, spokesman for Egypt's influential Muslim Brotherhood and member of its Executive Bureau, has affirmed that most Muslim Brotherhood candidates have succeeded in submitting applications for nomination in Egypt's