Arbitrary Arrests

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Egypt abuses emergency law with the illegal detention and torture of student Ibrahim Mogahed

Egypt's Emergency Law is often applied in situations where there is no link to terrorist activities, such as the frequent arbitrary detention of political activists

Egypt’s Mubarak: three decades of rigid rule

Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak, who has handed over power to his prime minister while recovering from surgery in Germany, is a survivor who has escaped six known assassination bids during

Egypt releases Cairo bombing suspects

The Egyptian government has ordered the release of 7 people who allegedly took part in the Cairo bombing of a local market in February 2009, which left one French teenager

9 detentions extended and 3 arrests

State security continues their notorious round of arrests of innocent members of the Muslim Brotherhood

MB detentions escalate in Egyptian governorates

Confrontations between security forces and neighbors of members of the Muslim brotherhood movement took place in the governorates of Kafr El-Sheik raising the number to 13 and Gharbeya 8.

Egypt accuses Brotherhood of planning attack

The arrest of three leading Muslim Brotherhood members in Egypt has brought much controversy to the country in the 48 hours since their detainment on Monday February 8. Now, Egyptian

Agriculture ministry condemns Egyptian arrest of Palestinian fishermen.

The Palestinian agriculture ministry has expressed dismay at the Egyptian detention of four Palestinian fishermen in which it described as a "serious precedent".

The animosity continues with nine more arrests and further house invasions.

Egypt— Authorities in Gharbeya the hometown of the MB new Chairman Dr Mohamed Badie have arrested at least 9 members of the movement in a new crackdown on the group's

Cairo: 15 day detention order to MB leaders.

State prosecution has issued a 15 day detention order to the MB leaders who were arrested recently in the ruling regimes latest sweep against the opposition.

Muslim Brotherhood leaders detained

Egyptian security forces Monday arrested a deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and two other senior leaders as the country prepares for new elections.