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Open letter: CPJ to Egypt’s Interior Minister Habib al-Adly

The Committee to Protect Journalists is writing to protest the continued detention of Mosad Soleiman, known online as Mosad Abu Fagr, a blogger, novelist, and activist who writes about social

Egypt publisher released, ElBaradei link questionable

An Egyptian publisher arrested on Saturday has been released from police custody, a police official told Bikya Masr on Sunday. According to the interior ministry, Ahmed Muhanna was released from

Shrapnel still in body of Palestinian captive after 20 years of detention

The family of Palestinian captive Iyad Abu Khaizaran from Tobas in the West Bank said that their son was suffering from shrapnel that still existed in his body almost 20

IOA renews administrative detention of Hamas leader

The IOA extends administrative detention of Khaled Al-Haj, Hamas's spokesmen however head remains held high.

Youth activists arrested in Egypt

The arrest and detention of two young democracy activists is a further indication of the closing of political space in Egypt, as the World Movement for Democracy notes in this

Egypt: Mansoura’s Professors rally over colleague’s arrest

Dr Farah Shenawy former Vice President of the University was among the protestors who convened in front of the Faculty of Medicine.

Detention of six MB and arrest of another

Mansoura General Prosecution decided to renew the detention for 15 days pending investigations for three of Al-Daqahleya MB members who were arrested on the backdrop of the Gaza's Victory Conference

Egypt: The Working Group on Arbitrary Detention confirms the arbitrary nature of Dr Islam al

Dr Islam Sobhy Al Mazeny, an Egyptian doctor and poet, was arrested on 7 April 2007 by the Egyptian State Security Intelligence (SSI) as he was organizing his departure to

In 2009, 5000 MB arrests, 21 companies shut down and 15 million pounds confiscated.

Abdul Monem Abdul Maqsoud the Muslim Brotherhood's top defense lawyer asserted that the year 2009 witnessed over 5000 detentions of the movement's members under the so-called emergency law.

Khairat is the man!

According to his page on Facebook, this November 14, is the third anniversary for Khairat Alshater’s detention. Khairat Alshater’s is the second deputy chairman for Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.