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260 People jailed for Humiliating the President During Protests

The state prosecutor sentenced 260 protestors, arrested during last Thursday’s peaceful demonstrations, to 15 days in prison with the possibility of extension after being held in contempt to the president

Detainees’ Families Staged a Sit-in

On Sunday, families of detainees of Borg al-Arab Prison, arrested during the outgoing legislative vote, staged a sit-in before the National Council for Human Rights. They lodged complaints to the

The Brotherhood’s Legislatives Launch a Severe Campaign on Torture

The Muslim Brotherhood’s MPs of Alex governorate lashed out at the policies of the Interior Ministry towards detainees, of Borg al-Arab Prison in particular. For neglecting their worsening health conditions

Detainees’ Families Arrange a Demonstration

On Sunday, a delegation of the political prisoners’ families, arrested during the recent parliamentary polls, heads for Dr. Boutros Gaily, the President of the National Council for Human Rights, to

Freedom Prisoners Begin Hunger Strike

 Mr. Ahmed Abdelhafaz, the jailed Muslim Brotherhood Spokesperson in Alexandria began a hunger strike in protest of the inhumane treatment and the constant physical and psychological abuse he and other

Libyan Political Prisoners Start Strike

More than 130 Libyan political prisoners, mostly members of the banned opposition Muslim Brotherhood group, have started a hunger strike in a Tripoli prison, saying the government broke its promise

The Victims of the Parliamentary Polls Demonstrate Today

On Monday, Liberty Committee of the Bar Association and the National Committee for Defending Opinion-related Prisoners arrange a demonstration. The wounded people, families of detainees and dead victims of the

Fed-up Egyptians boost Brotherhood

Mohammad El-Sabbagh wanted nothing to do with the violent clashes that erupted between police and the general public on the final day of parliamentary elections in Egypt last Wednesday.

Victims of Egyptian Vote

Victims of Egyptian Vote Although the Egyptian polls wrapped up, more than thousand of Brothers are sill nationwide detained. In el-Sharqia governorate, 118 were put under arrest; only 60 of them

NDP wins majority and people anger

NDP wins majority and people anger Preliminary results in Egypt’s elections gave the leading opposition group, the Muslim Brotherhood, a record 20 percent of the seats in Parliament after a