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Salafi Tortured to Death in Church Blast Interrogations

An investigation is expected to be underway following the death of Sayed Bilal a Salafi on the backdrop of the church bombings in Alexandria.

Amnesty International Condemns Church Blasts and Calls for Improved Protection Ahead of Coptic Christmas

Amnesty International strongly condemned the deadly attack on a church in Alexandria which killed 23 and injured scores both including Muslims and Copts during a New Year midnight Mass.

15 day detention order to 6 MB leaders

In an evident drawback from reform Supreme State Security, late Monday decided to issue a 15 day detention order to the 6 MB members who were arrested in the Egyptian

Former MB MP: Arbitrary Arrests against Brothers Doomed to Failure

Dr. Farid Ismail, former member of the MB Parliamentary bloc, has emphasized that the arbitrary detention pursued by the government of the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) against the Brotherhood

Israeli ambassador to Cairo flees to Israel after discovering Mossad spy ring

- The Egyptian newspaper Al-Youm Assabe'a revealed that Israel's ambassador Isaac Levanon left Cairo immediately after the Egyptian authorities discovered a spy ring affiliated with the Mossad and pointed out

Nine Leading MB Members Arrested in Two Days

Egypt’s largest and strongest opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, have asserted that nine members of the group have been arrested after having their houses raided including a member of the

12 MB detainees released including AlJazeera reporter

Qatar-based news network Al-Jazeera has reported that Egyptian authorities have released reporter Mohamed Badr arrested in the run-up to Egypt’s parliamentary elections. Badr was also the husband of the Muslim

Amnesty International Warns of Greater Violence during the Presidential Elections

Amnesty International demanded the Egyptian authorities to open a serious investigation into the violence that took place during the elections which have just ended.

Background Report on Egyptian Civil Society Election Monitoring in Upcoming Elections

The Egyptian government has steadfastly refused to grant international election monitors access to monitor parliamentary elections this week. Senior Egyptian officials have rebuffed repeated requests from US government officials, claiming

Egypt: election violence must be investigated

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to fully investigate the deaths, violence and other human rights abuses that marred Sunday’s parliamentary elections.