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Campaign Manager for MB Candidate in Hamul Abducted and Tortured

Campaign manager for the Muslim Brotherhood candidate in Hamul, in the Kafr El-Sheikh governorate was severely tortured today by police.

Egyptian regime clampsdown on critics in the lead up to elections

An article in Washington Post discusses the current political situation in Egypt and the upcoming parliamentary elections.

Egypt: Authorities urged to safeguard rights during elections

Amnesty International today called on the Egyptian authorities to ensure that all candidates and voters are not harassed or intimidated by security forces, supporters of the ruling party and others

Human Rights Report Egypt’s Permanent State of Emergency Incompatible with Free and Fair Vote

In light of the mass and unjust arbitrary arrests in the lead to the elections, monopolizing of media and evident intimidation measures against opposition a 24-page report by human rights

Al-Arian: Brotherhood will Continue on its Way toward Free Elections Despite Government Repression

Dr Essam Al-Arian, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood Executive Bureau, has stressed that the Muslim Brotherhood is facing an unprecedented police crackdown that appears certain to weaken the political

Mideast politics: Egypt on the brink

The king is old and sick, perhaps dying. The queen is said to want their second son as successor. But the old guard in the military and intelligence circles think

Egypt dissent yet to get from Facebook to the streets

Internet campaigns for political reform in Egypt are losing traction because opposition groups have failed to channel online voices into a grass-roots movement capable of challenging the authorities.

Over 270 MB Supporters Detained after Violent Attacks by Security

Stepping up hostilities against the Muslim Brotherhood, the country’s strongest political opposition ahead of the upcoming polls Egyptian police and security forces arrested 270 of the group’s campaigners Friday as

Security Forces Attack Peaceful MB Women’s Campaign Arresting Many

Once again in contravention of freedom of expression, and political rights guaranteed in the constitution, state security forces interceded an election campaign promoting the political platform of Muslim Brotherhood representative

Over 120 MB Supporters Harassed, Abducted and Detained in Day One of Campaigning

Day one of campaigning for the parliamentary elections revealed the real intentions of Egypt's ruling regime as Muslim Brotherhood candidates supporters nationwide were exposed to arbitrary arrests and unjustified assaults.