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Brotherhood faced 600 Arrests So Far

Egypt's ruling regime has revealed that it is incapable of keeping its promises regarding elections. The Muslim Brotherhood has been largely targeted since the group's chairman Dr. Mohamed Badie announced

MB MPs Strike Inside Police Station for Their Supporters’ Release

Two MPs of the Muslim Brotherhood (MB), Yousry Tealab and Ali Ismail, from al-Shuhadaa constituency held a strike inside the police station in Monoufeya governorate calling for the release of

No Festive Season in Sight as Security Forces Arrest MB Candidates supporters from Daqahliya, Gharbeya

Despite repeated calls and appeals by international and domestic human rights organizations to end the arbitrary arrests of Egypt's political opposition Security personnel embarked again on their unjustified arrests.

NAC Spokesman Kandil Faces Defamation Charges Days Before Polls

Prominent journalist Hamdi Kandil is scheduled to appear before court facing charges of libel and defamation of Egypt's Foreign Minister Ahmed Abu Gheit.

Conference on Security Violations Calls for a List of Torture Police

Participants in the conference “Security Violations against Activists”, organized by "El-Baradei as a President Campaign” severely criticized the recent practices of security forces in Alexandria.

Top MB Lawyer Slams the Arrests of 550 MB

Muslim Brotherhood top lawyer Abdul Monem Abdel-Maqsoud expressed that the security sweeps against members and leaders of the group has taken an upward curve since the group announced that it

Egypt’s Ruling NDP Detains and spies on Reformers

The Arabic Network for Human Rights denounced the continuous crack down of the Egyptian security services on activists demanding democratic reform and the violation of the activists’ legal rights of

Egypt Cracks Down as U.S. Stands By

In the face of police brutality, crackdowns on political parties and media, and a host of other violations ahead of Egypt's Nov. 28 parliamentary election, human rights advocates are calling

German Parliamentarians Condemn Egypt’s Human Rights Abuses

The HR committee in parliament asserted that Egyptian authorities engaged in targeting political opposition groups and carrying out random arrests and torture noting that an election is due in three

Abducted in Egypt

LAST APRIL, Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak disregarded appeals from the Obama administration and violated his own public promises by renewing the "emergency law" that for decades has allowed security forces